Dancing on the World’s Thin Crust: On the MIT Press’s Radium Age Series
Niall Harrison reviews three early-20th-century science fiction novels published as part of the MIT Press’s Radium Age series.
Niall Harrison reviews three early-20th-century science fiction novels published as part of the MIT Press’s Radium Age series.
Niall HarrisonJan 21, 2023
Evan Selinger talks with Jonathan Carroll about how to choose your best multiverse life in his new novel “Mr. Breakfast.”
Evan SelingerJan 14, 2023
Jason Ray Carney reviews Brandon R. Grafius’s “Lurking Under the Surface: Horror, Religion, and the Questions That Haunt Us,” a nonfiction book that...
Jason Ray CarneyJan 7, 2023
Joani Etskovitz explores the genres at play — from astronomy and mythology to self-help and romance — in Dr. Moiya McTier’s “The Milky Way: An...
Joani EtskovitzDec 24, 2022
Mona Kareem talks with Akil Kumarasamy about her new novel, “Meet Us by the Roaring Sea.”
Mona KareemDec 18, 2022
Vivian Lam explores how Supergiant’s “Hades” turns Greek myth into a subversive allegory of resistance.
Vivian LamDec 17, 2022
Lindsey Carman Williams reviews two new anthologies — Even in the Grave and Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology — that captivate the senses with...
Lindsey Carman WilliamsDec 10, 2022
Aaron Bady reviews Tony Gilroy’s “Andor,” streaming on Disney+.
Aaron BadyDec 8, 2022
Lee Thomas takes a look at Lauren Haldeman’s experimental graphic novel “Team Photograph.”
Lee ThomasDec 7, 2022
Kurt Guldentops and Sungshin Kim trace the intellectual adventure that is R. F. Kuang’s “Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of...
Kurt Guldentops, Sungshin KimDec 3, 2022
Patrick Valiquet responds to music theory’s close encounter with speculative realism in “Alien Listening: Voyager’s Golden Record and Music from...
Patrick ValiquetNov 26, 2022
Danielle Hayden discusses the writing process, horror, hobbies, and humor with R. L. Stine upon the release of his new children’s horror collection...
Danielle HaydenNov 20, 2022
Shinjini Dey reviews M. E. O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi’s “Everything for Everyone.”
Shinjini DeyNov 19, 2022
Billy J. Stratton reviews Claire G. Coleman’s novel “Terra Nullius.”
Billy J. StrattonNov 12, 2022
Kathryn Lavezzo discusses “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” J. R. R. Tolkien, and Stuart Hall, tilting toward a critique of whiteness in...
Kathryn LavezzoNov 7, 2022
Grace Byron reviews “It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror” from Feminist Press and editor Joe Vallese.
Grace ByronNov 4, 2022
Paul Thompson interviews John Carpenter about the state of horror, navigating Hollywood, and the movies he didn’t make.
Paul ThompsonNov 2, 2022
Andy Davidson and Stephanie Feldman discuss various topics, including their new books “The Hollow Kind” and “Saturnalia,” respectively.
Stephanie Feldman, Andy DavidsonOct 29, 2022
Gerry Canavan discusses Edward Ashton’s “Mickey7,” the basis for Bong Joon-Ho’s “Parasite” follow-up.
Gerry CanavanOct 22, 2022
Helena Gabrielle Ong reviews Andrew Joseph White’s new YA book, “Hell Followed with Us.”
Helena Gabrielle OngOct 22, 2022
Matthew James Seidel explores the eerie parallels between the climate crisis and John Wyndham’s prescient novel “The Kraken Wakes.”
Matthew James SeidelOct 15, 2022
Eric Newman interviews Ekow Eshun, curator of “In the Black Fantastic,” a recent speculative arts exhibit at London’s Hayward Gallery and its...
Eric NewmanOct 1, 2022
David M. Higgins talks with Ajit George about “Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel,” the first Dungeons & Dragons book of its kind written entirely...
David M. HigginsSep 24, 2022
Jacob Walters discusses Jordan Peele’s “Nope” in the context of Westerns and Black film.
Jacob WaltersSep 24, 2022