253. Kristi Charish (a.k.a. Indiana Jane) — Owl and the Japanese Circus (An Interview)

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode253KristiCharish/Sandf–Episode253–KristiCharish.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSKickass archaeologists, vampire cats, and dragons, oh my!  What do vampire-sniffing cats, Las Vegas dragons, and ancient artifacts have to do with one another? Kristi Charish, […]

Book Review: The Very Best of Kate Elliott

Fans of Kate Elliott will have a good idea what to expect from Tachyon Press’ The Very Best of Kate Elliott, a 2015 collection of twelve short stories, some set in the numerous worlds she has invented over the last two decades, as well as four essays. In these richly imagined worlds, intimate scenes take […]

Short and Sublime: Dream Houses by Genevieve Valentine

Genevieve Valentine’s Dream Houses, a suspenseful but thoughtful 2014 novella from WSFA Press & Wyrm Press, opens with protagonist Amadis awakening early from hibernation on the junky spaceship she’s a low-ranking crew member for — and the rest of the crew are dead in their hibernation pods. This makes her the de facto captain with […]

252. The Fantastic Four (1994) — A Torture Cinema “Adventure”

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode252TortureCinemaMeetsTheFantasticFour/SandF%20–%20Episode%20252%20–%20Torture%20Cinema%20Meets%20The%20Fantastic%20Four.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSStretchy arms, corny dialogue, and creepy relationships, oh my! For our 50th iteration of Torture Cinema, we tackle our first Roger Corman production:  the unreleased 1994 […]

My Superpower: Arwen Elys Dayton (Seeker)

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 Arwen Elys Dayton to talk about […]