October 2012

Wed Oct 31

Remember Girls, Show the World. Let Them Know it’s Halloween. by Stubby the Rocket

It’s Always Been Fast Zombies. Wayne Simmons on Night of the Living Dead by Cassandra McNeil

Fiction Affliction: “Genre-Benders” for November by Suzanne Johnson

Maybe It’s Time I Changed This Pumpkin by Headless Horseman

Theories on What Star Wars: Episode VII Could Be Like by Stubby the Rocket

Download Free Wallpaper of The Gathering Storm Ebook Cover by Tor.com

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Aquiel” by Keith DeCandido

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Epilogue by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

American Gods Reread: Chapters 14, 15 and 16 by Emily Asher-Perrin and Bridget McGovern

American Gods Mix Tape: Chapters 14-16 by Bridget McGovern

Don’t Touch That Dial: Horror, Comics, and General Geekery by Alex Brown

The Astonishingly Non-Nonsensical Plot of The Rocky Horror Picture Show by Emily Asher-Perrin

Morning Roundup: Carl Sagan in a Time Machine by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Oct 30

Disney Owns Star Wars and ILM Now by Stubby the Rocket

SFF Onstage: Rossum’s Universal Robots (RUR) by Thom Dunn

Fiction Affliction: November Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Max Gladstone Brings the Gods to Court in Three Parts Dead by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

Renegade (Excerpt) by J.A. Souders

Baked Goods and Curses: Nina Kiriki Hoffman’s A Fistful of Sky by Jo Walton

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 24 by Leigh Butler

You Don’t Know Poe: 10 Weird Things About Edgar Allan Poe by Matthew Mercier

Grimm City and the Mystery of The Third Mind by K W Jeter

Sleeps With Monsters: Angel of Destruction by Liz Bourke

This Year’s Halloween Discovery: Grave of the Vampire by Alex Bledsoe

Morning Roundup: Giant Gollum Invades New Zealand Airport by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Oct 29

Little Hospital of Horrors: The Ward by S. L. Grey by Niall Alexander

Fiction Affliction: November Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Smax by Tim Callahan

Legends of the Joystick by Thien Pham and Gene Luen Yang

Penguin and Random House Will Merge in Mid-2013 by Stubby the Rocket

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: You Say Potato, I Say Doomed by Alyx Dellamonica

Great Instances of Sci-Fi/Fantasy Characters in Halloween Costumes by Emily Asher-Perrin

What a Twist! Lady of the Shades by Darren Shan by Niall Alexander

The Walking Dead, S3 E3: “Walk With Me” by Alex Brown

A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, All God’s Chillun Got Shoes, Chapter 3: “The Wizard” by Suzanne Johnson

The Music From My Dream: Cloud Atlas by Danny Bowes

Monster of the Week: Judas Breed (The Mimic) by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com

Morning Roundup: Strollers? Where We’re Going We Don’t Need Strollers by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Oct 28

The Hollywood Option: Argo by Steven Padnick

Apocalypse, Again: The Twelve by Justin Cronin by Niall Alexander

David Hair and the Half-Blood Heir: Mage’s Blood by Niall Alexander

Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “Two-Face: Part 1 & 2” by Steven Padnick

Dybbuk or Demon: Knowing Your Jewish Ghosts and Ghouls by Shoshana Kessock

Something Else Like… Heinlein by Jo Walton

Something Else Like… Introduction by Jo Walton

Fri Oct 26

Gene Wolfe’s Peace Will Leave You Anything But Peaceful by Mordicai Knode

Monsters Under the Bed: Horror Stories for Children by Jenny Kristine

Matt Smith Would Wear Tom Baker’s Scarf If He Could: Highlights from the Doctor Who London Comic Con Spotlight by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Ship in a Bottle” by Keith DeCandido

Wide Open (Excerpt) by Deborah Coates

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 6 by Leigh Butler

You Only Pinch Twice: James Bond Burlesque by Ryan Britt

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Twenty-Four (Part Two) by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Homage to Horror: A Discussion of James Herbert by Adam Nevill

“Our Biggest Challenge” New Symphony of Science by Brit Mandelo

Arnold Schwarzenegger Will Return as Conan the Barbarian by Stubby the Rocket

Beetlejuice: A Ghostly, Gothed-Out 80s Fairy Tale for the Ages by Bridget McGovern

Brian K. Vaughan, Jonathan Hickman, and Grant Morrison Teach You How To Make Good Comics by Shoshana Kessock

Morning Roundup: Instructions for Eating a Triceratops by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Oct 25

6 Things You Don’t Remember About The Real Ghostbusters Cartoon by Ryan Britt

Anya’s Ghost Graphic Novel (Excerpt) by Vera Brosgol

Don’t Touch That Dial: Monsters and Magic by Alex Brown

When Abandoning Your Formula Goes Wrong: Edward Eager’s The Well-Wishers by Mari Ness

A Ghost Story by Mark Twain

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Twenty-Four (Part One) by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

No One Ever Made Them Like This! 7 Little Known Facts About Ghostbusters by Stubby the Rocket

Reopening The X-Files: “Drive” by Meghan Deans

Get a Sneak Peek at Exclusive New Maps from A Song of Ice and Fire! by Stubby the Rocket

The Great Stephen King Reread: ‘Salem’s Lot by Grady Hendrix

Morning Roundup: The Dalek Probe Droid Makes Funny Noises by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Oct 24

A Successful Spin Around “Crazy” Town with American Horror Story: Asylum by Emily Nordling

“She’d been hoping for a storm.” Kameron Hurley’s Rapture by Liz Bourke

The Shadowy Third by Ellen Glasgow

First Actual Trailer for Evil Dead Remake by Stubby the Rocket

Ghost Stories While You’re Waiting for Downton Abbey: Why Edith Wharton Gives Us The Whim-Whams by Anne Ray

Farscape Rewatch: “Look At The Princess I: A Kiss Is But A Kiss” by Scott K. Andrews

Who is Dead? The Tense Mystery of Horror Ghost Anime Another by Madeline Ashby

Steampunk Events for November 2012 by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

American Gods Mix Tape: Chapters 12 and 13 by Bridget McGovern

American Gods Reread: Chapters 12 and 13 by Emily Asher-Perrin and Bridget McGovern

You Are Not Anonymous: On Internet Privacy and the War On Trolls by Emily Asher-Perrin

Audioslice: A Memory of Light, Chapter 2: “The Choice of an Ajah” by Samantha Beerman

Foundation by Ann Aguirre

Morning Roundup: John Barrowman Gets His Butt Signed by Scott Bakula by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Oct 23

The Hobbit Dwarves, Then and Now by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Chain of Command, Part II” by Keith DeCandido

Death’s Apprentice (Excerpt) by K W Jeter and Gareth Jefferson Jones

Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion is Beautiful by Sara Eileen Hames

“Where a Ghost and a Prince Meet…” by Steven Padnick

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 23 by Leigh Butler

Who Could That Be at This Hour? is the Best Lemony Snicket Book Yet by Ryan Britt

Ghosts From A to Z by Stubby the Rocket

Sleeps With Monsters: Is Atrocity Off-Limits or Fair Game? by Liz Bourke

Too Fond by Leanna Renee Hieber

Morning Roundup: Giant Classic Star Trek Family Portrait by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Oct 22

Iron Man 3’s Mandarin Revealed, His Origins Explained by Stubby the Rocket

Pirates, Assassins, and Magic: Cassandra Rose Clarke’s The Assassin’s Curse by Liz Bourke

Blood Song (Excerpt) by Cat Adams

Hear Scary Stories Read Aloud this Friday in Brooklyn! by Stubby the Rocket

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Top 10, Part Two by Tim Callahan

Space Opera Goes Boom. Jack Campbell’s The Lost Stars: Tarnished Knight by Liz Bourke

Who Could That Be At This Hour? (Excerpt) by Lemony Snicket

Release Date for Halo: Silentium Updated by Tor.com

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Everything’s Better with a Mute Button by Alyx Dellamonica

Stephen King Kicks Off Horror Webcomic Little Green God of Agony by Stubby the Rocket

Ghosts in the Machines by

The Walking Dead, S3 E2: “Sick” by Alex Brown

A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, All God’s Chillun Got Shoes, Chapter 2: “Shoes in the Road” by Suzanne Johnson

Monster of the Week: Trolls by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com

The Terrible Old Man by H.P. Lovecraft

Experience the Haunting of Tor.com For Ghost Week! by Stubby the Rocket

Morning Roundup: We Have Enough Mana For Nicki Minaj by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Oct 21

Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “The Forgotten” & “Be a Clown” by Steven Padnick

Sat Oct 20

Loper: Slouching Into the World of Tomorrow by Adam McGovern

Fri Oct 19

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Chain of Command, Part I” by Keith DeCandido

Passenger (Excerpt) by Andrew Smith

Anyone Up for Some War, Famine, and Plague? Between Two Fires by Alyx Dellamonica

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Twenty-Three by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Gaming Roundup: “An Ancient Evil Awakens” as Halo 4 Goes Hollywood by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 5 by Leigh Butler

Neil Gaiman, Lemony Snicket and More Read Coraline to You by Stubby the Rocket

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Madeline Ashby by Stubby the Rocket

The Justice League Will Arrive in Theaters in 2015 by Stubby the Rocket

What Comics Are Truly About: Cooking, Theatre, and Cardboard by Adam McGovern

Welcome Ellen Datlow, New Consulting Fiction Editor for Tor.com by Tor.com

What it Would Be Like if H. P. Lovecraft Wrote Fantastic Four by Stubby the Rocket

Finally a Chinese Steampunk Movie that Unquestionably Is Exactly That: Tai Chi Zero by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

Morning Roundup: Ivan Reitman Will Do Ghostbusters 3 Without Bill Murray by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Oct 18

George Lucas’s Mom Was Yoda? Michael Kupperman’s Talkin’ Bout Star Wars by Stubby the Rocket

It’s All Neville, All The Time on Revolution: “Soul Train” by Shoshana Kessock

When Magic Is a Bit of a Letdown: Magic or Not? by Mari Ness

The Emperor’s Soul (Excerpt) by Brandon Sanderson

Do You Have a Cold—Or the Flu? by Cassandra McNeil

Rothfuss Reread: Speculative Summary 15: Stick by the Maer by Jo Walton

8 Highlights From Doctor Who’s Peter Davison at NYCC by Emily Asher-Perrin

Reopening The X-Files: “The Beginning” by Meghan Deans

Same Old Beauty, Same Old Beast: Beauty and the Beast by Emily Nordling

The Great Stephen King Reread: Carrie by Grady Hendrix

The Great Stephen King Reread: House Rules by Grady Hendrix

Morning Roundup: Adam West & Leonard Nimoy Jam Out by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Oct 17

Take That, Felix Baumgartner! Watch the World’s Shortest Free-Fall by Stubby the Rocket

An Interview With The Dark Lord and Jamie Thomson by Jamie Thomson

What’s NOW for Marvel’s X-Men and Avengers by Shoshana Kessock

Neil Gaiman Explains All Hallow’s Read by Stubby the Rocket

Sailor Moon Gets Body Armor, Lives in Asgard Now by Stubby the Rocket

Farscape Rewatch: “My Three Crichtons” by Scott K. Andrews

Somewhere in Time Musical Set to Debut in Portland by Stubby the Rocket

Mike Mignola Talks Hellboy In Hell at NYCC by Shoshana Kessock

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Twenty-Two by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Latest Hobbit Pictures Show off Frodo, Bilbo’s New Suit and More! by Stubby the Rocket

American Gods Mix Tape: Chapters 7 through 11 by Bridget McGovern

American Gods Reread: Chapters 9, 10 & 11 by Emily Asher-Perrin and Bridget McGovern

Vampires Take a Break & Fables Get Unwritten: Vertigo Comics at NYCC by Shoshana Kessock

Jacks and Queens at the Green Mill by Marie Rutkoski

Morning Roundup: Adorable Web Comic Re-Imagines Star Trek’s “The Cage” by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Oct 16

The Terrible Secret Ingredient Behind all Sci-Fi/Fantasy Blogs: Geek Thoughts at NYCC by Chris Lough

Bouncing Breasts and Burning Bushes: Jane Lindskold and David Weber’s Fire Season by Jenny Kristine and Liz Bourke

Catch Francesca Lia Block on Tour for The Elementals by Tor.com

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Quality of Life” by Keith DeCandido

Gregory Benford and Larry Niven on Tour for Bowl of Heaven by Tor.com

Refining the Rake as Hero: Georgette Heyer’s Devil’s Cub by Mari Ness

First Footage from Evil Dead Remake Revealed by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 22 by Leigh Butler

Arrow: Too Much Angst, Not Enough Charm by Steven Padnick

You Can Go Ahead and Touch This Book is Full of Spiders by Ali Fisher

Great Nose! How Ian McDiarmid Became “Emperor of the Universe” in Star Wars by Stubby the Rocket

Sleeps With Monsters: An Exchange of Hostages by Liz Bourke

First Teaser Trailer for Carrie by Stubby the Rocket

Ada Lovelace, Through the Centuries by Tor.com

Morning Roundup: Space Shuttle Endeavour Stops By Sizzler by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Oct 15

A Typo Turns Felix Baumgartner Into a Time Traveler by Stubby the Rocket

The Mythopoeia of Broxo by Mordicai Knode

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Top 10, Part One by Tim Callahan

It is the Future, Here is Your Jetpack by Stubby the Rocket

“Trois, douze, merde!”: Holy Motors by Danny Bowes

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Prelude to Spuffy by Alyx Dellamonica

Old Man’s War Movie Switches Writers by Stubby the Rocket

3 Different Kinds of Blood and What Else to Expect From the Carrie Remake by Natalie Zutter

Wreck-it-Ralph Reveals Halo-Style FPS by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, All God’s Chillun Got Shoes, Chapter 1: “Kansas in the Morning” by Suzanne Johnson

Watch Felix Baumgartner’s Dive Back to Earth From His Perspective by Stubby the Rocket

Monster of the Week: The Blob by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com

The Walking Dead S3, E1: “Seed” by Alex Brown

Sun Oct 14

Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “The Underdwellers” and “P.O.V.” by Steven Padnick

Agent Coulson is Actually Alive, Returning in the S.H.I.E.L.D. Show by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Oct 12

Christopher Lloyd Gives Me Hope for the Future; Might Really Be Doc Brown by Ryan Britt

Breakfast at Tiffany’s Will Soon Contain 100% More Khaleesi by Stubby the Rocket

In Case You Missed It: Teen Wolf by Emily Nordling

Person of Interest and the Apocalypse of Five Minutes Ago by Adam McGovern

Kenobi Revealed and James S. A. Corey Takes on Han: Star Wars Books at NYCC by Stubby the Rocket

Magic and Negotiation: C.J. Cherryh’s Fortress Sequels by Jo Walton

What About Rory’s Dad? New Doctor Who Deleted Scene Will Make You Cry Buckets by Stubby the Rocket

“Agent Coulson Lives”: A New Movement Springs Up in Avengers Fandom by Emily Asher-Perrin

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Twenty-One by Bill Capossere

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Malinda Lo by Stubby the Rocket

Gaming Roundup: Seeking Vengeance in the Steampunk Dystopia of Dishonored by Theresa DeLucci and Pritpaul Bains

The Warden Returns: Tomorrow, the Killing by Daniel Polansky by Stefan Raets

Morning Roundup: Wibbly-Wobbly Disney Princesses by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Oct 11

Get Personal With All the Sites You Love at NYCC This Saturday! by Stubby the Rocket

An iPhone Gives You More Time for Depravity in New Play Series Raw Feed by Adam McGovern

Falling Kingdoms (Excerpt) by Morgan Rhodes

How We Would Cast a Live Action Peanuts Movie by Stubby the Rocket

Enchanted Thyme for Time Travel: The Time Garden by Mari Ness

Creating Life Before the Hourglass Runs Out: The Maker by Stubby the Rocket

Gandalf Was Wrong: Middle-earth Needs Science by Chad Orzel

First Trailer for Hitchcock by Stubby the Rocket

Reopening The X-Files: Fight The Future by Meghan Deans

Captain Robert April, You’re Doing it Wrong: Objectivism, Climate Control, and Diane Carey’s Final Frontier by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Saying Goodbye on Revolution: Episode Four, “Plague Dogs” by Shoshana Kessock

Morning Roundup: The Hobbit is So Money by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Oct 10

The Warm Glowing Warming Glow: Fall TV 2012 by Alex Brown

Krampus: The Yule Lord (Excerpt) by

How Grant Morrison’s 7-Year Batman Epic is Becoming the Ultimate Definition of Batman by Thom Dunn

Farscape Rewatch: “Out Of Their Minds” by Scott K. Andrews

Download Free Wallpaper from the Knife of Dreams Ebook by Tor.com

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Twenty by Bill Capossere

American Gods Reread: Chapters 7 and 8 by Emily Asher-Perrin and Bridget McGovern

Ridley Scott Explains Prometheus, Is Lovably Insane by Ryan Britt

Queering SFF Tidbit: The 2012 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards by Brit Mandelo

Tinseltown’s New Favorite Trope: The Female Scientist by Emily Asher-Perrin

Comics Publisher First Second’s NYCC Schedule Revealed by Tor.com

Morning Roundup: Robocop Somehow Lacking Text Message Functionality by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Oct 9

Release Date and Story Revealed For Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Stubby the Rocket

The Hollows, and Then Some: Into the Woods by Kim Harrison by Brit Mandelo

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “A Fistful of Datas” by Keith DeCandido

Motherboard Makes Us Care More About Our Robot Overlords Than The Humans They Destroy by Natalie Zutter

Get Someone Hooked on the Wheel of Time for 99 Cents by Tor.com

Space Aliens, Nuns, and Bob Dylan Populate Marie-Helene Bertino’s Safe as Houses by Jenn Northington

Finding Your Namesake in a Classic Olaf Stapledon Classic Novel by John Bonner

Get Eight Great SFF Ebooks For the Price of Your Choice! by Tor.com

Sleeps With Monsters: Sarah Rees Brennan Answers Six Questions by Liz Bourke

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for October by Tor.com

Morning Roundup: Vote Murray by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Oct 8

If You Like Life, You’ll Love Gravity Falls by Steven Padnick

Visit Tor Books at New York Comic Con 2012! by Tor.com

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Promethea, Part Three by Tim Callahan

All Alone in the Night: When Babylon 5 Invented 21st Century Fandom by Ryan Britt

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: You Made a Bear! by Alyx Dellamonica

It’s Alive! And Cute As an Undead Button: Frankenweenie by Alex Brown

A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Come Reap, Chapter 10: “Beneath the Demon Moon (II),” Sections 11-27 by Suzanne Johnson

Reader’s Guide to the Marvel NOW! Relaunch by Tim Callahan

Banks in His Element: The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. Banks by Stefan Raets

Morning Roundup: How to Steal a Space Shuttle by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Oct 7

Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “The Last Laugh” & “Pretty Poison” by Steven Padnick

Sat Oct 6

Should I Watch BBC’s Merlin? by Emily Asher-Perrin

Fri Oct 5

Farewell, Steampunk Week by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

The Manual of Aeronautics: The Art of the Leviathan Trilogy by Mordicai Knode

Victorian Monsters by Diana Vick

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Rascals” by Keith DeCandido

Bruce Boxleitner’s Lantern City is Steampunk TV with a Can-Do, Fan-Fueled Attitude by Ay-leen the Peacemaker