With DC’s Wonder Woman finally due to hit theaters on June 2 (after which I will formally change my bio), it’s just not possible to stop thinking of other characters that need their own silver screen treatments. Because come on already. Before I started reading Wonder Woman a few years ago, I was a die-hard Marvel […]

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 Maria V. Snyder, author of […]

For my column this month, I decided to watch the “scariest film of all time:” The Exorcist. Even though I consider myself a big horror fan, I have never watched the entire film from beginning to end. I have seen caught a few scenes here and there on TV, but that’s it. I know about […]

Ever since Amnesia: The Dark Descent, survival horror has been in vogue. With the inability of the playable character to fight back and the discovery of the plot through found items, all you can do is run, scream, and hopefully get to the end with your sanity intact. Then Red Barrels developed Outlast, a game […]

If you’ve read just about any of my previous posts, then you know I’m a total fangirl when it comes to the Mass Effect and Dragon Age series. But those aren’t the only games I play! Aside from the handful of mobile games I check in with on the daily (Where are my fellow Covet […]

You know how there are good things in the world that just aren’t for you? I experienced a massive dose of this lately. To preface, let me begin by confessing something: I am a fantasy reader who is very picky about epic fantasy. I didn’t like The Lord of the Rings. I loved the movies, […]

“Let me tell you a story.” What’s the first thing that you think of?  A book?  Maybe a movie or a play? How about a music video? “California Love” I was fourteen when 2Pac and Dr. Dre released “California Love.”  I’m sure that I saw music videos before then — I must have — but […]

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 Speculative Chic contributor and Assistant […]

Hello there! My name is Nancy, and over the past couple of years I’ve written a lot of words on Speculative Chic. Some of those words have been part of my regular monthly column (where I talk about books, comics, serials, and more!), while others have been contributions to Sounds Offs and Roundtables. I even […]

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 the award-winning Erica L. Satifka, […]

Welcome to My Favorite Things, a weekly column where we gab about the greatest in geek. This week highlights a new song from one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, a mythic television series that is probably airing on the wrong network, and a blood soaked noir/vampire show. Neat! Nicole’s Favorite Thing is…. […]

Clariel (2014) Written By: Garth Nix Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Pages: 419 (Trade Paperback) Series: Old Kingdom (Book 4) Publisher: HaperCollins Why I Chose It: I read Sabriel, the first in the Old Kingdom series, back when I was a teenager, and it quickly became one of my favorites, full of unique magic, truly scary […]

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 occasional book blogger and occasional […]

Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, check the weather report and discuss Geostorm, which premiered in the United States on Friday, October 20, 2017. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After […]