June 29, 2020
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.D. Blackrose, whose latest Zombie Cosmetologist novella, Hide & Chic,…
January 28, 2020
The library as plot point is one of my favorite things to see or read about. I’m a librarian; I’m biased. I love when characters visit the library or the archives for the sole purpose of doing research: discovering who owned their haunted house, who sealed a supernatural deal, what mystical solar phenomenon is about to happen (again) — or…
December 18, 2018
That’s right — we’re doing this again. Why? Because mind-bending, overly complicated blog posts are my reason for the season. So, put your mittens around your kittens and away we go! On the twelfth day of spec fic, my nerd friend gave to me…
November 22, 2018
Hello all! Happy Thanksgiving to those in the USA who celebrate it. The “official” winter holiday shopping season kicks off tomorrow (even though there are some businesses who have decided to open up today, but that’s neither here nor there, and nobody wants to hear me gripe about that). Either way, the gift-giving season is upon us! I asked our…
November 20, 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, return to the wizarding world and discuss Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, which premiered in the United States on Friday, November 16, 2018. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a…
August 16, 2018
When a Buffy the Vampire Slayer television reboot was announced last month, it pretty much broke the internet. Many fans (myself included) couldn’t believe that Joss Whedon would dare reboot these characters. Initial reports said it would feature an African American Slayer as the lead, and Midnight, Texas creator Monica Owusu-Breen would serve as the new showrunner with Whedon as…
August 15, 2018
Detroit: Become Human (2018) Developer: Quantic Dream Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Written and directed by: David Cage (with additional writing by Adam Williams) Platform: PlayStation 4 Genre: Adventure/Role-Playing Game Mode: Single-player Why I Chose It: I have always been intrigued by what I think of as “the Android Question”: What would I/humanity do if we created beings that then gained…
July 13, 2018
Hello everyone! It’s that time again when we at Speculative Chic come together to discuss timely and important matters! This month’s roundtable was suggested by Kristina Elyse Butke. A little while after Kristina suggested this topic, Nicole Taft announced something on Twitter that I had no idea that I needed: Mortal Kombat was available to stream on Netflix. Readers, I…
December 28, 2017
Sometimes, it’s hard not to get caught up in the music of our favorite geeky properties. All I need to hear are the first few notes of “Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter, the wolf-like howl in the opening credits to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, or pretty much anything from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and I am there,…
December 4, 2017
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 Lisa P. What does she love when…