Interview with Stephanie Burgis, author of Congress of Secrets
We have talked to Stephanie Burgis about her new book Congress of Secrets, out tomorrow from Pyr Books. First of all can you…
Month: October 2016
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2016: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
And now, our last Hallowe’en post from Randy for this year. A solid-gold classic: The story had held us, round the fire, sufficiently breathless,…
Film review: The Neon Demon
“A dazzling, delirious descent into the heart of Hollywood darkness from Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn, featuring a powerhouse performance from Elle Fanning as…
Countdown to Halloween 2016: THE HAUNTED HOTEL by Wilkie Collins
Randy’s latest review on our Countdown to Halloween is an old classic: Still looking straight at the light, she said abruptly: ‘I have…
Support Charity, Get Doctor Who Comics
There is an ongoing Humble Bundle for Doctor Who comics. Over seventy different issues of Doctor Who comics, published, by Titan Comics are available…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2016: Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows by James Lovegrove
Well, this was a pleasant surprise. A late entry into our Countdown to Hallowe’en this year (it’s actually published a fortnight later), this…
Film review: Twilight’s Last Gleaming
Review by David Paul Hellings @HellingsOnFilm “High among idiosyncratic auteur Robert Aldrich’s most powerful and intense dramas, Twilight’s Last Gleaming is a thunderous political…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2016: FENGRIFFEN by David Case
Randy’s latest review on our Countdown to Halloween is a recently reissued classic: My first impression of Fengriffen House was skeletal. I saw it…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2016: THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR by Anne Rivers Siddons
Randy’s latest review on our Countdown to Halloween is a classic: [This house] commanded you, somehow, yet soothed you. It grew out of the…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2016: Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
I wish to talk today of an appropriately Halloween movie, but one which is quite difficult to track down. In the UK this is…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2016: The Travelling Bag and Other Ghostly Stories by Susan Hill
Another year, another Hallowe’en, another Susan Hill collection. Last year I was lucky enough to read The Woman in Black and Other Ghost Stories:…
News: Sanderson’s Cosmere optioned to DMG
From Gollancz: In ‘one of the largest literary deals of the year’, DMG acquires rights to Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere Universe DMG Entertainment has acquired…
What makes a Dystopia attractive in SF? by William C Dietz
Following our recent interview with William, we’re very pleased to read what he has to say about that SF trope, dystopias. Why do we…
Guest post: Making Magic: Creating a Magical System by Gail Z. Martin
How does a writer go about creating a magical system when magic isn’t ‘real’? Fortunately, we have centuries’ worth of books, letters, writings and…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2016: Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due
Randy’s latest review on our Countdown to Halloween is a recent Award winner: “I wasn’t gonna say anything to you kids – but there’s…
‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Writer Set to Adapt New Fantasy Novel
Marc Haimes is set to adapt the coming of age middle-grade novel, The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly Barnhill. Haimes recently co-wrote…
Article: The Writer and the Forum
In this article SFFWorld staff member Shellie Horst examines the relationship between Forums and writers, providing answers to the thorny question – ” Are…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2016: Interview with Paul Tremblay
You may have noticed that A Head full of Ghosts is one of our favourite Horror reads of 2016. Following Randy and Mark’s reviews…
Ralph Kern Puts The Worlds To Writes With Robert M. Campbell
As the late, great Douglas Adams wrote in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: “Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mind-bogglingly…
Mobile Horror Game Hits US App Store in Time for Halloween
A new augmented reality game is out for iOS devices this fall. Night Terrors: The Beginning is a survival horror available for iOS devices…
