Speculative fiction
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Desperate for more Desolation: A Film Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
When Smaug’s giant reptilian eye slowly slid open and his gravelly growl vibrate through the theatre in the final seconds of The Hobbit: An Unexpected…
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Of Imagination and Fantasy: The Importance of Childhood and a Look at Ken Liu’s “The Paper Menagerie”
For many readers, it seems that speculative fiction (once you figure out what it means) conjures up either thoughts of the future or the ancient…
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A Little Light Reading Part 2: Faster Than Light Travel
In my previous post, I discussed the power and creativity that can stem from omitting faster than light travel from science fiction universes. Space opera…
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Antiquity to Dystopia: Genre-Crossing Symbolism in Lang’s Metropolis
Fritz Lang’s 1927 classic, Metropolis, depicts a dystopian future in which an oppressed class of workers is forced to live underground by the wealthy elite…
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A Little Light Reading: Travel in Sci-Fi Universes — Part 1
Einstein or Chewbacca: The First Big Choice in Space Opera If you’re the sort of person who’s interested in this article, I probably don’t need…
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The Spectatorial is hosting a contributors’ meeting!
When: Thursday, November 14th Where: 2pm @ Hart House South Sitting Room Who: Anyone & Everyone with a vested interest in perpetuating spec fic at U…
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The Spectatorial is Recruiting!
[The Spectatorial is a] journal for the perpetuation of speculative fiction, genre fiction, folklore, and mythology. Our goal is to elaborate on the importance of…
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Liminality & SpecFic: Welcome to The Spectatorial
“I talk about the gods, I am an atheist. But I am an artist too, and therefore a liar. Distrust everything I say. I am…
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