The Othering – The Debut Novel from Blair MacKenzie Blake GregMonday, November 19th Readers who have enjoyed our good friend Blair MacKenzie Blake's esoteric explorations in our Darklore anthology series, and/or the sumptuous wordplay in his bo... 0 Comments2 min read
Frankenstein: The Real Experiments that Inspired the Fictional Science GregWednesday, October 31st by Iwan Morus, Aberystwyth University On January 17 1803, a young man named George Forster was hanged for murder at Newgate prison in London. After his execu... 0 Comments8 min read
The Strange Case of the Black Knight Satellite Martin J. ClemensMonday, October 15th Here follows one of the most interesting and complex stories of Space Conspiracy in existence. It’s the story of the Black Knight satellite, and so much more. ... 1 Comment10 min read
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Robot Can Now Do Parkour GregFriday, October 12th Over the years we've documented Boston Dynamics incremental steps in either (a) creating a future life of leisure for humanity via robot helpers or (b) ensured ... 0 Comments1 min read
Dear Moon: A Japanese Billionaire is Going to Take Artists on a Lunar Mission in 2023 GregTuesday, September 18th The Moon has no doubt inspired the imagination of humans since we had our first conscious thoughts - for so long a mystery object traversing the sky, and then l... 0 Comments3 min read
Steam Engine Time and Ideaspace: Fortean Theories of How Creative Ideas Emerge Simultaneously GregMonday, September 10th Last week on Twitter I came across a link to a sci-fi short story by writer Elly Bangs which sounded interesting. Clicking through I was taken to Bangs' piece a... 1 Comment7 min read
#FolkloreAgainstFascism Cat VincentThursday, August 2nd In early June, the British found-footage documentary Arcadia was released. A film showing the folklorish customs of Britain with a soundtrack by Portishead’s Ad... 12 Comments16 min read
Captured Ghosts: The Life and Work of Warren Ellis GregTuesday, June 26th There are a number of comics writers over the past few decades who have become both respected mainstream writers, as well as icons of underground culture and th... 0 Comments1 min read
Review: Jason Heller’s ‘Strange Stars’ Cat VincentWednesday, June 20th Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, And The Decade Sci-fi Exploded, by Jason Heller Melville House 2018, ISBN 9781612196978 (Available from Amazon US a... 0 Comments6 min read
Flying Saucerers: The Role of Science Fiction and the Occult in the Birth of the UFO Era GregMonday, May 28th (Excerpted from Darklore Volume 4, which is available from Amazon US and Amazon UK) by The Emperor In an essay in Darklore (Volume 3), I looked at the odd ... 0 Comments40 min read
