Author Archives: Ian Randal Strock

Buffalo film festival to feature sf and horror

October's fifth annual Buffalo International Film Festival will feature William F. Nolan, several entries of classic science fiction and horror, as well as documentaries covering Forrest J. Ackerman, H.P. Lovecraft, and more... Read more [...]

Daily Science Fiction’s October 2011 line-up

October's offerings from Daily Science Fiction will include stories by Will McIntosh, Jaime Lee Moyer, James Van Pelt... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Third Week in September 2011

The little animated king is back on top of the charts after 17 years in Disney's vaults, while most of the other genre films on the charts show some strength... Read more [...]

Most Popular and Updated Articles: 18-24 September 2011

The most popular SFScope articles during the last week, as well as those which were updated... Read more [...]

The Journal of Unlikely Entomology announces second issue of six buggie stories

The second issue of The Journal of Unlikely Entomology will have stories by Forrest Aguirre, Brenta Blevins, C.A. Cole, Samantha Henderson, Ada Hoffman, Kirk Marshall... Read more [...]

Connie Willis wins Robert A. Heinlein Award

Connie Willis 9s this year's winner of the Robert A. Heinlein Award for works that inspire human exploration of space... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Second Week in September 2011

It's the back-to-school doldrums, as box office take drops across the board. Nevertheless, a genre thriller once again tops the charts (although farther down, films are dropping faster)... Read more [...]

Most Popular and Updated Articles: 11-17 September 2011

The most popular SFScope articles during the last week, as well as those which were updated... Read more [...]

Harlan Ellison sues New Regency, claiming In Time copies “Repent, Harlequin…”

Harlan Ellison is suing to stop next month's release of the Andrew Niccol film In Time, claiming it copies his 1965 short story "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman"... Read more [...]

Appearances: October-December 2011

Author and artist readings and signings for the fourth quarter of 2011. This list is updated as we get more information, until the end of December 2011. Read more [...]

Mysterious Galaxy opens second store, in Los Angeles area

San Diego's Mysterious Galaxy bookstore has opened a second location, in Redondo Beach, and plans a month-long celebration with appearances by Larry Niven, R.A. Salvatore, Vernor Vinge, and... Read more [...]

Karen A. Romanko’s Jack-o’-Spec offers tales of Halloween speculative fiction

Karen A. Romanko's newest anthology is Jack-o'-Spec: Tales of Halloween and Fantasy, including sf, fantasy, horr, steampunk, post-apocalyptic, alternate history, outer space, and noir Halloweens... Read more [...]

2011 Sunburst Award Winners

Guy Gavriel Kay and Paul Glennon are the winners of this year's Sunburst Awards for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic... Read more [...]

Books Received: September 2011

Books received for review during the month of September 2011. This page is updated throughout the month. Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: First Week in September 2011

With two new genre films opening near the top of the charts, it was a pretty good week for sf/f/h films, with some older entries climbing the charts... Read more [...]