Speculative fiction Speculative fiction Caballistics, Inc is a horror/ fantasy comic strip, set in the present day, that has been running in the weekly British anthology comic 2000AD since December 2002. The strip was created by writer Gordon Rennie and artist Dom Reardon (the latter of whom has been the sole artist on the strip since its inception). ...more on Wikipedia about "Caballistics, Inc."
David G. Hartwell is an editor of speculative fiction. He has worked for several major publishers, and has published numerous anthologies. Since 1995 he has been a senior editor at Tor/Forge Books. He was born on July 10, 1941. ...more on Wikipedia about "David G. Hartwell"
Fantastique is a French term for a literary and cinematic genre that overlaps with parts of science fiction, horror and fantasy. It is not a specifically French genre. The conventional usage in French encompasses many non-French authors who may be categorised differently in their own countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fantastique"
Fantasy is a genre of art, literature, film, television, and music that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of either plot, theme, setting, or all three. The genre is generally distinguished from science fiction and horror by overall look, feel, and theme of the individual work, though there is a great deal of overlap between the three (collectively known as speculative fiction). In its broadest sense, fantasy covers works by many writers, artists, and musicians, from ancient myths and legends, to many recent works embraced by a wide audience today. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fantasy"
Fantasy art is a genre of art that depicts magical or other supernatural themes, ideas, creatures or settings. While there is some overlap with science fiction, horror and other speculative fiction art, there are unique elements not generally found in other forms of speculative fiction art. Depictions of ancient myths and legends, as well as depictions of modern day fantasy in the form of divine interventions and other magical or supernatural forces, are very common elements, and help distinguish fantasy art from other forms. Dragons, wizards, fairies and other fantastical and mythical creatures are common features in fantasy art. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fantasy art"
George Adamski ( April 17, 1891 – April 23, 1965) was a Polish-born American who claimed to have seen and photographed ships from other planets, met people from other planets and to have gone on flights with them. He wrote several books relating to his experiences, including the best-selling Flying Saucers Have Landed ( 1953), co-written with Desmond Leslie. He enjoyed some popularity as perhaps the most prominent contactee, but this gradually diminished as his claims became more questionable, and he was mostly considered a crackpot when he died. ...more on Wikipedia about "George Adamski"
The Golden Age of Science Fiction, often recognized as a period from the early 1940s through the 1950s, was an era during which the science fiction genre gained wide public attention and many classic science fiction stories were published. The saying "The golden age of science fiction is twelve", from the science fiction fan Peter Graham [Hartwell 1996], means that many readers use "golden age" to mean the time when they first developed a passion for science fiction, often in adolescence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Golden Age of Science Fiction"
The gothic novel is a literary genre that belongs to Romanticism and began in Britain with The Castle of Otranto ( 1764) by Horace Walpole. It is the predecessor to modern horror fiction and, above all, has led to the common definition of "gothic" as being connected to the dark and horrific. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gothic novel"
Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle or horrify the reader. Historically, the cause of the "horror" experience has often been the intrusion of an evil, or occasionally misunderstood, supernatural element into everyday human experience. Since the 1960s, any work of fiction with a morbid, gruesome, surreal, exceptionally suspenseful or frightening theme has come to be called "horror." Horror fiction often overlaps with science fiction and/or fantasy, all of which have sometimes been placed under the umbrella category speculative fiction. See also supernatural fiction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Horror fiction"
The Internet Speculative Fiction Database is a database of bibliographic information on science fiction and related genres such as fantasy fiction and horror fiction. It is widely viewed as an authoritative source of information, and is constantly being updated. While out-of-date FAQs at the ISFDB indicate that only a small fraction of authors and works have been cataloged by the site, in reality the ISFDB has cataloged most of the field's authors and works. The database contains roughly 30,000 author entries tracking over 35,000 novels and 100,000 works of short fiction; by comparison, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ( John Clute, Peter Nicholls, 1993) has roughly 2900 author entries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Internet Speculative Fiction Database"
Reading for the Future (or RFF) is an international non-profit organization which encourages literacy and reading through the use of speculative fiction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Reading for the Future"
Science fiction is a genre of fiction in which advances in science, or contact with more scientifically advanced civilizations, create situations different from those of both the present day and the known past. Although science fiction is often written primarily to entertain, many authors have a deeper purpose, using the genre to provide insight into science, society, or the human condition. The borders of this genre are not well defined, and the dividing lines between its sub-genres are often fluid. (In Strong Opinions, Vladimir Nabokov half-seriously argues that, if we were truly rigorous with our definitions, Shakespeare's play The Tempest would have to be termed science fiction.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Science fiction"
A secret history (or shadow history) is a version of history that is at odds with commonly accepted historical events and which is claimed to have been deliberately suppressed or forgotten. Originally secret histories were designed as non-fictional, revealing what is portrayed as the truth behind the spin: the exemplar is the Anecdota of Procopius of Caesarea (known for centuries as the Secret History), which portrays the reign of the Roman Emperor Justinian I to the great disadvantage of the Emperor, his wife and some of his court. ...more on Wikipedia about "Secret history"
The abbreviation "sf&f" stands for " science fiction & fantasy," and is commonly used by fans as a more concise method of referring to these sub-genres of speculative fiction. It is often used interchangeably with the similar term " sci-fi" but lacks its pejorative tones. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sf&f"
Skiffy is a sub- genre of science fiction, usually film or television that is noted for its poor quality, low budget and cliche-ridden writing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Skiffy"
Slipstream is a term for a literary work which pushes the boundaries of the conventions of and thus neither sits comfortably within the confines of either science fiction or fantasy or in mainstream literary fiction. Christopher Priest wrote, "In literature you might include Angela Carter, Steve Erickson, Paul Auster, Haruki Murakami, J. G. Ballard, Jorge Luis Borges, some of John Fowles. In films, Memento, Being John Malkovich and Intacto are recent examples of pure slipstream." ...more on Wikipedia about "Slipstream (literature)"
Southern Gothic is a sub-genre of the Gothic writing style, unique to American literature. Like its parent genre, it relies on supernatural, ironic, or unusual events to guide the plot. Unlike its predecessor, it uses these tools not for the sake of suspense, but to explore social issues and reveal the cultural character of the South. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Gothic"
Speculative fiction is a term which has been used in multiple related but distinct ways. ...more on Wikipedia about "Speculative fiction"
Supernatural fiction is a classification of literature used to describe fiction exploiting or requiring as plot devices or themes some contradictions of the commonplace natural world and materialist assumptions about it. It includes the traditional ghost story, and was propelled to prominence in Europe by the eighteenth century explosion of popular Gothic fiction. It includes both fiction with a religious message, and some that is directed against the religious concepts of natural law by postulating anti-natural phenomena and beings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Supernatural fiction"
The Utah Speculative Fiction Council (UtahSF) is a non-profit organization designed to allow all the different speculative fiction related organizations in Utah to have a common forum which fosters discussion and inter-group cooperation--a guild of sorts. UtahSF does not determine policy for or interfere with the internal affairs of its member groups, but instead acts as an advisory and support organization for any interested Utah speculative fiction group. UtahSF is completely independent of any particular club, group, or organization. ...more on Wikipedia about "Utah Speculative Fiction Council"
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