July 31, 2020
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 to sample the fiction of a variety of authors, including those who write at Speculative Chic! Today, we’re featuring guest author Kyoko M,…
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July 31, 2020
I first decided to read Lovecraft Country back in 2018 for no particular reason. I was scrolling through the titles languishing on my Kindle for something new to read and randomly stabbed the screen when I came across this particular title. I wasn’t sure what I was expecting; indeed, I cannot remember why I even purchased this book. Reading it…
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July 30, 2020
Two years ago, I wrote a love letter to my favorite ongoing series. I was delighted to learn that, in this trash heap of a year, InCryptid has been nominated for the Hugo for Best Series! Again! Hail the nomination! Gentle readers, what I wrote two years ago still stands. Here, I’ll go ahead and offer you a link so…
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July 29, 2020
One of the most common questions authors face is a deceptively difficult one to answer: “Where do you get your ideas?” Yet, the answers to that common question can be almost as interesting as the resulting story. Welcome to You’re My Inspiration, a column dedicated to discovering what inspires a particular author and their work. Whether it be a lifelong…
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July 28, 2020
The pretty cover of The Ten Thousand Doors of January intrigued me but I was sold when I read the premise, because I love magical realism and stories about passages into other worlds. I started reading the book last winter but had to take it back to the library before I could finish it. I bought my own copy when…
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July 28, 2020
Season Two of Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal begins with Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) — framed as the Copycat Killer by Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen), thus driving a wedge between Will and everyone (else) who loves him — imprisoned under the watch of Dr. Frederick Chilton (Raúl Esparza) in the Baltimore State Asylum for the Criminally Insane. There he stands either…
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July 27, 2020
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 D.B. Jackson, whose latest book, Time’s Assassin, came out July…
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July 24, 2020
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 to sample the fiction of a variety of authors, including those who write at Speculative Chic! Today, we’re featuring Nicole Givens Kurtz, whose…
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July 23, 2020
Before I played The Last of Us Part II I was prepared for disappointment. I enjoyed the first game when it released in 2013 but found the level of praise it received far in excess of what it deserved. Many game critics were pulling out the tired “Citizen Kane” comparison, far too heavy a label for a game that I…
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July 23, 2020
At the end of The Book Charmer, there was a snippet of Karen Hawkin’s e-novella, Love in the Afternoon. I gave it a quick skim, learning only that a) a ghost was involved and b) dude ghost was in a bathtub wearing a blonde wig and bothering the other dude that lived in the house. What even? So, I figured…
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