October 27, 2018
Happy Saturday, friends! And happy almost-Halloween! It truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Pumpkin everything, spooky stories, decorations, candy…I adore it! Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to observe the holiday season as thoroughly as I usually do. I’ve watched some movies, and I’ve had my fair share of seasonal treats, but I want more. I can’t believe…
October 27, 2018
“It was from the tethered horses—they had screamed, not neighed, but screamed… and there was no light down there, nor the sound of any human thing, to shew why they had done so.” (The Very Old Folk, pg.627) Welcome back to Our Daily Lovecraft. Take a breath before the final deep dive. If you’re just joining us, you can start your Lovecraftian…
October 26, 2018
“No sane wholesome colours were anywhere to be seen except in the green grass and leafage; but everywhere those hectic and prismatic variants of some diseased, underlying primary tone without a place among the known tints of earth.” (The Colour Out of Space, pg.602) Welcome back to Our Daily Lovecraft. Is your mind slipping, as mine is? If you’re just…
October 26, 2018
Editor’s Note: Welcome back to Out of the Box! As a reminder, this is a monthly column where our amazing, layered contributors take a few minutes to discuss the non-speculative things that they love! This month, join Merrin as she discusses how a Texas girl came to love ice hockey as much as she does. Enjoy! I haven’t always been…
October 26, 2018
Welcome to the Speculative Chic Book Club! Each month, we invite you to join us in reading a book that is voted on by YOU, our readers. Following a short review, please feel free to discuss the book in the comments! The Silent Companions (2018) Author: Laura Purcell Pages: 315 (Kindle) Publisher: Penguin Why I nominated this for book club:…
October 25, 2018
“ As the ship drew into the harbour at evening the twin beacons Thon and Thal gleamed a welcome, and in all the million windows of Baharna’s terraces mellow lights peeped out quietly and gradually as the stars peep out overhead in the dusk, till that steep and climbing seaport became a glittering constellation hung between the stars of heaven and…
October 25, 2018
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (2018) Written by: Hank Green Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 288 (Hardcover) Publisher: William Morrow Why I Chose It: I’ve been following Hank Green’s work for about a decade, and have been waiting for his debut novel for a few years. There was no way that I was going to pass this up. The Premise: The Carls…
October 24, 2018
“Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn.” “In his house at R’lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.”
October 24, 2018
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, celebrate the ultimate final girl and discuss Halloween, which premiered in the United States on Friday, October 19, 2018. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After all, while we…
October 24, 2018
This year I resolved to read more classic science fiction and fantasy, hopefully making a dent in that stack of books I really should have read by now. Mostly because they should be good books, but also to be better informed about my genre and its history. I decided that this meant reading six science fiction and six fantasy books written…