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"The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it." — Frank Herbert

Politics of the Blinding Light
Ximena Prieto reviews Vanessa Holyoak’s “I See More Clearly in the Dark.”
Ximena PrietoDec 31, 2024
Dissecting the Present
Arbaz M. Khan reviews Alan Moore’s “The Great When: A Long London Novel.”
Arbaz M. KhanDec 27, 2024
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Yet Still the Earth Burns
M. Keith Booker reviews Gabrielle Korn’s new novel “The Shutouts.”
M. Keith BookerDec 3, 2024
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- Environment
Back to the New Wave Future
Rob Latham reviews Harlan Ellison’s anthology “The Last Dangerous Visions” and the 60th anniversary issue of Michael Moorcock’s “New Worlds” magazine.
Rob LathamNov 23, 2024
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Teen Life Is a Horror Show
Molly D. Boyd considers Nick Cutter’s new horror novel “The Queen.”
Molly D. BoydNov 20, 2024
The Comforts of Horror
Daniel Lukes reviews Charles Burns’s “Final Cut” and “Kommix.”
Daniel LukesNov 17, 2024
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- Comics
Pure Nightmare Fuel
Anna Marie Cain interviews Brian Evenson about his latest collection, “Good Night, Sleep Tight.”
Anna Marie CainNov 16, 2024
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Whose Future Is It Anyway?
Jess Maginity reviews Jordan S. Carroll’s “Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right.”
Jess MaginityNov 12, 2024
Tighten Up
Brendan Boyle considers Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance.”
Brendan BoyleNov 10, 2024
Real Dolls
Kara Rota reviews Coralie Fargeat’s film “The Substance.”
Kara RotaNov 10, 2024
The Hegemony of What Was Real
Frank Falisi interviews Jeff VanderMeer about his new novel “Absolution.”
Frank FalisiNov 9, 2024
A Weapon Straining Against Its Nature
Shinjini Dey reviews Paolo Bacigalupi’s “Navola.”
Shinjini DeyNov 4, 2024
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- Fiction