Editor’s Note: content warning for violence, abuse, and potentially triggering subject matter. I’ve consumed a lot of vampire fiction in the past thirty-five years. In fact, I often think of my consumption of vampire fiction — novels, short stories, comics, movies, TV shows, etc. — as vampiric in and of itself. To say that I […]

Hello! Here we are, back again, with season two of Hulu and Blumhouse Productions collaborative anthology series Into the Dark. Last time I reviewed all the episodes in two big chunks (which, if you’re curious, can be found here and here), but this time, I’m planning to tackle them on a monthly, or bi-monthly, basis. […]

Are you dreading going to Thanksgiving Dinner and having your cousins make fun of your Star Wars shirt? Or visiting a new-to-you comic shop on Black Friday and getting asked for your comic credentials? Over the holidays, there’s an excellent chance most of us will run into friction at dinners, parties, sales, and so forth. […]

Feast of the Mother (2019) Written by: Miranda Honfleur, Nicolette Andrews Series: Witch of the Lake #1 Genre: Fantasy/Young Adult Pages: 308 (Paperback) Publisher: Self-published Why I Chose It: Earlier this year, I read and enjoyed Miranda Honfleur’s fantasy romance, No Man Can Tame. When the sequel was delayed, I decided to check out her […]

If you haven’t seen The Mandalorian yet on Disney+, you won’t understand about 90% of Twitter these past few weeks. Or Facebook. Or Instagram. The internet is blowing up with baby Yoda memes, offering pithy social commentary on everything from fatherhood to publishing. But is there anything else that’s super cute on Disney+? There sure […]

November 30, 2019 Welcome back to another week at Speculative Chic! The holidays are officially in gear, with a freshly wrapped Thanksgiving, Black Friday’s recent end, a forthcoming Cyber Monday, and all the major December holidays coming in one right after the other. This time of year can go by so fast, so don’t forget […]

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 F.T. Lukens, whose latest book, […]

October 30, 2019 Great googly-moogly, you guys! It’s Day 30 of our October horror movie countdown and only one day left until the Unholiest of Holies: Halloween! And we haven’t even been candy shopping yet. But that’s probably because we’ve been too busy with The Kasturi/Files here at Speculative Chic! Here’s more movie chitchat, plus […]

Day 11 of our ongoing October horror movie series here at Speculative Chic! Chitchat, film discussion, book recs, and cocktail ideas from Sandra Kasturi and Gemma Files! Welcome back to The Kasturi/Files! Read More »

Day 26 of The Kasturi/Files here at Speculative Chic! The final countdown to Halloween has begun. Join us for the last few days of film discussion, book recs, and of course, cocktails. As demanded (suggested!) by Sandra Kasturi and Gemma Files! Boyfriend-eating spoilers ahead! Read More »

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 new column dedicated to discovering what inspires a particular author and their […]

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 Tim Major, whose had not […]

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 Liz Strange, whose short story […]

The recent spate of live action remakes of Disney classics has been hit or miss for me, but I genuinely enjoyed 2014’s Maleficent, which reimagined the evil queen from the classic Sleeping Beauty into the true love’s kiss that wakes Aurora from the curse. I fully anticipated loving this second installment in the continuing story, and was […]