August 15, 2019
Growing-up, I played with Barbie dolls with blonde hair and blue eyes, and I wanted to be like Jessica Wakefield from the Sweet Valley High books. It wasn’t until I was introduced to Claudia Kishi (a Japanese-American teenager with “long, silky black hair and dark, almond-shaped eyes”) from The Babysitter’s Club book series that I truly felt represented in the…
August 12, 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 Speculative Chic contributor Merrin, who you may also know as…
August 6, 2019
For better or worse, I’ve been bingeing a lot of television lately. Not all of it is speculative fiction: I could drone on for hours about how absolutely amazing HBO’s mini-series Chernobyl is, or how refreshing it was to see True Detective get back on track in season three, but that’s not what you’re here for. I’ve already discussed the…
August 5, 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 J.L. Gribble, whose latest book, Steel Shadows, comes out on…
July 18, 2019
It took God three days to resurrect his Son, but for the TV gods, it took a month to bring Lucifer back from the dead. The show was cancelled by Fox on May 11, 2018, after three seasons. After much campaigning by the fans and the cast (#SaveLucifer), Netflix announced on June 15, 2018, it had picked up the series…
July 17, 2019
So, is anyone else out there watching Hulu’s TV horror anthology series Into the Dark? I haven’t heard much hubbub about it, but I also feel like Hulu hasn’t been featuring it as much as they could. They tout each episode for the week or so after it releases, but it seems like then they’re buried under something new. Maybe…
July 16, 2019
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, grab your ice cream scoops and radios and discuss Stranger Things Season 3, which premiered on Netflix in the United States and Canada on Thursday, July 4, 2019. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction,…
July 8, 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 Ann Aguirre, who is publishing not just one, not just…
July 1, 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 Odyssey Writing Workshop Graduate Erin Roberts, whose short story, “Sour…
June 20, 2019
Black Mirror returned to Netflix on June 5, 2019, after a year-long hiatus (if you don’t count their full-length interactive film Bandersnatch that came out in December). I’m one of the fans that has watched every episode from day one when the series debuted in 2011, so I was eagerly waiting for the new season. Season 5 showcased three episodes…