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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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Sci Fi Movies

Don't Overlook the Bittersweet Sci-Fi of "Needle in a Timestack"

Don't Overlook the Bittersweet Sci-Fi of "Needle in a Timestack"

Robert Silverberg's story, and its film adaptation, explores what humanity loses by gaining time travel. 

By Carolyn Cox

Fantasy Books

Moon Over These 7 Stories of Female Werewolves

Moon Over These 7 Stories of Female Werewolves

In the mood for a little lycanthropy? 

By Archita Mittra

Book Excerpt

Read the Short Story Behind the Sci-Fi Film Needle in a Timestack

Read the Short Story Behind the Sci-Fi Film Needle in a Timestack

What if a romantic rival changed your past? 

By Betsy Mitchell

Game Of Thrones

Everything George R.R. Martin Has Said in 2021 About Winds of Winter

Everything George R.R. Martin Has Said in 2021 About Winds of Winter

The latest updates on the next book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series.

By Grace Felder

Game Of Thrones

The Teaser for Game of Thrones Prequel House of the Dragon is Here.

The Teaser for Game of Thrones Prequel House of the Dragon is Here.

“Dreams didn’t make us kings, dragons did.”

By Grace Felder

Fantasy Books

The Moomins: Escape Into the Gentle Fantasy of Tove Jansson

The Moomins: Escape Into the Gentle Fantasy of Tove Jansson

Moominvalley awaits. 

By Natalie Dalea

Neil Gaiman

The Teaser Trailer for Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Is Here

The Teaser Trailer for Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Is Here

“Death has family.”

By Danielle Kugler

Quotes

10 Powerful Matrix Quotes to Prepare You for The Matrix: Resurrections

10 Powerful Matrix Quotes to Prepare You for The Matrix: Resurrections

Are you ready to see how deep the rabbit hole goes?

By Jena Brown

Fantasy Books

6 of the Coolest Swords from Fantasy Fiction

6 of the Coolest Swords from Fantasy Fiction

These blades are a cut above the rest. 

By Kelsey Christine McConnell

Fantasy Books

16 Splendid Ways to Celebrate Hobbit Day on September 22nd

16 Splendid Ways to Celebrate Hobbit Day on September 22nd

Wish Frodo and Bilbo happy birthday in true Shire style.

By Danai Nesta Kupemba

Sci Fi Movies

9 Sci-Fi Movies That Desperately Deserve a Sequel

9 Sci-Fi Movies That Desperately Deserve a Sequel

We want another chapter in these sci-fi sagas. 

By Jena Brown

Tabletop Gaming

Dungeon Command: The Short Life of the Forgotten D&D Spinoff

Dungeon Command: The Short Life of the Forgotten D&D Spinoff

All of the D&D magic, none of the dice. 

By Orrin Grey

Fantasy Books

What We Can't Wait to See in the Broken Earth Movie Adaptation

What We Can't Wait to See in the Broken Earth Movie Adaptation

A masterpiece moves to the big screen. 

By Vernieda Vergara

Fantasy TV Shows

The First Trailer for The Wheel of Time Has Arrived

The First Trailer for The Wheel of Time Has Arrived

"No matter what happens...the pain we face...the heartbreak...the Wheel keeps turning."

By Danielle Kugler

Fantasy Book Series

Dreaming 101: The Beginner’s Guide to the Sandman Comics by Neil Gaiman

Dreaming 101: The Beginner’s Guide to the Sandman Comics by Neil Gaiman

Never trust the storyteller. Only trust the story.

By Jena Brown

Fantasy Movies

Our Favorite Twilight Characters, Ranked from Least to Most Dazzling

Our Favorite Twilight Characters, Ranked from Least to Most Dazzling

And so the lion fell in love with the lamb. 

By Jena Brown

Post-Apocalyptic

A Primer to the Post-Apocalyptic World of Y: The Last Man 

A Primer to the Post-Apocalyptic World of Y: The Last Man 

Get to know the Eisner Award-winning comic series.  

By Jena Brown

Sci Fi Movies

The 15 Most Iconic Sci-Fi Robots

The 15 Most Iconic Sci-Fi Robots

R2-D2, it is you! It is you!

By Jena Brown & Carolyn Cox

Octavia Butler

HBO Orders Pilot Script of Octavia E. Butler's Fledgling

HBO Orders Pilot Script of Octavia E. Butler's Fledgling

Issa Rae and J.J. Abrams are attached to the project.  

By Danielle Kugler

Octavia Butler

Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower to Be Adapted by A24 and Garrett Bradley

Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower to Be Adapted by A24 and Garrett Bradley

Butler's transformative work is coming to the big screen. 

By Carolyn Cox

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