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It’s Day 21 of The Kasturi/Files at Speculative Chic, as well as Sandra Kasturi’s birthday! And what better to do on an October birthday than to have Sandra and Gemma Files discuss a primo classic of the horror genre: Hellraiser. We have more book recs and cocktails as well — neither for the faint of […]

Geekerella (2017) Written By: Ashley Poston Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance Pages: 337 pages (Kindle) Series: Book 1 of Once Upon a Con Publisher: Quirk Books Why I Chose It: Continuing with the fairytale trend. So, this isn’t exactly speculative fiction, I know, but bear with me because it is entirely about a sci-fi fandom […]

I’m currently listening to the audiobook version of Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking. It’s a really interesting book about how we think we think versus how we actually think. I highly recommend it! Also, it’s preparing my brain to think about time travel. I recently binged-watched 11.22.63, which is a mini-series based on Stephen King’s book of […]

They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Susan and Clay Griffith, who […]

At Speculative Chic, we feature a lot of authors who share everything from their favorite things to the inspiration for their work. But why not also share their fiction? Welcome to Fiction Friday, where you’ll be able sample the fiction of a variety of authors, including those who write at Speculative Chic! Today, we’re featuring […]

This is the final book available for the Embraced series. The title sounds slightly less hokey, though my guess is it’s supposed to be a play on How to Love Yourself. I might be wrong, but I don’t much care. Quick story time: Officially this book is Embraced by Magic Book 1 because, in case […]

Hail and well met, strangers! This week marked the beginning of the fabled Golden Week in Japan, a series of multiple holidays in close proximity to each other that make for a nice, long break. April 29 was Shōwa Day, and then we’ve got the rest of the holidays aligning in a way that makes […]

Welcome to the Speculative Chic Book Club! Each month, we invite you to join us in reading a book that is voted on by YOU, our readers. Following a short review, please feel free to discuss the book in the comments! The Sunlight Pilgrims (2016) Written by: Jenni Fagan Genre: Dystopian science fiction Length: 272 […]

Continuing my re-read of The Embraced series since the fourth one has finally come out. Luckily my library has these in ebook format with no holds, and they’re fairly quick to go through. I still take issue with their titles, though.  So I Married a Sorcerer (2017) Written by: Kerrelyn Sparks Genre: Fantasy Romance Pages: 496 […]

Do you love the My Favorite Things column as much as we do? Would you like be a guest author and submit one yourself? Here’s how! Who qualifies as a guest author? Anyone who participates in the speculative fiction genre (fantasy, science fiction, horror, and any mix thereof): authors, editors, agents, publicists, artists, podcasters, actors, […]

“No sane wholesome colours were anywhere to be seen except in the green grass and leafage; but everywhere those hectic and prismatic variants of some diseased, underlying primary tone without a place among the known tints of earth.” (The Colour Out of Space, pg.602) Welcome back to Our Daily Lovecraft. Is your mind slipping, as […]

At Speculative Chic, we feature a lot of authors who share everything from their favorite things to the inspiration for their work. But why not also share their fiction? Welcome to Fiction Friday, where you’ll be able sample the fiction of a variety of authors, including those who write at Speculative Chic! Today, we’re featuring […]

I’m back with more Blue Rose. I enjoyed the first short story so much, I knew I wanted to share the next one I read as well. This one dives a bit more into some intrigue and political drama of the world, giving an interesting picture of a multifaceted conflict. Tales of Blue Rose: Heartsong (2018) […]

Here at Speculative Chic, we talk a lot about different speculative genres, often science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Within these genres, there are many different permutations. Consider epic fantasy, urban fantasy, historical fantasy. Also, military science fiction, space opera, along with hard and soft science fiction. Psychological horror, hack and slash, ghost stories, and haunted […]