SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2026: A THEORY OF HAUNTING by Sarah Monette
Just past midnight on the eighth of August, the year I turned seventeen, the servants at Thirdhop Scarp were woken by screams – terrible…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2026: MAZYWOOD by Tananarive Due
Sometimes a book can completely upend your expectations, sometimes it can give you nothing like what you expected it to be, even if part…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2026: WHEN THE NIGHT COMES KNOCKING by Katherine Daniel
Many horror novels start with family strife or a family dealing with tragedy, while a great many horror stories are very much about monsters…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2026: FOG HEART by Thomas Tessier
… Charley, a ghost is a form of redemption. Oona Oliver and Carrie are a married couple in their 30s living in New…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2026: THE WARM HANDS OF GHOSTS by Katherine Arden
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect with this one. Arden manages to combine real events – the Halifax explosion, The Battle of Passchendaele…
NYCC 2026 – Recap!
New York Comic Con 2026 is a wrap… well, it was a wrap earlier this week, but time and life wait for no man…
SERVICE MODEL by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Adrian Tchaikovsky has been an author that I have regrettably slept on for the past couple of years as a sci-fi lover, and with…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2026: THE RETURN by Rachel Harrison
“What do you mean, she’s missing?” Elise Julie was a free spirit in college who presided at the center of her group of buds,…
THE DISCWORLD BESTIARY: From the World of Terry Pratchett
Once upon a time, the sign that we were heading towards Christmas would be the arrival of a new Terry Pratchett book; and usually…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2026: MONSTERA by Delilah S. Dawson
Delilah S. Dawson is one of the most dependable, entertaining, and prolific storytellers across all genres. From fantasy, to near future SF, to media…
NYCC 2026 – Embracing the Horror: Modern Masters (Jones, LaRocca, Martell, Singer, Spratford, & Triana)
Eric LaRocca, Nick Martell, Kristopher Triana, Stephen Graham Jones, Alex Singer, moderated by Becky Spratford The panel began with introductions of the writers and…
AS WE FALL THROUGH TIME by Claire North
It’s a bit of a paradox in itself, but to me time travel stories seem to be timeless. There’s something about them that seems…
NYCC 2026 Matt Dinniman Spotlight – Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman Spotlight Moderated by Jim Zub. I reviewed the first book (Dungeon Crawler Carl) when Ace Books republished the series in hardcover and I…
BALDUR’S GATE 3 – Astarion by T. Kingfisher
Astarion Ancunin was supposed to be a magistrate, not a vampire spawn. He was supposed to serve the law, not the vicious vampire lord…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2026: SLEEPERS IN THE SNOW by Joanne Harris
Here at Hobbit Towers we have reached Autumn. Suddenly the nights have got longer and it feels just a little colder; which means that…
NYCC 2026 Ghostface Forever: 30th Anniversary of SCREAM
This panel was in celebration of the original Scream turning 30. Panelists were Lee Waddel (Ghostface), Jamie Kennedy (Randy Meeks), Skeet Ulrich (Billy Loomis),…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2026: THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD by Tiffany D. Jackson
Retellings are a tradition in storytelling. Often a retelling can take a beloved, classic, or well-known story and bring into a new time with…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2026: NIGHT OF THE MANNEQUINS by Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones is a certified superstar of the Horror genre… that kind of happens when one of your books makes it to President…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2026: GIGERS ALIEN by H R Giger
For those who were not around at the time, it is perhaps difficult for modern film buffs to realise how unappreciated some of the…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2026: I KNOW A PLACE by Nat Cassidy
In a relatively short time, Nat Cassidy has become a Name in the horror genre. With three novels to his name, he’s become the…
New Malazan Cover Reveal!
You might know that we are huge (HUGE!) fans of Steven Erikson and his Malazan Book of the Fallen series – ten books of…
AWARDS: Brian W Aldiss Award 2026 Nominees Announced
Announced today: https://thealdissaward.com/ The Brian W Aldiss Award is an annual award to acknowledge endeavours in literature and gaming, specifically around world building, in…
STILL LOST: Tales from 2080 by Sam A. Miller
From the beloved creator of the wildly popular Sam O’Nella Academy YouTube channel, an irreverent and timely science fiction collection that offers a wry…
