September 19, 2019
Kung fu meets sci-fi meets Asian street food. That’s the tagline in the trailer description on YouTube, and if that’s your thing, Wu Assassins is for you. The series dropped on Netflix on August 8 with 10 episodes.
September 18, 2019
Since I already said my piece about Blumhouse Productions, the driving force behind this ambitious year-long project, and Hulu’s odd lack of promotion in my first post, I think we can jump right into the reviews of Into the Dark, episodes 7-12. Oh, I do want to give a shout-out to whoever made the posters for this series. The images…
September 17, 2019
The Journey thus far….. In our quest for urban fantasy, we have hitherto journeyed only through the realm of fairy and its migration into the cities of Minneapolis and Newford. But how did we arrive in St. Louis? Well, the master of the city, Jean-Claude, invited us, we gave consent, and followed him and his lover, Anita Blake down from…
September 16, 2019
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 Errick Nunnally, whose novel, Lightning Wears a Red Cape, comes…
September 14, 2019
It’s the end of the week and the beginning of higanbana season! Every September in Japan, the beautiful spider lilies bloom in droves. These flowers are also called the Flowers of the Other Shore, and the Other Shore lies beyond the River Sanzu, a river of the dead. Many cultures all over the globe affiliate the autumn season with death,…
September 13, 2019
In honor of the long-standing tradition that is the Vogue September Issue, we’re doing our own take for this month’s Roundtable! We’re talking the memorable fashions from science fiction, fantasy, and horror that truly wowed us. The speculative genre’s key question is “what if?” and costume designers ask the same question when it comes to bringing a world or character…
September 12, 2019
Labor Day weekend means Dragon Con! I don’t generally do Dragon Con like other folks do. It’s a working con for me, and I’m on staff of the Writers Track, so it’s really rare that you’ll ever find me at any of the panels for the big stars, like David Tennant or John Barrowman. I spend most of my time…
September 11, 2019
Reunited (2016) Written By: Nicole Givens Kurtz Genre: Science Fiction Series: Cybil Lewis Pages: 39 pages (Softcover) Publisher: Mocha Memoirs Press Why I Chose It: I’ve heard so many great things about the Cybil Lewis books that I decided there was no time like now to dive in. As a shorter book, it fit my busy schedule perfectly. The Premise:…
September 10, 2019
The Infinite Noise (2019) Written by: Lauren Shippen Genre: YA Fantasy Pages: 329 (ARC) Publisher: Tor Teen Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair review. The Premise: Caleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back. Other than that his life is pretty normal. But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings…
September 9, 2019
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 Genevieve Iseult Eldredge, whose latest installment of The Circuit Fae…