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    Do you geek out over sci-fi and fantasy movies, TV, and games? Explore the pop culture galaxy, from streaming recommendations to tabletop gaming guides and more.

    Science Fiction Action Novels That Are Better Than the Borderlands Movie

    Science Fiction Action Novels That Are Better Than the Borderlands Movie

    If you're looking for a sci-fi action world with open, sprawling worlds, try these books.

    Video Games

    By Kayleigh Donaldson

    Superheroes

    A Beginner's Guide to X-Men ‘97

    A Beginner's Guide to X-Men ‘97

    By Matthew McCreary

    Fantasy Movies

    The Strangest Sci-Fi and Fantasy Foods We Wish We Could Try  

    The Strangest Sci-Fi and Fantasy Foods We Wish We Could Try  

    By Isabel Montero

    Sci Fi Movies

    10 Underrated Sci-Fi Movies You Need to Watch

    10 Underrated Sci-Fi Movies You Need to Watch

    By Orrin Grey

    Fantasy TV Shows

    The Brutal Allegory of Interview With the Vampire Season One

    The Brutal Allegory of Interview With the Vampire Season One

    By Archita Mittra

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    Fantasy TV Shows

    8 Underrated Fantasy TV Shows Waiting to Be Discovered

    8 Underrated Fantasy TV Shows Waiting to Be Discovered

    Don't sleep on these imaginative series.

    By Dana Piccoli

    Video Games

    7 Classic Fantasy Games that Revolutionized the Genre

    7 Classic Fantasy Games that Revolutionized the Genre

    These classic, standout games deserve recognition for helping the genre level up.

    By Terrence Dalton

    5 Times “Sailor Moon” Taught Me the Difference Between Empowerment and Strength

    5 Times “Sailor Moon” Taught Me the Difference Between Empowerment and Strength

    If Usagi has taught us anything, it's this: Being vulnerable is not a flaw.

    By Sam Riedel

    5 Geek Reboots That Are Better Than the Originals

    5 Geek Reboots That Are Better Than the Originals

    Three cheers: They got it right!

    By Cameron Glover

    Sci Fi Movies

    10 Menacing Characters from Sci-Fi We Never Want to Meet

    10 Menacing Characters from Sci-Fi We Never Want to Meet

    We’re more than grateful that these villains are fictitious…

    By Terrence Dalton

    8 Fictional Modes of Transport Way Better Than Taking the Bus

    8 Fictional Modes of Transport Way Better Than Taking the Bus

    You’ll never need to race for a subway seat again.

    By Terrence Dalton

    Superman Isn’t Boring — He’s Just Like Us

    Superman Isn’t Boring — He’s Just Like Us

    Sure, he's invincible, but Superman deals with personal problems just like the rest of us.

    By Stephen Lovely

    5 Comics So Perfect We Hope They Never Get a Movie Adaptation

    5 Comics So Perfect We Hope They Never Get a Movie Adaptation

    I’ve got a few comics that I hope never make it to the big screen—for reasons you might not expect.

    By Racheline Maltese

    “No Man’s Sky” is the Controversial Future of Virtual Tourism

    “No Man’s Sky” is the Controversial Future of Virtual Tourism

    Now that Hello Games has opened the door, it’s up to other developers to fully realize the possibilities.

    By Mike Chen

    Science

    So Say We All: A Look at the Awesome Science of “Battlestar Galactica”

    So Say We All: A Look at the Awesome Science of “Battlestar Galactica”

    Twelve years later, Battlestar Galactica still feels novel—thanks in part to the series' scientific accuracy.

    By Christy Admiraal

    Gift Guide

    8 Must-Play Sci-Fi and Fantasy Board Games

    8 Must-Play Sci-Fi and Fantasy Board Games

    Science fiction and fantasy elements have been invading board games for almost as long as there have been board games at all, and it's not hard to see why.

    By Stephen Lovely

    Petrus Gonsalvus: The Real-Life “Beauty and the Beast”

    Petrus Gonsalvus: The Real-Life “Beauty and the Beast”

    The story-behind-a-story begins in mid-15th-century France with "wildman" Petrus Gonsalvus and his beautiful wife Catherine.

    By Carolyn Cox

    9 Groundbreaking Graphic Novels and Comic Book Series

    9 Groundbreaking Graphic Novels and Comic Book Series

    They're more than just a fight between good and evil.

    By Terrence Dalton

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