October 6, 2019
Hello Spec Chic fans! Welcome to Day 6 of our horror movie dissection! Now that you’re back from church, let’s discuss some wacky Scandinavian pagans (again). Here we go again with The Kasturi/Files, featuring the song stylings of Sandra Kasturi and Gemma Files! Oh, and, er, SPOILERS AHEAD.
October 5, 2019
Welcome, friends! This week we bade farewell to September and started October off with a bang! It’s officially the spooky season and we’ve got some extra things on our plate to celebrate. Didn’t you know? There’s 31 days of Halloween! And we’ve got more than just tricks and treats; we’re talking flicks and drinks, with a special daily guest column…
October 5, 2019
Day 5 of our whirlwind horror movie tour here at Speculative Chic! More chitchat, film discussion, book recs, and cocktail ideas from Sandra Kasturi and Gemma Files! Welcome back to The Kasturi/Files!
October 4, 2019
Day 4 of our ongoing October horror movie series here at Speculative Chic — and it’s time to enter werewolf country. (Where wolf? There wolf! Sorry. We may veer into Young Frankenstein territory later this month.) More chitchat, film discussion, book recs, and cocktail ideas from Sandra Kasturi and Gemma Files! Welcome to The Kasturi/Files!
October 4, 2019
I am so excited! This year, for my resolution project, I’m rewatching the Star Wars franchise. I chose it because I love Star Wars, and I thought it would be fun to re-watch the movies in order of release date, with perhaps a bit more of a critical and appreciative eye than I have before. This month’s installment: Rogue One: A…
October 3, 2019
It’s Day 3 of our horror movie series of The Kasturi/Files on Speculative Chic, with commentary, arguments, and cocktail recommendations from Sandra Kasturi and Gemma Files! Shockingly, we’re talking about a really recent film today! To which we should add: SPOILERS AHEAD.
October 3, 2019
For the year of 2019, both Erin and I have come to realize that we have way too many games hanging out in our Steam library that we still haven’t played. Our resolutions? To whittle that number down to something much smaller. Given that 2020 is only a handful of months away, I think it’s safe to say that neither…
October 2, 2019
One of the most common questions authors face is a deceptively difficult one to answer: “Where do you get your ideas?” Yet, the answers to that common question can be almost as interesting as the resulting story. Welcome to You’re My Inspiration, a new column dedicated to discovering what inspires a particular author and their work. Whether it be a…
October 2, 2019
Welcome to Day 2 of our horror movie series, The Kasturi/Files, on Speculative Chic, with commentary, arguments, and cocktail recommendations from Sandra Kasturi and Gemma Files!
October 2, 2019
Growing Things and Other Stories (2019) Written by: Paul Tremblay Genre: Horror Pages: 352 (Hardcover) Publisher: William Morrow Why I Chose It: I really enjoyed both Disappearance at Devil’s Rock and A Head Full of Ghosts. I thought this short story collection was bound to be interesting/creepy/provocative. And my library had it. Love my public library!!! The premise: A masterful…