March 18, 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 David Demchuk, whose debut horror novel, The Bone Mother, won…
February 5, 2019
I’ve been reading horror, well, almost as long as I’ve been reading chapter books. I’m not as widely read as many of my peers, but I’m working to catch up. And, as this February is the tenth Women in Horror Month, I could not think of a better way to kick things off than with reviewing a novel by a…
December 25, 2018
For my 2018 Resolution Project, I decided to take a page out of Lane’s book and do my own Silver Screen Resolution (hence the Take Two part of the title). There are a lot of movies out there I haven’t seen but feel like I should have, or movies that I’ve simply wanted to see and have yet to get…
December 24, 2018
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 Allan C. R. Cornelius, who is giving Speculative Chic the…
December 19, 2018
There are many things you probably already know about Mary Wollstonecraft (née Godwin) Shelley, author of Frankenstein, and the creator-mother of the Science Fiction genre. For example, you probably know that her mother was the noted radical and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft (author of A Vindication of the Rights of Women (1792) and that her father, William Godwin wrote what many…
December 10, 2018
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 Sara Dobie Bauer, whose latest series, The Escape Trilogy, is…
December 5, 2018
It’s December so here’s my random gift for you. A two-fer podcast review, both of which are podcasts I highly recommend. Seriously, go listen to them! Let’s start with The Message. The official premise: The Message is a new podcast following the weekly reports and interviews from Nicky Tomalin, who is covering the decoding of a message from outer space…
October 31, 2018
“I see it—coming here—hell-wind—titan blur—black wings—Yog-Sothoth save me—the three-lobed burning eye…” (The Haunter of the Dark, pg.1017) WE HAVE ARRIVED. HALLOWMASS. COME DRIFT INTO THE COSMOS WITH ME. If you’re just joining us, you can start your Lovecraftian journey here!
October 30, 2018
“I was desperate, and in spite of everything I clawed my way out.” (The Thing on the Doorstep, pg.939) Welcome back to Our Daily Lovecraft. It’s tugging….from beyond…..knocking….clawing….. If you’re just joining us, you can start your Lovecraftian journey here!
October 29, 2018
“Iä-R’lyeh! Cthulhu fhtagn! Iä! Iä! No, I shall not shoot myself–I cannot be made to shoot myself!” (The Shadow Over Innsmouth, pg.858) Welcome back to Our Daily Lovecraft. My mind…it slips from me… If you’re just joining us, you can start your Lovecraftian journey here!