Joe R. Lansdale Reviewed

"...Lansdale's fully developed place in the canon of genre fiction. Exactly what genre that may be is entirely up..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Murder Most Female

Austin Author and Edgar Nominee Susan Wade

"...herself as an excellent writer of short fantasy and horror fiction in the Eighties, Wade was intimidated by the..."

May 2, 1997 Books Feature by Barbara Strickland

Aliens in Russia: Inside Sputnik

Director Egor Abramenko explores the Soviet myth of heroes

"...remember exactly when he fell in love with science fiction. He said, "It was 1996, and I was a..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Spine Tingler

Horror pioneer and first-time novelist Tobe Hooper plays with the medium and metafiction in Midnight Movie

"...into (the willing suspension of disbelief). The genre of horror movies is even more uniquely layered in that the..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Screens Feature by Louis Black

DVDanger: Every Day Is Halloween

See No Evil 2, The Houses October Built, and LFO

"...putting up decorations, handing out chocolate to trick-or-treaters, finessing horror must-watch lists. And then it's all gone, like candy..."

Nov. 4, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'From Dusk Till Dawn' to See Light of Day

Debut date and all the details on Robert Rodriguez's TV series

"...announced when the TV adaptation of Robert Rodriguez's seminal horror-comedy From Dusk Till Dawn will air...."

Jan. 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Lifeforce'

Like a comet, Tobe Hooper's long-forgotten sci-fi oddity returns

"...better? When it comes to Tobe Hooper's forgotten 1985 sci-fi/horror oddity Lifeforce, the answer is a profound and definitive..."

June 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'86 Plots,' One Graphic Novel

Local comic creators need a Kickstart

"...local comic creators are trying to finance their upcoming horror graphic novel through the online donation system...."

Sept. 11, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Gazing Back at Other Worlds Austin

Time Lapse dominates Cthulhie awards, plus festival highlights

"...the inaugural year of the city's first dedicated science fiction film festival leaves the winners of its awards, the..."

Dec. 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Postscripts

Katherine Anne Porter would have turned 101 on May 15; details in Postscripts.

"...Katherine Anne Porter, the Kyle native who wrote great fiction like "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," Pale Horse, Pale..."

May 11, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Mars Attacks!

Burton's sci-fi spoof gleefully recounts the unspeakable horror that takes place when Martians attack the planet Earth.

"...with all the gusto and schlock of those lively science-fiction B-films from 1950s Hollywood. Mars Attacks! begins in Lockjaw,..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Other Worlds Says Sorry About the Demon

Sci fi film fest announces final lineup for final outing

"...that Other Worlds - the Austin-born celebration of science fiction and horror movies - is ending after nine years...."

Nov. 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds SF Festival Is in The Honeymoon Phase

Project Greenlight title will be closing night film

"...ready for a commitment? Other Worlds, Austin's dedicated science fiction genre film festival, has just announced its first full..."

Oct. 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Hits The Dead Center

Sci-fi and horror film fest adds centerpiece film and more

"...Other Worlds Austin was founded as a science-fiction film festival: However, its Under Worlds Austin horror strand..."

Oct. 20, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Twofer of Slashers That Are a Cut Above

A horror classic and a hidden gem highlight this week

"...I can count the number of horror films that honest-to-goodness blew my mind, and troubled my..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Snags Arrival

The Handmaiden, Sadako vs. Kayako in wave two

"...night film: the highly touted Arrival, the new science fiction thriller starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner, directed by..."

Aug. 25, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Wild Boys

The Boy and other examinations of the pre-teen male mind

"...When it comes to the tribulations of saplings in horror movies, the end result is often a terrifying growth..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Real Monsters

Documentarian John Borowski studies Serial Killer Culture

"...the ultimate folk monsters, media obsessions from news to fiction. But society often deems anyone with more than a..."

Jan. 10, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Haunter' / 'Hellbenders'

A supernatural weekend in home releases

"...perils of youth, Haunter. This time, there's no science fiction maguffin in place, but something supernatural...."

Feb. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Boards the Flight of the Navigator

Beloved '80s sci fi adventure picked as Defender of the Universe

"...Other Worlds Film Festival, Austin's celebration of science fiction cinema and bleeding edge horror, breaks back into reality..."

Dec. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin to Visit Other Worlds

New science fiction film festival plans a better tomorrow

"...with the announcement of the Other Worlds Austin science fiction festival...."

June 3, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

LoneStarCon 3: Lessons From My First Worldcon

Oh, the mistakes I’ve made in my first gathering of the genre faithful

"...As a relative newcomer to the science fiction world – make that universe – fandom culture is..."

Sept. 2, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

America, With Tentacles

Speculative fiction writer Robert Jackson Bennett travels back to the future

"...acquired a reputation as a powerhouse of inventive speculative fiction that defies categorization, a trend he continues with his..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

By the Book

Recent Fiction and Nonfiction Reviewed

"...It opens with a chillingly poetic evocation of medical horror, but soon Alexie's tightly wound mood of apprehension unravels...."

Aug. 18, 2000 Books Feature by Katherine Catmull

Leigh Whannell Gets an Upgrade

Insidious creator gets techno, and talks the Blumhouse model

"...and Insidious franchises, Leigh Whannell has become a modern horror master. His new film as a director, Upgrade, is..."

May 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Mohawk

Ted Geoghegan on blood and lessons in his historical drama

"...New England. Mario Bava and bloody Catholic angst. Every horror auteur has their own distinctive tick. For Ted Geoghegan,..."

April 19, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: The Endless

Spring team head on a familiar but reinvented roadtrip

"...Science fiction writer and futurologist Arthur C. Clarke once wrote, "Any..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2012: Kier-La Janisse is in the House...

…of Psychotic Women

"...Psychotic Women' is a fearless dissection of women in horror...."

Sept. 20, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Beware: Bigfoot Ahead

The homegrown horror of The Wild Man of Navidad

"...studies at the feet of the master. The wannabe horror filmmaker goes to Kim Henkel. That was exactly the..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Other Worlds Looks to the Skylin3s

Alien invasion sequel heads up 2020 virtual lineup

"...future is almost here: Other Worlds, the Austin-based science fiction film festival, has just announced the first wave of..."

Oct. 12, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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