November 20, 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 horror aficionado and writer R.J. Joseph. What does she love when…
November 15, 2017
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’ve compiled a list of the speculative fiction actresses for whom I’m most grateful, which means I’m pulling from some of my favorite speculative fiction movies, tv shows, and video games for the most talented actresses. So I guess you could say this is also a list of my favorite things, making it double the fun. Really,…
November 9, 2017
Last month, I did a mid-season review of Channel Zero: No-End House. Because it’s such a short show — 6 episodes — I’m able to give my final assessment this month. There Will Be Giant Spoilers! There’s no real way to review the final half of a season without spoilers. So if you haven’t watched it and want to, don’t…
October 31, 2017
For my column this month, I decided to watch the “scariest film of all time:” The Exorcist. Even though I consider myself a big horror fan, I have never watched the entire film from beginning to end. I have seen caught a few scenes here and there on TV, but that’s it. I know about the pea soup vomit, the…
October 27, 2017
Are You Afraid of the Dark? was a crown jewel in 1990s Nickelodeon programming. As part of the Saturday Night Nick (SNICK) lineup from inception, it usually followed Ren & Stimpy as the last show of the night. When that wacky, wonderful Ren & Stimpy credit music started playing, my entire body would bristle. I knew I’d see that rocking…
October 27, 2017
Welcome to the Speculative Chic Book Club! Each month, we invite you to join us in reading a book that will sometimes be picked beforehand and sometimes be voted on by you, our readers. We’re still working on the format, so following the review of the book and some starter questions, we invite you all to discuss your thoughts in…
October 26, 2017
The Deep (2015) Written by: Nick Cutter Genre: Horror Pages: 394 (Hardback) Publisher: Gallery Books Why I Chose It: Someone posted a list of scary book suggestions for October that included Nick Cutter’s The Troop to the Speculative Chic Facebook group. Several of contributors had read his novels and the consensus was that his work is gross and extremely disturbing,…
October 19, 2017
A high school boyfriend once took me to see a Friday the 13th film on our first date, quite possibly hoping horror = fear = girl clinging to his arm. Instead I spent the entire film laughing my ass off, as I’d laughed at many a Friday the 13th film before it. But that was a case of unintentionally funny…
October 18, 2017
Like Game of Thrones, everyone was talking about Stranger Things when it came out. How amazing it was. How its story was excellent, and the young actors so talented. And, like Rick and Morty, everyone kept telling me I had to watch it. As a fantasy and science fiction fan, everyone assumed it was right up my alley. But for…
October 18, 2017
If I close my eyes, I can still picture it. In fourth grade, my teacher asked us to write a book report and to attach a bookmark featuring a scene from the book. I remember sitting at my desk, pencil poised over the narrow strip of white paper while I waited for inspiration. When it finally came, I drew an…