Interview: Scott Kenemore on Space Horror and More
Scott Kenemore is a horror writer from the Midwest who has lived in the Chicago area since 2004. Best known for his zombie trilogy Zombie Ohio, Zombie, Illinois, and Zombie, Indiana—“which […]
Review: A Social Media Novel Not for the Faint-hearted, , by David Scott Hay
If ever a trigger warning was needed, it’s the one for David Scott Hay’s new novel [NSFW], which cautions the reader that the novel includes “sex, drug use, witchcraft, profanity, […]
Interview: Dystopia in Utopia: Brian Pinkerton, Author of The Nirvana Effect
Author Brian Pinkerton is a lifelong resident of the Chicago area, growing up on, as he puts it, “Bozo’s Circus and Ray Rayner…Creature Features and Cubs baseball.” With 12 […]
The Illustrative Man: New Exhibit on Local Speculative Fiction Writer Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury’s work and reputation have aged like fine dandelion wine. Unlike many of his fellow 20th century science-fiction and fantasy writers, he’s entered the current millennium fairly woke […]
Interview: “Wait for the Empire to Come Home.” We Talk With Michael Zapata on His Debut Novel
Michael Zapata is a founding editor of the award-winning MAKE Literary Magazine. He is the recipient of an Illinois Arts Council Award for Fiction; the City of Chicago DCASE Individual Artist Program […]
Interview: The Juicy Details and Dirty Secrets of Science Fiction’s Youth
Hugo-Finalist Alec Nevala-Lee shares a behind-the-books perspective on SFF’s foundational authors Conducted by Terry Galvan Alec Nevala-Lee is a Hugo Award finalist for the group biography Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac […]