“Beam me up, Scotty” is a quote as iconic as Star Trek‘s once-magical automatic doors ― even if Captain Kirk didn’t actually say it. While Star Trek wasn’t the first sci-fi creation to teleport its characters around, its pleasingly sparkly transport scenes quickly captured fans’ imaginations. However, what is beamed up isn’t necessarily what is beamed down.
Simply put, Star Trek transporters, if they were real, would kill their users along the way. No matter the technicalities over moving versus duplicating the bits that make up a Trek crewman, you cannot blast a person into atoms without ending their brain functions and destroying them. You just can’t. Try it (don’t try it). So depending on how lazy a character is, a commute from a starship bridge to the bathroom could be the last thing they ever do.
It’s something that’s fascinated and vexed...
Simply put, Star Trek transporters, if they were real, would kill their users along the way. No matter the technicalities over moving versus duplicating the bits that make up a Trek crewman, you cannot blast a person into atoms without ending their brain functions and destroying them. You just can’t. Try it (don’t try it). So depending on how lazy a character is, a commute from a starship bridge to the bathroom could be the last thing they ever do.
It’s something that’s fascinated and vexed...
- 3/25/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Novel with author China Miéville thrills everyone from ardent followers to big publishers
Penguin is cock-a-hoop, and Waterstones, tweeting the latest literary news, uncovered multiple gifs on a theme I’d never encountered before: “Take my money”. Please, begged the fan army, take my money and make the book arrive faster.
They were all reacting to the news that Keanu Reeves has announced he is writing his first novel, The Book of Elsewhere, in collaboration with the award-winning British author China Miéville.
Penguin is cock-a-hoop, and Waterstones, tweeting the latest literary news, uncovered multiple gifs on a theme I’d never encountered before: “Take my money”. Please, begged the fan army, take my money and make the book arrive faster.
They were all reacting to the news that Keanu Reeves has announced he is writing his first novel, The Book of Elsewhere, in collaboration with the award-winning British author China Miéville.
- 1/12/2024
- by Zoe Williams
- The Guardian - Film News
Keanu Reeves and British writer China Miéville will co-author a novel, The Book of Elsewhere, with Random House imprint Del Rey set to publish in July, the imprint announced today.
The novel – Reeves’ first – is set in the world the Brzrkr comic series Reeves created with writer Matt Kindt and artist Ron Garney. The novel will follow an immortal warrior on a millennia-long quest to discover the key to his immortality.
Reeves is attached to star in an upcoming live-action Netflix Brzrkr film, with an anime spinoff series also in development at Netflix.
The novel will drop on July 23; North American rights were acquired on behalf of Del Rey by Ben Greenberg, VP, Editor-in-Chief, Random House, from Laura Bonner and Erin Malone at WME. Greenberg will also edit the novel. An audio edition will be released simultaneously by Penguin Random House Audio.
The novel – Reeves’ first – is set in the world the Brzrkr comic series Reeves created with writer Matt Kindt and artist Ron Garney. The novel will follow an immortal warrior on a millennia-long quest to discover the key to his immortality.
Reeves is attached to star in an upcoming live-action Netflix Brzrkr film, with an anime spinoff series also in development at Netflix.
The novel will drop on July 23; North American rights were acquired on behalf of Del Rey by Ben Greenberg, VP, Editor-in-Chief, Random House, from Laura Bonner and Erin Malone at WME. Greenberg will also edit the novel. An audio edition will be released simultaneously by Penguin Random House Audio.
- 1/10/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
We’re all trying to find ways to keep ourselves and/or our families/housemates engaged and entertained during this period of social distancing. Might I suggest a bit of horror?
Tor Books launched its own horror imprint, Nightfire Books, aimed at publishing fiction that “unsettles and delights, exploring the full range of horror, dark fantasy, and the supernatural” back in April. The imprint’s first publication is planned for early 2021, but that doesn’t mean it’s not putting out some chilling content in the meantime.
In February, Nightfire Books launched Come Join Us By the Fire, an audio-only anthology of 35 horror short stories available to listen to for free. The collection offers almost 10 hours of creepy content, is narrated by Gerard Doyle, Ramon de Ocampo, and Saskia Maarleveld, and includes some of our favorite authors, including Joe R. Lansdale, Paul Tremblay, Sam J. Miller, China Miéville, and Carmen Maria Machado.
Tor Books launched its own horror imprint, Nightfire Books, aimed at publishing fiction that “unsettles and delights, exploring the full range of horror, dark fantasy, and the supernatural” back in April. The imprint’s first publication is planned for early 2021, but that doesn’t mean it’s not putting out some chilling content in the meantime.
In February, Nightfire Books launched Come Join Us By the Fire, an audio-only anthology of 35 horror short stories available to listen to for free. The collection offers almost 10 hours of creepy content, is narrated by Gerard Doyle, Ramon de Ocampo, and Saskia Maarleveld, and includes some of our favorite authors, including Joe R. Lansdale, Paul Tremblay, Sam J. Miller, China Miéville, and Carmen Maria Machado.
- 3/27/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
After a successful run exclusively on Google Play, Come Join Us By the Fire is now available on Spotify as well as other audiobook retailers. Also in today's Horror Highlights: Kickstarter campaigns for graphic novels Von Bach by Owen Hammer and The Empties by Kristen Gorlitz.
Von Bach's Kickstarter Campaign Details: "'Von Bach” is a graphic novel adaptation of a play produced by the Next Arena Theater company. It’s the story of an undead monster who sues a movie studio trying to make a horror movie about him.
Doctor Heinrich Von Bach was a nineteenth-century scientist resurrected from the dead by his own ungodly invention. At least that’s the story Hollywood told when they got hold of the gothic romance novel written about the good doctor. For a hundred years they’ve made as many films based on the bloody life and undeath of Von Bach.
Today, a...
Von Bach's Kickstarter Campaign Details: "'Von Bach” is a graphic novel adaptation of a play produced by the Next Arena Theater company. It’s the story of an undead monster who sues a movie studio trying to make a horror movie about him.
Doctor Heinrich Von Bach was a nineteenth-century scientist resurrected from the dead by his own ungodly invention. At least that’s the story Hollywood told when they got hold of the gothic romance novel written about the good doctor. For a hundred years they’ve made as many films based on the bloody life and undeath of Von Bach.
Today, a...
- 2/18/2020
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Megan Crouse Sep 25, 2019
Control's story and tone draw from a new tradition of uncanny fantasy known as the New Weird.
This article contains spoilers for Control and Annihilation.
Control is not, director Mikael Kasurinen points out, a horror game, but the latest entry in the New Weird, a genre sitting in a debated space somewhere between science fiction, horror, and magical realism. It's in this space that the team at Remedy Entertainment created the game's unique atmosphere.
The game is set in the Oldest House, a shifting, rigorously mapped skyscraper that grows diseased like a human body. It is the base of operations for the Federal Bureau of Control, a mysterious government organization that investigates "paranatural phenomena." This is also the organization that stole protagonist Jesse Faden's brother, a setup that leads to the game's main conflict, as Jesse investigates the Oldest House while also protecting it from a supernatural invasion.
Control's story and tone draw from a new tradition of uncanny fantasy known as the New Weird.
This article contains spoilers for Control and Annihilation.
Control is not, director Mikael Kasurinen points out, a horror game, but the latest entry in the New Weird, a genre sitting in a debated space somewhere between science fiction, horror, and magical realism. It's in this space that the team at Remedy Entertainment created the game's unique atmosphere.
The game is set in the Oldest House, a shifting, rigorously mapped skyscraper that grows diseased like a human body. It is the base of operations for the Federal Bureau of Control, a mysterious government organization that investigates "paranatural phenomena." This is also the organization that stole protagonist Jesse Faden's brother, a setup that leads to the game's main conflict, as Jesse investigates the Oldest House while also protecting it from a supernatural invasion.
- 9/11/2019
- Den of Geek
Rob Leane Kirsten Howard Mar 6, 2018
Wondering what to watch? Here’s our rundown of 2018’s new British dramas...
As we surge into 2018, the impressive amount of top-quality dramas emanating from our home-grown channels is showing no signs of decreasing.
See related Luke Cage: making a star of a lesser-known character Jessica Jones season 2: episode titles and fantastic pulp covers released Iron Fist season 2: Alice Eve joins the cast Daredevil season 3: Vincent D’Onofrio teases Fisk's evolution The Punisher season 2 adds Supergirl's Floriana Lima
There are plentiful programmes you’ll want to watch and/or record for later, as Britain’s best broadcasters battle it out for your attention and affections. Here, then, is a big long list of shows to look forward to in 2018...
The Innocents
Guy Pearce stars as a mysterious character currently only known as 'Halvorson' in Netflix's new 8-part supernatural teen...
Wondering what to watch? Here’s our rundown of 2018’s new British dramas...
As we surge into 2018, the impressive amount of top-quality dramas emanating from our home-grown channels is showing no signs of decreasing.
See related Luke Cage: making a star of a lesser-known character Jessica Jones season 2: episode titles and fantastic pulp covers released Iron Fist season 2: Alice Eve joins the cast Daredevil season 3: Vincent D’Onofrio teases Fisk's evolution The Punisher season 2 adds Supergirl's Floriana Lima
There are plentiful programmes you’ll want to watch and/or record for later, as Britain’s best broadcasters battle it out for your attention and affections. Here, then, is a big long list of shows to look forward to in 2018...
The Innocents
Guy Pearce stars as a mysterious character currently only known as 'Halvorson' in Netflix's new 8-part supernatural teen...
- 12/31/2017
- Den of Geek
Nobody writes like China Mieville. It’s a simple and somewhat unfortunate fact of life. There is only one of him, and he’s absolutely the only person on this planet who could produce a book like Kraken. I’ve read several of Mieville’s books, and I’ve enjoyed all of them. The thing is that all of his [...]...
- 10/4/2010
- by dragonwomant
- Boomtron
Twisting Genres is a panel of eight novelists, each of whom has published hybridizations of different genres. The participants, lovingly cut and pasted from the program guide: China Mieville (Kraken), Justin Cronin (The Passage), Naomi Novik (Tongues of Serpents), Daryl Gregory (The Devil's Alphabet), Jeffrey J. Mariotte (Cold Black Hearts), Robert Masello (Blood and Ice), Keith Thompson (The Leviathan trilogy), and Scott Westerfeld (The Leviathan trilogy).
China Mieville is one of the stories here, shaved head, earrings and biceps worked like a bored inmate's. The guy's got a Ph.D. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and has published academically in addition to his fiction. He even ran for Parliament. There's a sense as the panel starts and the other authors give their two cents that he sinks into himself a little bit, the smart kid noticing that the table he sat down at is filled with...
China Mieville is one of the stories here, shaved head, earrings and biceps worked like a bored inmate's. The guy's got a Ph.D. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and has published academically in addition to his fiction. He even ran for Parliament. There's a sense as the panel starts and the other authors give their two cents that he sinks into himself a little bit, the smart kid noticing that the table he sat down at is filled with...
- 7/23/2010
- by Steven Lloyd Wilson
The first dizzy glimpses of Tron are unveiled, authors relate the values of peanut butter confectionery to writing, and Angelina sticks to her script. It's a successful first day at Comic-Con
In pictures: the sights of Comic-Con 2010
So there we all were, on our first full day at Comic-Con, packed into the black-curtained, dimly-lit, 6,500-capacity Hall H, which is like outer space only bigger and, less generous observers might say, further from sentient life. We had queued. Oh, how we had queued. And that was just to cross the road (I'm not exaggerating). It was the promise of exclusive footage from Tron: Legacy that had drawn us to Hall H. Never mind easing fans in gently, this was like kicking off a meal with a knickerbocker toffee fudge longboat. Surely everything that followed would resemble braised cabbage by comparison?
Well, yes and no. The Tron event was entertaining, thanks largely to the panel's moderator,...
In pictures: the sights of Comic-Con 2010
So there we all were, on our first full day at Comic-Con, packed into the black-curtained, dimly-lit, 6,500-capacity Hall H, which is like outer space only bigger and, less generous observers might say, further from sentient life. We had queued. Oh, how we had queued. And that was just to cross the road (I'm not exaggerating). It was the promise of exclusive footage from Tron: Legacy that had drawn us to Hall H. Never mind easing fans in gently, this was like kicking off a meal with a knickerbocker toffee fudge longboat. Surely everything that followed would resemble braised cabbage by comparison?
Well, yes and no. The Tron event was entertaining, thanks largely to the panel's moderator,...
- 7/23/2010
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
If you've never attended San Diego's Comic-Con International extravaganza, just imagine having 100 awesome things happening at the same time, but you can only participate in one of them — and only if you wait in line for an hour while missing 100 entirely different but equally awesome events. Extend that over 4-5 days, and you'll start to understand the Comic-Con experience.
Nevertheless, the things you do get to see are almost always worth looking forward to — because everyone goes big or not at all when it comes to Comic-Con.
Our pals over at Ugo recently polled some of the best and brightest around the comics and movie scene (and for some reason, me) about what they're looking forward to at this year's Comic-Con. They'll all be covering the show from every which way possible, so between them and our own Comic-Con 2010 coverage here on Splash Page, we'll have you covered when it...
Nevertheless, the things you do get to see are almost always worth looking forward to — because everyone goes big or not at all when it comes to Comic-Con.
Our pals over at Ugo recently polled some of the best and brightest around the comics and movie scene (and for some reason, me) about what they're looking forward to at this year's Comic-Con. They'll all be covering the show from every which way possible, so between them and our own Comic-Con 2010 coverage here on Splash Page, we'll have you covered when it...
- 7/15/2010
- by Rick Marshall
- MTV Splash Page
It's a little bit incredible, but we're mere moments away from the exploding star of multiverses, marketing and expandable waistbands.
Yes, friends, Comic-Con is back! And to think, it was just around this time last year I left thinking, "jeez, this Jonah Hex looks like a lot of fun."
Yuks aside, I've had the mythos of my own personal universes expanded many times at Sdcc, and I expect this year to be no different.
There's a lot I'm looking forward to, but if I had to choose just one thing (and this is tough, trust me) it has to be the first footage of Green Lantern. We realy know so little about what that movie's gonna look like and it has the potential to be mindblowing. If we catch a glimpse of some truly obscure members of the Green Lantern Corps, we'll know Hal Jordan is getting the Abramsverse treatment...
Yes, friends, Comic-Con is back! And to think, it was just around this time last year I left thinking, "jeez, this Jonah Hex looks like a lot of fun."
Yuks aside, I've had the mythos of my own personal universes expanded many times at Sdcc, and I expect this year to be no different.
There's a lot I'm looking forward to, but if I had to choose just one thing (and this is tough, trust me) it has to be the first footage of Green Lantern. We realy know so little about what that movie's gonna look like and it has the potential to be mindblowing. If we catch a glimpse of some truly obscure members of the Green Lantern Corps, we'll know Hal Jordan is getting the Abramsverse treatment...
- 7/14/2010
- UGO Movies
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
Books have been adapted into films for about as long as the medium has existed. It might be difficult for twihards to believe, The Twilight Saga isn’t the first group of books to make it from the pages to the screen. But we’re making this list as an ode to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, which hits theaters June 30. Some adaptations been successful (Gone with the Wind, No Country for Old Men the Harry Potter films) some less so (The Time Traveler’s Wife, Confessions of a Shopaholic). Still, despite Hollywood’s spotty record with some excellent books, there are certain novels I read that seem to be calling out for the big screen treatment. These are the Top 7 books from my bookshelf that would be fast tracked tomorrow if I ran a studio.
7. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Recap:...
Books have been adapted into films for about as long as the medium has existed. It might be difficult for twihards to believe, The Twilight Saga isn’t the first group of books to make it from the pages to the screen. But we’re making this list as an ode to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, which hits theaters June 30. Some adaptations been successful (Gone with the Wind, No Country for Old Men the Harry Potter films) some less so (The Time Traveler’s Wife, Confessions of a Shopaholic). Still, despite Hollywood’s spotty record with some excellent books, there are certain novels I read that seem to be calling out for the big screen treatment. These are the Top 7 books from my bookshelf that would be fast tracked tomorrow if I ran a studio.
7. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Recap:...
- 6/29/2010
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
The second intallment of the Sex and the City movie franchise finds the lovely foursome of Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), and Samantha (Kim Cattrall) all back in New York City two years after the first movie ended. Each lady’s life has supposedly continued on status quo until–uh-oh! All four suddenly [...]
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- 5/29/2010
- by Jill Carroll
- Boomtron
It honestly amazes me that I’m only now being introduced to the works of Scott Sigler. I like to think of myself as being near the forefront when it comes to new sci-fi/horror/fantasy writers, but I missed the ball on this one. Thankfully, a copy of Contagious landed on my desk and quickly rectified that oversight.
Building off the story started in Infected (read the Fangoria review of that one here), Contagious continues the tale of “Scary” Perry Dawsey and the alien spores that are turning people into homicidal maniacs. After revealing the existence of these invaders to a newly-inaugurated president, Contagious plows full on into the action, with a covert team of operatives doing their best to fight the ongoing invasion of alien parasites so narrowly overcome in the first book, trying to capture and study the growing menace without alarming the public at large.
“Scary...
Building off the story started in Infected (read the Fangoria review of that one here), Contagious continues the tale of “Scary” Perry Dawsey and the alien spores that are turning people into homicidal maniacs. After revealing the existence of these invaders to a newly-inaugurated president, Contagious plows full on into the action, with a covert team of operatives doing their best to fight the ongoing invasion of alien parasites so narrowly overcome in the first book, trying to capture and study the growing menace without alarming the public at large.
“Scary...
- 1/5/2010
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Benjamin Dolle)
- Fangoria
"It’s a good time to be me,” Pascal Laugier jokingly told the folks at Fangoria recently during an in-depth interview. The French director of Martyrs touched upon all his upcoming projects, and we've got the highlights for you.
First on everyone's mind is undoubtedly the Hellraiser remake he's prepping for Dimension Films. “I’m now working on it with a co-writer I cannot name," Pascal said. "We do not want to remake the original movie, as that would be a pointless exercise, and I wouldn’t feel comfortable messing with what is essentially a solid horror/fantasy. So we’re trying to respect Clive Barker’s original material while bringing totally fresh angles to it ... It’s taking a while to come together, because all involved want to get it absolutely right.”
He also spilled some details about Details, a project with Paramount Vantage based on a novella by the famous,...
First on everyone's mind is undoubtedly the Hellraiser remake he's prepping for Dimension Films. “I’m now working on it with a co-writer I cannot name," Pascal said. "We do not want to remake the original movie, as that would be a pointless exercise, and I wouldn’t feel comfortable messing with what is essentially a solid horror/fantasy. So we’re trying to respect Clive Barker’s original material while bringing totally fresh angles to it ... It’s taking a while to come together, because all involved want to get it absolutely right.”
He also spilled some details about Details, a project with Paramount Vantage based on a novella by the famous,...
- 3/19/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
French filmmaker Pascal Laugier was in London this week to launch the British theatrical and DVD release of his still-controversial Martyrs. Fango caught up with him to ask about the current status of all the projects he’s involved with, especially the much-touted remake of Hellraiser.
“Yes, it’s a good time to be me,” Laugier (pictured) tells us with a laugh. “I’m circling numerous projects, and whichever gets greenlighted or fully financed first, I’ll be doing.”
Like Details, which we previously reported on here? “That’s a project with Paramount Vantage based on a novella by the famous, hip London-based writer China Mieville,” he says. “The story, inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s writings, is about a boy looking after a weird old woman who discovers strange forces hidden in the creased fabric of our world. Mieville is a smart guy and a very dark horror writer. I...
“Yes, it’s a good time to be me,” Laugier (pictured) tells us with a laugh. “I’m circling numerous projects, and whichever gets greenlighted or fully financed first, I’ll be doing.”
Like Details, which we previously reported on here? “That’s a project with Paramount Vantage based on a novella by the famous, hip London-based writer China Mieville,” he says. “The story, inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s writings, is about a boy looking after a weird old woman who discovers strange forces hidden in the creased fabric of our world. Mieville is a smart guy and a very dark horror writer. I...
- 3/18/2009
- Fangoria
French director Pascal Laugier ("Martyrs") says his upcoming "Hellraiser" will Not be a remake but a 'reboot' according to an interview with FilmsActu. Mixing elements from both the first film and Clive Barker's original "The Hellbound Heart" novella, both the characters of Frank and Julia will be present. The first draft of the script, written in French, is finished and is being translated in English. Laugier, who admits he turned down an offer to direct "The Strangers" sequel, will then start to write the first draft of the adaptation of China Mieville's short story "Details" for Paramount Vantage....
- 3/10/2009
- www.ohmygore.com/
- This year's Euro "It" horror helmer is being thrown Hollywood projects left, right and center. After the news that Pascal Laugier is attached to be the successor behind the pinhead franchise re-birth (read here), the filmmaker behind the macabre Martyrs (one of the most unpleasant film experiences I've had in 2008) might actually be directing a horror thriller project for Paramount Vantage and prod house Blumhouse. Optioned by P-Vantage in October of 2006, the house originally set Dan Kay to write the script, but Laugier has done a rewrite based on a short story by British fantasy writer China Mieville. Details revolves around a girl who disappears after having uncovered a demonic force that only she can see and her father, who stops at nothing to bring her back. ...
- 11/24/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- Quick Links > Details > Paramount Vantage Paramount Vantage has made another acquisition, this time plunging into the horror genre with Details. The film, written by Dan Kay and based on a short story China Mieville, will be produced by Paramount’s Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Productions, along with his colleague Amy Israel. Steven Schneider and Ian Levy will serve as executive producers. The intricate story revolves around a psychological phenomenon called ‘pareidolia.’ When a man’s daughter after uncovering a demonic force only she can see, he relentlessly fights the supernatural to bring her back. Like Silent Hill, or a really deranged version of Labyrinth. No word yet if David Bowie will star and sing and dance in this film. Paramount Vantage has been on a roll lately, as we mentioned in our news about The Immortalist. They have the Oscar-bound Babel due up later this year.
- 10/4/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
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