Custom Houses and Magical Secrets: The Cipher by Diana Pharaoh Francis
Port cities are nothing new in fantasy. In point of fact, port cities are one of the archetypal types of places you will find on a Diana Wynne Jones-esque tour of a fantasy world. Port cities are where cultures meet, where ships from near and far provide opportunities for escape and travel and for the […]
My Superpower: Michael R. Underwood, 2nd edition
My Superpower is a regular guest column on the Skiffy and Fanty blog where authors and creators tell us about one weird skill, neat trick, highly specialized cybernetic upgrade, or other superpower they have, and how it helped (or hindered!) their creative process as they built their project. Today we welcome our own Michael R. […]
Torture Cinema Poll for the Halloween Special: You decide!
You know the drill. Bring on the torture!
227. The Omega Man (1971) — A Torture Cinema “Adventure”
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode227TortureCinemaMeetsTheOmegaMan/SandF%20–%20Episode%20227%20–%20Torture%20Cinema%20Meets%20the%20Omega%20Man.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSCultists, motorcycles, and Jesus metaphors, oh my! The crew joins forces to take a stab at The Omega Man, the second adaptation of Richard Matheson’s classic, I Am […]
Diversity in SF Film: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
I thought I’d seen this film before, but apparently not. For a film made in the early ’50s — the era when post WW2 women were told to return to their “feminine roles” — it’s pretty inclusive. From the beginning, we see PoCs as part of the world’s population — even as part of the American […]
226. Anne Lyle (a.k.a. Skraelabite) — The Night’s Masque Trilogy (An Interview at CONvergence)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode226InterviewWAnneLyle/SandF%20–%20Episode%20226%20–%20Interview%20w%20Anne%20Lyle.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSwords, weird London, and humanoid critters, oh my! Anne Lyle, author of the Night’s Masque trilogy from Angry Robot Books, joined Paul and Shaun at CONvergence […]
