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The Kasturi/Files: Episode 17: The Uncanny of Us


Welcome to Day 17 in our month-long horror movie madness here at Speculative Chic! Today on The Kasturi/Files, we talk about Jordan Peele’s deeply strange movie, Us. Plus a weird cocktail. This time we had a tough time finding book recommendations that really fit, because Peele’s movie is so uniquely his own very odd thing, that we couldn’t think of…

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My Favorite Things with Christopher Golden


They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with New York Times bestselling author, Christopher Golden! Christopher doesn’t just…

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Thanksgiving Special 2017: All We Want for Christmas


Happy Thanksgiving! Here at Speculative Chic, we hope you are having a delightful day full of fun, food, and family. If none of those things sound appealing, or if you’re not in the United States, that’s okay, because we’ve got something to cheer you right up! In recent years, it’s become a thing for stores to open on Thanksgiving to…

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The Ballad of Black Tom: Brief but Powerful


The Ballad of Black Tom (2016) Written by: Victor LaValle Genre: Dark Fantasy/Historical Fiction Pages: 149 (Paperback) Publisher: Tor.com/Tom Doherty Associates Why I Chose It: I’m not normally a novella reader. When I find characters and a universe that I like, I prefer sweeping epics with multiple, lengthy books, like George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series…

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