March 14, 2020
Welcome back to your favorite recap on the web, the Weekly Roundup! As always, I’m coming to you live from Japan as I write this, and things have been continually slowing down as we deal with containment of COVID-19. This time last year, I was scrambling to sew cosplay for Anime Japan, and it was pretty much the same this…
March 13, 2020
This month’s Roundtable — the most tragic moments in sci fi, fantasy, and horror — was pitched by Kelly McCarty, and it’s so good because there’s a lot to choose from. One of the key components of a traditional epic is tragedy; and in all good storytelling, there must be stakes and the threat of danger to motivate characters and…
March 7, 2020
Hello and welcome back to your favorite source of spec on the web! As always, we’ve got guest authors and reviews, books and TV, representing all shades of sci fi, fantasy, and horror at your fingertips! And if you’ve missed out, don’t worry, we still love you. Take the refresher course below and you’ll be sure to ace the Weekly…
February 29, 2020
Well, the news has been a bit cuckoo lately and overflowing with talk of COVID-19. I’m in Japan and my brother is in Korea, and we’re right in the throes of it. But life must continue on, and I must continue with our weekly tradition: it’s time to dive into the Roundup!
February 28, 2020
Ghost stories and haunted houses are my absolute favorites in horror, so I actively seek them out. But due to the quirks of my brain and the busyness of everyday life, I don’t have the focus to read books of standard or more length. I’ve kept to reading comics, novellas, and short stories for the last decade or so. When…
February 22, 2020
Greetings, denizens of geek! Welcome back to your favorite recap: Speculative Chic’s Weekly Roundup! Another week has come and gone, and we’ve been busy as always bringing you the latest and greatest from the worlds of sci fi, fantasy, and horror. Enough with the preambles — let’s dive in!
February 15, 2020
Hail, and well met, strangers and returning friends! If you’ve journeyed long and far and missed the adventures at Speculative Chic this week, worry not — here’s what we do same time, same place: recap our latest stories and special guests for you this week. Grab your trusted steed and let’s set off!
February 14, 2020
It’s Valentine’s Day! In honor of all the lovey-dovey feelings going around today, we’re going to talk about ships — relationships, that is! Romance crops up in all sorts of stories, and the speculative genre is no exception. We asked our contributors to share with us their favorite romantic couples, and we opened it up to both firmly established pairings…
February 8, 2020
We’ve had a busy week here at Speculative Chic! From guest authors and cover reveals, podcasts and books galore, plus a sharing of formative favorites, both old and new, it’s time to get caught up on what you missed with our regular Weekly Roundup!
February 1, 2020
おかいり and welcome back, denizens of the otherworlds. We’ve got another week full of sci fi, fantasy, and horror to tickle your speculative tastebuds. As always we have great guest authors, reviews and rewatches, and this month’s book club discussion to boot! It’s been busy around here so if you’ve missed anything, check out our convenient recap, the Weekly Roundup!