It's
time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting
links
about speculative
fiction from
around the web, this week with the 2026 Hugo Awrad finalists, the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film and Masters of the Universe in general, season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general, Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord, The Mandalorian and Grogu and Star Wars in general, Stranger Things - Tales from '85 and much
more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Alex Brown shares must read short speculative fiction for March 2026
- Stewart Hotston talks about who gets to matter in stories and about problematic tropes in fiction.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five science fictional solutions to finding your one true love
- Anna-Sophie Jürgens and Shao-Jie Jhou note that pop culture shapes science more than we like to admit
- James Davis Nicoll talks about the science behind torchships, science fiction's favorite hypothetical spacecraft
- Sam Reader shares eight SFF books about haunted broadcasts
- Christopher Keene shares a brief history of the LitRPG genre.
- Christopher Lockett shares his appreciation for the work of M.R. Carey.
- Sean Guynes shares his appreciation for the works of Thomas Burnett Swann.
- Alyssa Hall talks about reading Tolkien in the time of climate change
- Chris Harris reports that a man claiming he was Harry Dresden from The Dresden Files urban fantasy series by Jim Butcher tried to break into a house in Fairfield, California, and was arrested.
- British science fiction author Ian Watson has died aged 82.
Comics and Art:
Film and TV:
- Leah Thomas calls the live action One Piece a truly brilliant, joyful live-action adaptation that gets the details right
- Arturo Serrano calls the anime Scarlet a gender-flipped retelling of Hamlet that sends the princess of Denmark to an endless limbo
- Peter Bradshaw calls Exit 8 a disquieting psychological mystery
- Arturo Serrano shares his thoughts on Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
- Jacob Oller calls the latest take on Animal Farm and absurd and creatively bankrupt adaptation.
- William Hughes shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Invincible.
- Saloni Gajjar shares her thoughts on the latest episode of The Boys.
- Saloni Gajjar shares her thoughts on the latest episode of For All Mankind.
- Rich Pelley interviews Adam Scott, star of Severance.
- Cheryl Eddy interviews Katie Dippold and Hiro Murai, creator and director of Widow's Bay.
- Isaiah Colbert declares that Fullmetal Alchemist is the greatest anime of all time
- Don Kaye revisits the 1956 kaiju movie Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
- Fiona Moore revisits the 1971 folk horror movie Blood on Satan's Claw and George Pritchard revisits the 1971 folk horror movie The Virgin Witch.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the 1998 Babylon 5 episode “Day of the Dead”
- Lorna Wallace shares seven SFF films featuring cinemas being destroyed
- Eric Vilas-Boaz explains why Disney fired 1000 employees last week
- Justin Carter reports that the new Street Fighter movie knows exactly what it is and embraces the inherent silliness of the concept,
- Jennifer Maas reports that a Phantom live action TV series is in the works.
- Justin Carter reports that the current era of Star Trek ends with auctioning off props and costumes.
- Actor Patrick Muldoon, best known for his roles in Starship Troopers, Melrose Place, Days of Our Lives, Dirty Hands and others, has died aged 57
Comments on Masters of the Universe in general:
- Tai Gooden talks about the footage from the live action Masters of the Universe movie that was shown at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Matthew Aguilar interviews Travis Knight, director of the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action movie,
- Rob London interviews Travis Knight as well as actors Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Idris Elba and Alison Brie, who play Adam/He-Man, Teela, Duncan/Man-at-Arms and Evil-Lyn in the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action movie.
- Digital Charcuterie explain why he is optimistic about the live action Masters of the Universe movie.
- Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on the latest Masters of the Universe trailer and other recent articles and interviews about the movie.
- He-Mania.com reports that Mattel is promoting the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action movie via drone billboards along freeways in Southern California leading to the Desert Destival in Coachella, California.
- Watch another trailer for Masters of the Universe.
Comments on season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general:
- Leah Schnelbach shares her thoughts on “Requiem”, the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again.
- Jarrod Jones shares his thoughts on “Requiem”, the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again.
- Brian VanHooker interviews Michael Uwandi, a member of the visual development team at Marvel Studios who was just laid off during the latest Disney lay-offs.
Comments on Star Wars: Maul: Shadow Lord, The Mandalorian and Grogu and Star Wars in general:
- James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Star Wars: Maul: Shadow Lord
- Germain Lussier reports about a visit to the set of The Mandalorian and Grogu
- Jimmy Kimmel interviews Jon Favreau, director of The Mandalorian and Grogu.
- Liz Declan lists three Jedi who survived Order 66 that Star Wars still needs to do more with
- Matthew Byrd shares some background on the infamous "Somehow, Palpatine returned" line from The Rise of Skywalker.
Comments on Stranger Things: Tales from '85:
Awards:
- The finalists for the 2026 Hugo Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2026 Aurora Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2026 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes have been announced.
- The winners of the 2026 Writers and Illustrators of the Future Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2026 BAFTA Games Awards have been announced.
- The recipient of the 2026 International Costumers’ Guild Lifetime Achievement Award has been announced.
- Shane Hickey reports about multiple problems with the Plaza Prizes.
- Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on the 2026 Hugo finalists.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Michael Cowan talks about crafting suspense and great danger through a character’s restraint, hesitation or silence – or through action/spectacle
- Ande Pliego talks about the marvelous libraries that inspired her new novel
- Camestros Felapton investigates rumours that Baen Books is in trouble.
Interviews:
- Tasha Robinson interviews Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck a.k.a. James S.A. Corey.
- Mark Yon interviews Jeremy Szal.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews Jeremy Szal.
- Martin Cahill interviews Amal El-Mohtar.
- Gabrielle Harbowy interviews S.L. Huang.
- Elizabeth Tabler interviews John Twelve Hawks.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews Heather Child.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews Dan Coxon.
- Circulating Ideas interviews Lynne M. Thomas and Katy Rawdon
Reviews:
- Bill Capossere reviews The Faith of Beasts by James S. A. Corey
- Roseanna Pendlebury reviews The Language of Liars by S. L. Huang
- Alexandra Pierce reviews The Obake Code by Makana Yamamoto
- Jim McLeod reviews Crawlspace by Adam Christopher
- Paul Di Filippo reviews Voidverse by Damien Ober
- Marlene Harris reviews Death Meets Cute by J. Penner
- Marlene Harris reviews Stay for a Spell by Amy Coombe
- James Davis Nicoll reviews The Killing Spell by Shay Kauwe
- Joe Sherry reviews Silver and Lead by Seanan McGuire
- Martin Cahill reviews The Swan’s Daughter: A Possibly Doomed Love Story by Roshani Chokshi
- Niall Harrison reviews City Like Water by Dorothy Tse, translated by Natascha Bruce
- Alex Brown reviews Year of the Mer by L.D. Lewis
- Marion Deeds reviews Black Rose by Arlo Z. Graves
- Robin Marx reviews Conan: Cult of the Obsidian Moon by James Lovegrove
- Alex Brown reviews The Gravewood by Kelly Andrew
- Z.B. Steele reviews Our Lady of Blades by Sebastien de Castell
- Adrienne Martini reviews Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead by K.J. Parker
- Marlene Harris reviews Lightning Runes by Harry Turtledove
- Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews Of Song and Shadow by G. R. Matthews
- Marion Deeds reviews A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
- Alexis Ong reviews Humboldt Cut by Allison Mick.
- Alex Wallace reviews Look Out for the Little Guy by Rob Kutner
- Rob Bedford reviews The Demon King by Peter V. Brett.
- Gabino Iglesias reviews The Bone Queen by Will Shindler
- Melissa A. Watkins reviews The Witch by Marie N’Diaye, translated by Jordan Stump
- Krystle Matar reviews On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield
- Hache Pueyo reviews Walking Practice by Dolki Min
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Dark Duets by Penny Jones and Teika Marija Smits
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews Rabbit Test and Other Stories by Samantha Mills
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Come Sing For The Harrowing: Stories by Dan Coxon
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Witchcraft - Folk & Horror Stories, edited by Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane
- Adam Sisman reviews The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J.G. Ballard by Christopher Priest and Nina Allan
Classics reviews:
- Sandy Ferber revisits the 1930 lost world novel Subterrania by Harl Vincent
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1954 hard science fiction novel Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement
- Camestros Felapton revisits the 1967 dystopian story “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison.
- Kris Vyas-Myall revisits the 1971 horror anthology New Writings in Horror and Supernatural #1, edited by David Sutton.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1973 science fiction collection The Queen of Air and Darkness and Other Stories by Poul Anderson
- Caroline Bicks revisits the 1982 horror novel Pet Sematary ny Stephen King.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1990 Culture space opera novel Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks
Con and event reports:
Science and technology:
- Gayoung Lee reports that NASA plans to start a fire on the Moon in a first-of-its-kind experiment
- Lisa Lock reports that NASA is shutting off instrument on Voyager 1 to keep the spacecraft operating
- Ada Palmer and Bruce Schneier worry about how generative AI might impact human speech.
- Chris Stokel-Walker reports that scientists invented a fake disease and that AI told people it was real
Toys and collectibles:
- Jay Glatfelter reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Core movie He-Man, Teela and Beast-Man action figures.
- Kenzo's Creations reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Chronicles movie He-Man, Man-at-Arms and Tri-Klops action figures.
- DorkLair reviews the Infinite Legions Phanost action figure from Four Horsemen Studios.
- Adam Power reviews the Cosmic Legions Anthophilees action figure from Four Horsemen Studios.
- Geek Dad Live wonders whether novelty popcorn buckets are killing action figure collecting.
- Pixel Dan shares a look at the Masters of the Universe novelty popcorn buckets and other merchandise shown off at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Germain Lussier takes a look at the Hasbro Marvel Legends Daredevil: Born Again Daredevil and Jessica Jones two-pack
- Justin Carter takes a look at some Spider-Man: Brand New Day LEGO sets.
- James Whitbrook takes a look at the first ever LEGO Shrek set.
Free online fiction:
- "Six-Gun Vixen and the Machinist of Doom Valley [Part 2]" by Ashok K. Banker in Lightspeed.
- "Update on Rules for the Spatiotemporal Use of Campus Spaces" by Andrea Kriz in Lightspeed.
- "Welcome to Heroism" by John Wiswell in Uncanny Magazine
- "What lies in the dark" by Ali Ortiz in Swords and Sorcery Magazine.
- "Dromedary Mary" by Phoenix Alexander in The Dark.
- "D0G" by Tania Fordwalker in Clarkesworld.
- "The Starling" by Dana Jaye Cadman in Mystery Tribune.
- "We Are All in the Same Boat" by Avi Burton in Nightmare Magazine.
Trailers and videos:
- Watch a trailer for Coyote vs. Acme.
- Watch a trailer for Practical Magic 2.
- Watch a trailer for season 4 of The Legend of Vox Machina.
- Watch a trailer for The Vampire Lestat.
- Watch a trailer for Clayface.
- Watch a trailer for Star City.
- Watch a trailer for Hokum.
- Watch a trailer for Hungry.
- Watch a teaser for Evil Dead Burn.
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