October 16, 2017
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 short story author and occasional Speculative Chic contributor Barbara A.…
October 13, 2017
Lakes exist all over the horror map, but there is none as famous as…
October 13, 2017
Ah, it’s that time of year. The air is turning crisper. The leaves are changing. The dark is creeping upon the light a bit sooner with each passing day. Fall is here. Halloween is right around the corner. Here at Speculative Chic, you may have notice a theme: we’ve been digging into the scary side of things and talking about…
October 12, 2017
If you’re a horror fan, you might have already heard about Channel Zero. It’s SyFy’s horror anthology show than launched last year with the 6-episode story, “Candle Cove,” which was based on the internet creepypasta of the same name. This season’s story (also 6 episodes) is called “The No-End House,” and, as you’d imagine, it is Channel Zero‘s take on…
October 11, 2017
A Conjuring of Light (2017) Written By: V.E. Schwab Genre: Fantasy Pages: 624 (Hardcover) Series: Shades of Magic (Book 3) Publisher: Tor Books Why I Chose It: Because the second one ended on the cliffhanger of all cliffhangers and I’m only human. The Premise: As darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire, the once precarious balance of power among the four Londons…
October 11, 2017
Growing up, I never would have called myself a horror fan. I liked creepy, gothy things, but horror? No, thanks. I was never into the blood and guts and just avoided it for the most part, even as I loved every second of all things creepy. For me there was a line between creepy and horror, and that line was…
October 10, 2017
Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, revisit a favorite dystopian cityscape and discuss Blade Runner 2049, which premiered in the United States on Friday, October 6, 2017. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After all,…
October 10, 2017
Hello all, I am here to announce the November pick for the Speculative Chic Book Club! Drum roll please . . .
October 9, 2017
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 author Heidi Ruby Miller, who just released Man of War,…
October 6, 2017
Dear Sherry, I wanted to ask your advice. I submitted a short story and poem to a contest, and they want to publish both! What troubles me is the poem. I wrote it many years ago, as it’s very “emo” as was described to me by a friend. I’m wondering if publishing this old fossil poem of depression is going…