If you keep up with me, you know by now that I enjoy stories with a twist, whether it’s in books, comics, TV or movies. And I’ve written before about how much I like the dark technology sci-fi portrayed in Black Mirror. Well, when a collection of short stories popped up that was directly compared to that show, I knew I had to give it a try. Continue reading She Geek Critique – Exploring Virtual Fantasies
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Best Geeky Finds – Is This Real or Is This Fantasy?
It’s just three pills. Three pills and all your pain and sadness that has been eating at you forever will be gone, no therapy sessions needed. Would you do it, even if that meant also being plugged into a computer after taking each pill? Netflix’s new Maniac ponders this through the brains of Jonah Hill and Emma Stone’s characters. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – Is This Real or Is This Fantasy?
Playing Around – The Thing’s the Thing
If you’re a fan of 80s sci-fi horror, you are no doubt familiar with John Carpenter’s movie version of The Thing. It follows a team of research scientists in Antarctica who attempt to survive when they come under attack by… something. Now, thanks to the team at Mondo Games, you can play out your survival strategies in the board game The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31. Continue reading Playing Around – The Thing’s the Thing
She Geek Critique – Into the Aethersphere
If you are even the least bit into the science fiction and fantasy genres of books you know how big an impact steampunk has had on them over the past few years. Unfortunately, it has already reached the point of being formulaic. So when a novel comes along that at least cracks the mold, it’s worth talking about. And Flotsam, published this past March, is just such a book. Continue reading She Geek Critique – Into the Aethersphere
Best Geeky Finds – The Cure of Dystopian Comedy
Dystopian futures always have one tiny link that, when fractured, are easily prevented. One president. A magazine. Machines. A vote. Yet never has the link to our death, as it is in Hulu’s Future Man, been a cure. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – The Cure of Dystopian Comedy