Revising Lovecraft: The Mutant Mythos
The mutant legacy of H. P. Lovecraft, as the Cthulhu mythos spawns ever more exotic, challenging revisions....
Tales of Monstrous Women: “The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter” and “European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman” by Theodora Goss
While delivering two rollicking tales of adventure, Theodora Goss also has something important to say about women and monsters....
Escaping from Shadow: Monte Cook’s “Invisible Sun”
Surrealism versus escapism in a new roleplaying game....
Catalonia in Peril: On Manuel de Pedrolo’s “Typescript of the Second Origin”
Manuel de Pedrolo's "Typescript of the Second Origin" is a novel both born from and about politics: in particular, the politics of identity....
Bodies Without Bodies
Martín Felipe Castagnet’s absorbing debut novel explores the unexpected consequences of technological immortality....
An Ode to New-Metal Man: David R. Bunch’s “Moderan”
Rob Latham sings the praises of “Moderan,” a neglected classic about a false utopia by David R. Bunch....
It’s Our Time: The Women of Wakanda
“Black Panther” is not only about projecting African diaspora people and cultures into the future; it’s also about recovering the past....
Russian Cosmism Versus Interstellar Bosses: Reclaiming Full-Throttle Luxury Space Communism
Aaron Winslow reviews the collection "Russian Cosmism," edited by Boris Groys....
Frankenstein Turns 200 and Becomes Required Reading for Scientists
"Frankenstein: Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds" can remind scientists and engineers to proceed with caution....
The Cost of War: Parts and Labor
Ahmed Saadawi’s novel “Frankenstein in Baghdad” continues to win prizes for good reason: it is one of the best fictional accounts of the Iraq War yet....
The Earth Strikes Back! Post-Thatcherite Neoliberalism in Ian McDonald’s “Luna: Wolf Moon”
“Luna: Wolf Moon” reminds us that space-utopianism based on imperial or neoliberal ideals will not escape the gravity well of such dystopian foundations....
Noir Turned on Its Side
Robert Allen Papinchak reviews “Noir” by Christopher Moore....
