Gothtober 2011
Enjoy this year’s Gothtober video advent calendar set in “W.T.F’s Gothtober.”
Samuel Delany on Racism and Science Fiction
In the 1998 New York Times Review of Science Fiction, Samuel Delany writes about the history of African-American writers of science fiction, race and racism in science fiction and why Octavia Butler might wonder, “Why, when you invite me, do you always invite that guy, Delany?”
The Call of Cthulhu by Dr. Seuss
The Call of Cthulhu by Dr. Seuss cover and 8 pages as conceived by his colleague Dr. FaustusAU on DeviantArt. (via August Ragone)
“It is the Beating of His Hideous Heart.”
On the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s death, here are some adaptations of The Tell-Tale Heart: a performance by Vincent Price, an animated short, a reading for Massachusetts cable access and a short film.
Maurice Sendak, Grump without Peer
Maurice Sendak displays his unparalled curmudgeonly powers in an interview with The Guardian.
The Adventures of Tintin in The Uncanny Valley
Blastr has a new trailer up for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn and in it, Tintin, Capt. Haddock and Milou take a trip into the Uncanny Valley.
The Cultural Gutter 