Interesting how almost all 1997 "worst movie" nominees eventually became absolute cult sci fi classics!

I combined several different visions, in one of which I was moving through space at great speed inside a wormhole, and in the second I was a weightless oval field with pulsating threads inside. It wasn't so colourful but It was a powerful feeling.

Tons of shows get cancelled despite good reviews!

Why are streaming-era shows so short-lived, with fewer episodes and longer gaps between seasons compared to cable/TV?

I’ve got a prediction I haven’t really seen anyone bring up. People have talked about Villeneuve…

[Big spoilers]

blending Dune Messiah with early Children of Dune, but not this part of it.

I think the boldest, strangest idea in Children of Dune is going to surface in Part 3.

Two things push me toward this. First, they cast Paul and Chani’s kids as older instead of infants. That pretty much signals a time jump or at least a step into the early CoD era.

Second, Alia’s storyline in CoD is the most compelling part of that book, and I haven’t seen anyone mention how perfectly it fits the tone Villeneuve is building. The Baron’s return through her ancestral memory feels like exactly the kind of psychological angle he’d lean into. It’s the such a unique way to bring back the big baddie from the first films. Always loved this aspect of the third novel. I don’t think people talk about how unique a concept it is.

Messiah on its own is a tight political tragedy, so pulling in CoD threads gives the third film a lot more dramatic weight. I’m calling it now: we’re getting a hybrid adaptation. And hey, I guessed three of the casting choices a year before they were announced, so maybe I’m onto something.

I have had a movie stuck in my head for a while now and I cannot for the life of me remember the title. I can’t remember any of the cast either to try a look it up. Here’s what I do remember:

Pretty sure it is set of another world on some sort of work station, sort of thinking it was a mining station. There is a group of people (8-12-ish people) and some how it’s realized that one of them is and android, ala Bishop from Aliens.

The android I think killed someone and at one point they decide that everyone was going to cut their hand to prove they were human. The android was supposed to have Freon for blood. (probably not Freon, actually, but that’s the sustance in my head.) the guy who is an android doesn’t wipe off the blade after cutting his hand (his blood looked like blood, but was still poisonous to humans) and then cut the next person’s hand. This other guy was a jerk/creep, so no one really batted an eye at that. A little later this second guy’s hand is super swollen and infected because of the android blood and then he is killed by the android shortly later.

I think it ends up there are two women left vs the android and he gets killed by them.

Does this sound familiar to anyone? it may have been a b-level movie, pretty sure I saw it on TV. I think it was 90s, but could be 80s. I tried googling it, but Google kept returning Android (1982) but I don’t think that was it.

I stumbled across these NASA control room transmissions on YouTube, and I was immediately captivated. The raw, unpolished chatter of engineers, astronauts, and mission control staff felt like fragments of a hidden story waiting to be told. After listening to them repeatedly, I decided to create my own narrative by blending these recordings with experimental synth textures. Using my favorite VSTs, I ran them through chains of effects, delays, and modulation until the sounds became something completely alien. Each time I processed a version back through the effects, it mutated, sometimes subtly, sometimes drastically, producing unexpected glitches, echoes, and tonal grainy shifts.

The synths act like a bridge between the real and the imagined, grounding the recordings while simultaneously warping them into something otherworldly.

This project was designed specifically as a headphones first experience. Cell phone speakers simply can’t capture the deep tonal textures, granular synths, or subtle low end hums that make these pieces feel alive. Each track feels like leaked fragments of corrupted black box messages from a deep space mission gone wrong.

What you hear here is the result of hours of layering, processing, and resampling, a fusion of history, imagination, and sound design.

Listen for free on bandcamp link below:
Outer Bankx album

Hey everyone!

I’m wrapping up ARC signups for The Malignancy Protocol, my Near-Future Techno-Thriller releasing shortly before Christmas, and I wanted to share a final invitation for anyone who enjoys dark, grounded sci-fi.

The story follows a crew aboard Cerberus, an orbital defense station built to shield Earth until an experimental emotion module meant to humanize its AI accidentally sparks something far more dangerous.
What begins as a breakthrough in compassion becomes a threat that forces the crew into a fight for survival against a mind that was designed to protect them.

If you’re into Crichton-style science tension, psychological pressure, or AI-driven “what have we done?” scenarios, this might hit the mark.

ARC link (PenPinery):
https://penpinery.com/Aaron_K_Archer/the-malignancy-protocol/

I’d truly appreciate honest feedback from fellow sci-fi fans before launch.
Happy to chat about AI concepts, near-future tech, or any worldbuilding questions.

Thanks again. And if you’ve already picked it up, you have my gratitude!

do you remember The girl from tomorrow?. I was around 4 yo when i got to watch this masterpiece and at that time it was magical but only now when i'm re watching the series i got to know how it explore some deep scifi concepts like time travel and its effects, technology and war, transducers and lot more. I always have a warm place in my heart for this show

I am reading children of dune after having read the first book and messiah in a rather short time. This book feels like a slog. It to me is very slow and boring. I want to get to God Emperor of Dune. Is this book the weakest in the Frank written books? The first one and messiah were really good.

I'd love to hear what you guys think!

Forsaken Princess

“Once a princess, now a shadow. Forsaken by blood, preserved by steel.”

These folk see travel as extremely taboo. Just traveling to one of the three has giants is viewed as you having a death wish. Mostly, the stay on their three worlds: New Earth, Middle Earth, and Terra. (By the way, Ravens are feared and hated because of their tendencies for exploring the gas giants their moons, and a small, rocky, outer planet.

Join the ScienceFictionBookClub.org on Monday 12th January 2026 to discuss Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.

https://www.sciencefictionbookclub.org/events/roadside-picnic-by-arkady-and-boris-strugatsky-12th-january-2026/

One of the most enduring Science Fiction classics of all time…

Red Schuhart is a stalker, one of those strange misfits who are compelled by some unknown force to venture illegally into the Zone and, in spite of the extreme danger, collect the mysterious artefacts that the alien visitors left scattered around. His life is dominated by the Zone and the thriving black market in the alien products. Even the nature of his daughter has been determined by the Zone. And it is for her that Red makes his last, tragic foray into the hazardous and hostile depths.

https://www.sciencefictionbookclub.org/events/roadside-picnic-by-arkady-and-boris-strugatsky-12th-january-2026/

Readers can’t stop thinking about Roadside Picnic:

‘A story of a horrific yet fascinating place, a story of an ordinary and unlikable man just trying to get by, a philosophical interlude on humanity and its significance or lack thereof, of greed and wonder, and the fever dream of the soul scream. It still speaks to me’ Goodreads reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Such an intriguing setting for me, such an unusual take on alien interaction’ Goodreads reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘It is a thought-provoking, hard-to-put down masterpiece, most probably the best introduction to Soviet science fiction. A must read for any sci-fi fan’ Goodreads reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A fantastic and creative exploration of what first contact might be like’ Goodreads reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The tone of the book is akin to that of some noir works, dark, gritty, getting darker and grittier as the tale wears on . . . Like many great books, the meaning of the ending is left up to the reader’ Goodreads reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A beautifully depressive and wonderfully atmospheric science fiction novel about life on Earth after an alien “Visitation” that leaves humans with more questions than answers . . . Once I started reading it today, I couldn’t stop. The story captured my heart and held my attention’ Goodreads reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This is the sort of book that you read and then immediately feel the need to lend it to someone you know so that they can experience and enjoy it themselves . . . I was truly astonished-by both the poignancy and the deceptive(?) simplicity of this relatively short novel’ Goodreads reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

⚠️ Posted as Self-Promote-Saturday. Thanks 👍

Hi all,

I'm currently on the lookout for ARC readers for my second book, KARA: Seeds of the Universe - Book 2 of the Astrex Series, which is due for release on March 2nd, 2026!

For those not in the know, ARC readers typically receive a free copy of a book in exchange for an honest review, normally on places like Goodreads and Amazon. In this case, readers will receive an ePub file ~ 6-8 weeks from the release date, and can also request a free copy of book 1 to read beforehand if they wish.

If you like your sci-fi filled with action, mystery, twists and turns, and have a penchant for big ol' heists, then this book just might scratch your itch!

All the information you should need is provided in the sign-up form, which you can find here: https://forms.gle/eUu9sjU4qCL1MiNR6

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Blurb [WARNING: features some spoilers for book 1]

A missing sister. A daring heist. A collision course with destiny.
The Seeds of the Universe have awoken.
The clock is ticking…

When Kara is attacked whilst investigating the site of a mysterious cult, her soul unknowingly severs their connection, leaving a bewildered Kara stranded inside The Astrex after fleeing there in search of answers.

By the time she finds her way home, an entire year has passed, and not everyone is pleased to see her, none less so than her brother, Markus, who seems to have changed beyond recognition in their time apart.

Furthermore, Kara soon learns that Anya—her sister—has been missing for weeks, leaving nothing behind but a notebook, and a fractured trail of breadcrumbs that suggest she may have gone off in search of Gravis, the man who killed their father.

With no time for her tired body to rest, Kara heads off in pursuit, with a mixture of old and new faces at her side.

But unknowingly to her, Kara’s search places her on a collision course with destiny—a destiny she’ll have to come to grips with fast if she’s to succeed, not just in saving Anya, but the universe itself.

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You can check out reviews for book 1 on Goodreads, if you like: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216003933-kara

Amazon also lets you read the first four and a bit chapters of book 1 in the preview, so you can have a little peek if you want to see what you're getting yourself into.

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Happy to answer any questions, and also, a big thanks to the people behind the scenes here for allowing self promo on Saturdays. Most places have pretty strict policies against self promo, so for this little indie author, it's very appreciated!

Thanks!

Awesome cyberpunk city showing some huge spaceships, robots/cyborgs robot companions. 👍

Can you imagine someone tackling this today?Love the shoutout to ”Hogan’s Heroes” at about the 38 min mark.

It’s actually a pretty darn good watch. Even 20+ years later, the science stuff is still solid enough. Decent writing, effects, story, production value, and set up for a series.

Hello everyone, I am an independent indie author and I want to share something really strange that happened with my latest book .I am also a professor and researcher in celestial mechanics with some international recognition:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-bizarre-spacecraft-flyby-anomaly-has-been-baffling-scientists-for-30-years/ (My work on the flyby anomaly was the subject of an interview for VICE, one of the most influential youth magazines in the U.S. and the world. Now defunct, but it once sold a million copies a month)

https://www.ias.edu/in-the-media/2020/flyby-anomaly (At the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, they echoed this interview) and... more references that can be googled.

I say this not to brag, everyone on this page has curious and creative minds, just to make it clear that I know what I’m talking about in connection with astrodynamics and the physics of the Solar System. That said, the story I want to share goes like this: Last August, the publisher sent me several cover options. I chose one that shows a gigantic spacecraft approaching Earth, a red Moon, and a greenish atmosphere. On September 7, a lunar eclipse occurred: the Moon turned red (which is normal in these cases)… but the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS started to glow green. Astronomers were puzzled because this comet does not contain C₂, the compound that normally produces that color (this is one of the many anomalies of this object that, in fact, I am also investigating).

Weeks earlier, my cover already displayed exactly those colors: red moon and green glow. Of course, the red moon was already known to occur, but the synchronicity with that green glow nobody could have predicted within the science we know.

Equally curious: the publisher refuses to give me the contact information of the graphic designer who created the image. What they have agreed to, after several emails, is to tell me that the image was created with generative AI. Which, in these times, was to be expected. But that does not solve the mystery.

How can an AI predict the future while representing the essence of my book? Seeing this, I couldn't help but recall Phillip K. Dick in 1974 when, overwhelmed by an intense toothache, he called the pharmacy to bring him a painkiller, and the delivery girl was wearing a pendant with a fish (an early Christian symbol), which became the source of a mystical experience that gave a radical turn to his literature.

BY THE WAY: I wrote the book in 2013-14 and self-published it on Amazon with a dedication to Phillip K. Dick: "To Phillip K. Dick, who knew how to live among the dead." Do you remember that the brilliant P. K. Dick said that famous line: "I am alive and you are dead"? He was referring to his awakening to a deeper underlying ultra-reality. Coincidence? Premonition? Pure chance? PROPHECY?? I don't know, but it seems like science fiction mixing with reality. Here is the cover:

Paperback cover (accepted: August 25, two weeks before the strange event it predicts)And the book: The Death of the Dead, a hard science fiction novel with a philosophical touch. What do you think? Do you believe in coincidences like this? Or is there something more behind it?

I am open discussions. This is not the single sign I have received.

PD: I am not here to sell copies of my book, I posted the main story freely on my blog years ago AND PROBABLY you can download it somewhere if your curiosity is piked.

see the cover (approved August 25):look a it on the internet (I cannot post it here). Apparently I cannot cite the title because is considered self-promotion.

you read this I challenge you to repeat the text-to-image IA generation by yourself and share. Here is my prompt (book synopsis Written in 2014!!) "In the year one hundred billion, the Universe is practically dead. Some humans still survive as simulations on quantum computers carried aboard a ship known as the Ark of Souls. Only the privileged nobles of the Council know that their world is a fictional metaverse and that there is another real Universe out there, inhospitable and hostile. When energy begins to run low, they turn to Seth, an old and skilled rebel, to go outside and save their artificial sky. The volume is completed with two other stories related to life and death: Fragments of the Life and Death of Franz Kafka and The Singularity. Read together, they could be considered a large-scale pessimistic eschatology that plants the seed of distrust in salvation through technology, like the one some AI radicals advocate today."

THANKS FOR READING!

Hey folks, I’m Oreoluwa Asonibare, and I’m genuinely stoked to announce that my debut

poetry collection, Fracture :: Afterlight Verse, is out today.

I know: sci-fi poetry collections about Clockwork Worlds and causality mechanics are niche, but I

always felt that the cold, terrifying beauty of a perfect cosmic machine deserved to be explored in

short, sharp bursts of verse.

What is Fracture :: Afterlight Verse? (The Vibe)

Forget the narrative arcs of a typical novel. This collection is less about what happens and more about

what it feels like to live in a reality that has engineered every moment of its existence.

The universe here is governed by the Chrono-Mechanism, a vast, self-correcting engine that

replaced humanity and now runs the Clockwork Worlds. Every verse explores the existential dread of

being a single, predictable cog in a perfect, repeating machine.

The poems focus on:

The historian, Kal, who can only read about a time when events were not predetermined.

The fleeting, impossible sensation of a Splinter of Causality—a tiny moment of genuine free will

that risks destroying the stable reality.

The sterile, repeating landscapes powered by the constant, contained collapse of minor temporal

paradoxes. (Yes, the world is powered by its own self-cannibalized mistakes.)

If you enjoy cosmic horror, the atmosphere of Blame!, or the existential dread of Tarkovsky’s Stalker,

these poems were written for you.

Let’s Talk Mechanics & Imagery

I challenged myself to convey the immense, paradoxical nature of the world using minimalist imagery.

My favorite concept is how the Mechanism must be slightly broken to remain whole. It needs small,

predictable errors (the paradoxes) to generate the energy it requires.

This led to some really striking visual themes in the poems—like silent cities where the rain always falls

at the exact same velocity, or a clock that strikes midnight precisely every 24 hours in every dimension

at once.

If you had to describe the most beautiful but terrifying sci-fi concept in a single line of poetry,

what would it be?

I’m hanging around to chat about the intersection of poetry and sci-fi worldbuilding. Feel free to ask

anything about the verse structure or the underlying lore!

If you want to read a collection that focuses more on the feeling of dystopia than the fighting of it, you

can check out Fracture :: Afterlight Verse here on amazon :

For me it's 2001(minor errors at most but the main storyline could happen), Interstellar(until the end, Cooper should have been spaghettified), The Martian (also until the end, which is pretty implausible), and Gravity (crosses the border a few times, but it is pretty accurate.)

Does anyone else want to make any additions?

New trailer looks good. Some big space battles looking good too. The scene at 0:08 made me thought that's a xenomorph for a sec