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Slice of SciFi
by Summer Brooks
Interviews and discussion about science fiction, fantasy and horror in television and film, plus coverage of comics, indie features, and more
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“Seven Snipers”: Radha Mitchell, Ioan Gruffudd and Bianca Wallace
Actors Radha Mitchell, Ioan Gruffudd and Bianca Wallace talk about preparing for their roles in the new action-thriller Seven Snipers. Source
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Classic Scifi: “Destination Moon” & “Flight to Mars” restorations
Phil Hopkins, founder of Film Masters, is here to talk about their newest restoration releases, Destination Moon & Flight to Mars (July 2026), and Monster Mayhem Collection (March 2026). Source
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East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention, and the 2026 Glyph Comics Awards
Yumy Odom (ECBACC president and founder) and Akinseye Brown (ECBACC Vice President and Event Coordinator) stop by to talk about the 25th East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention, and the 2026 Glyph Comics Awards. Source
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“War Wolf”: Steve Orlando on the power in truth and lies
Comics writer Steve Orlando talks about WAR WOLF, his new pulp sci-fi limited series project with artist Marco Perugini from Mad Cave Studios.
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Marvel Age of Comics: Stuart Moore examines early “Doctor Strange”
Writer and comics editor Stuart Moore talks about his new book, "Doctor Strange: A Decade of Dark Magic", part of Bloomsbury Academic's new Marvel Age of Comics series featuring deep dives into historical eras, origins, and epic storylines from 85 years of Marvel Comics.
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“The Space Between the Trees”: Norm Konyu on bending space and time
Graphic novel writer and artist Norm Konyu talks about his newest standalone story, THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TREES, available now from Titan Comics.
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“Strange Cargo: The Doom of The Demeter”: Horror on stage in Chicago
Playwright Tim Griffin talks about Strange Cargo: the Doom of the Demeter, a new horror stage production at CityLit in Chicago, performances from October 18-November 23, 2025.
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“Beast of War”: Kiah Roache-Turner takes on sharks during wartime
Writer-director Kiah Roache-Turner talks about Beast of War, and since he's always wanted to make a shark movie, he went with one in a historical World War II setting.
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“Horror’s New Wave”: Dave Schilling talks about the history of Blumhouse
Journalist and author Dave Schilling talks about the new book Horror's New Wave: 15 Years of Blumhouse, celebrating the impact Blumhouse has had on horror entertainment with now-iconic franchises, and sometimes unconventional storytelling.
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“Infinite Summer”: Director Miguel Llansó looks at transcendence through technology
Writer-director Miguel Llansó talks about his scifi-thriller feature INFINITE SUMMER, exploring the mystery behind a suspicious new meditation app that three vacationing friends are introduced to.
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“Chain Reactions”: Alexandre O. Philippe on the impact of “Texas Chain Saw”
Writer-director Alexandre O. Philippe talks about his newest documentary, CHAIN REACTIONS, a series of interviews of artists whose careers were impacted in different ways by Tobe Hooper's THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE.
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“Strange Harvest”: Director Stuart Ortiz on expanding Mr. Shiny’s universe
Writer-director Stuart Ortiz returns to talk more about STRANGE HARVEST, now that it's finally being distributed to on demand services.
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“Traumatika”: Filmmakers Pierre Tsigaridis and Maxime Rançon
Director and co-writer Pierre Tsigaridis with co-writer and actor Maxime Rançon talk about their new horror feature, TRAUMATIKA, in theaters September 12 from Saban Films.
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“The Conjuring: Last Rites” Madison Lawlor and Orion Smith
Actors Orion Smith and Madison Lawlor talk about picking up the reins as the younger Ed and Lorraine Warren in THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, a film that brings the Warren's journey full circle.
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The 2025 New York Science Fiction Film Festival
Festival director Daniel Abella gives us a preview of what to expect at the 2025 New York Science Fiction & Horror Film Festival, which will be screening September 19-20 2025 in New York City.
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“Blade Runner”: Exploring the expanded world in the Titan Comics series
Writers Mike Johnson and Mellow Brown talk about the Blade Runner series being published by Titan Comics in connection with Alcon, and how the universe is expanding beyond the existing movies in comics prequels and sequels.
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“A Viewing Guide to the Pandemic”: Richard Scheib chases contagions on film
For folks who enjoy reading lists and examinations about various TV and film genres, the new A Viewing Guide to the Pandemic: Depictions of Plague and Pandemic on Film and TV by author and journalist Richard Scheib is a fun one to add to your library.
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“The Adventures of Lion Man”: Bill Campbell on recovering history
Publisher Bill Campbell talks about Rosarium Publishing's new graphic novel compilation The Adventures of Lion Man, reprinting the lone 1947 comic featuring Lion Man, plus 3 new stories by John Jennings, David Brame, Yvette Ndlovu and Bill Campbell.
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“Conan the Barbarian”: Comics writer Jim Zub on the new Titan series
Acclaimed comics writer Jim Zub is writing the new main Conan the Barbarian series from Titan Comics, and he talks about creating new stories in that world, the reprints of the Savage Sword of Conan, and several other Conan series.
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“Witchboard” writer-director Chuck Russell on throwbacks and remakes
Director Chuck Russell, then actors Renee and Elisha Hebert talk about their work on the new reimagined Witchboard, and looking forward to the possible expansion of and continuation on in this story world.
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“How Far Does the Dark Go?”: Bears Rebecca Fonte on trauma, healing and vampires
Writer-director Bears Rebecca Fonte talks about their new queer vampire thriller romance How Far Does the Dark Go?, and walks through where the story came from and more.
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“Star People”: Director Adam Finberg on different searches for truths
Writer-director Adam Finberg talks about his fascination with the Phoenix Lights, and how that led to making his new indie thriller Star People.
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“House on Eden”: adding to found footage paranormal investigations
Content creators Kris Collins, Celina Myers and Jason-Christopher Mayer have made a paranormal investigation feature, House on Eden.
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“FATE: The Winx Saga” writer Olivia Cuartero-Briggs talks adapting properties
Comics writer Olivia Cuartero-Briggs talks about adapting a well-established property from another medium (animation) and what it's like to create in someone else's playground.
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“Super Visible: The Story of the Women of Marvel Comics”
"Super Visible: The Story of the Women of Marvel Comics" co-authors Margaret Stohl and Judith Stephens talk about the story behind making the book and talking to many of the women behind the creation of Marvel Comics.
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“Off the Grid” director Johnny Martin, actor Maria Elisa Camargo
Director Johnny Martin, then actor Maria Elisa Camargo talk about making Off the Grid, a new action-thriller also starring Josh Duhamel, Greg Kinnear and Peter Stormare.
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“Found Footage Finds” filmmaker Chris Vander Kaay
"Found Footage Finds" is a docuseries created by Chris Vander Kaay about "found footage" films. The examination of those films along with interviews with some of the filmmakers is a lovely deep dive into a fun, niche movie genre.
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“Diablo” director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza on filming action
Director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza talks about DIABLO, his latest action-thriller, starring Scott Adkins and Marko Zaror.
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Ben H. Winters on writing his comics debut “Benjamin”
Writer Ben H. Winters has a new comics limited series coming out, BENJAMIN, which is a prestige format 3-issue series that melds Philip K. Dick with Thomas Pynchon in a story that bends and breaks perception, time and reality itself.
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“Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse” Director Isaac Ezban
Director Isaac Ezban talks about his new post-apocalyptic film, Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse, the story of three young brothers fighting to survive in a world ravaged by an incurable plague.
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“Parable of the Talents”: On adapting science fiction classics
Eisner and Hugo Award winning comics writer Damian Duffy talks about the challenges of adapting the works of Octavia Butler to graphic novels. Parable of the Talents is the newest adaptation, following Kindred (2017) and and the Hugo Award-winning Parable of the Sower (2020).
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“Watch the Skies”: a Swedish UFO conspiracy story, dubbed in English with AI
Watch the Skies is a Swedish UFO conspiracy thriller, now coming to international audiences with the help of advanced AI tools.
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“Rosario”: Emeraude Toubia and Felipe Vargas mix blood and magic
Actor Emeraude Toubia and Director Felipe Vargas talk about the new horror-thriller Rosario. Be wary of what inheritances family can pass on.
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“Art! Trash! Terror!”: Chris Alexander on Cult Cinema
Film historian Chris Alexander returns to share details on his newest book, Art! Trash! Terror!: Adventures in Strange Cinema, a tome full of in-depth essays and enlightening interviews that celebrate some of the most eccentric and unforgettable movies in cult cinema history.
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“Gunslingers”: Jeremy Kent Jackson, Brian Skiba on Westerns in 1907
Actor Jeremy Kent Jackson and writer-director Brian Skiba stop by to talk about Gunslingers, making a Western that takes place with 1907 Kentucky as a backdrop for a pair of brothers at odds with each others choices.
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“The Cloaked Realm”: Animating 19th- and 20th-century science fiction classics
Marisa Cohen and Peter Alexander of Interstellar Alchemists talk about their animated series The Cloaked Realm, dedicated to bringing new life to forgotten science fiction classics of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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“SurrealEstate” showrunner George R. Olson talks spooky places
"SurrealEstate" creator & showrunner George R. Olson talks about how his own experiences with marketing problematic real estate listings became the foundations of the series.
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Documentary: “TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming”
Writer-Producer Daniel Richardson and Director Richard Moss stop by to talk about the newest documentary from CreatorVC, TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming.
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Indie Talk: “And Through The Portal We Go”: Mike Hayhurst and Joseph Lymous
Writer-director Mike Hayhurst and actor-writer Joseph Lymous talk about their indie fantasy-satire And Through The Portal We Go, a smart, sly look at cults, quests of faith and personal growth.
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12th Annual Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival
The 2025 Philip K. Dick Film Festival is being held in New York City again, and festival director Daniel Abella stops by again to talk about this year's tracks: features, shorts, and even a cosplay competition.
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20th Annual International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival
International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival director Monte Yazzie returns to talk about the 2025 edition of this acclaimed genre film festival.
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Phoenix Film Festival: Celebrating 25 years of indie film excellence
Phoenix Film Foundation and Phoenix Film Festival executive director Jason Carney comes by to talk about the 25th edition of the acclaimed film festival, and what attendees can expect.
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“Cleaner” Director Martin Campbell on filming action
Director Martin Campbell talks about the appeal of having a "Die Hard"-style film featuring a woman, with the challenges of filming on the outside of a building for much of the story.
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Film Masters founder Phil Hopkins on Restoring Cult Classics
Film Masters' newest remaster release is Roger Corman's MONSTER FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR (1954), and founder Phil Hopkins talks about how he went from film history into producing film restorations for physical media releases.
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“Renner”: Actor Frankie Muniz & Director Robert Rippberger on AI helpers
Director Robert Rippberger and actor Frankie Muniz talk quickly about Renner, a story about a genius who's created Salenus, an AI life coach, but he realizes too late that her personality and intentions closely mirror those of his manipulative and abusive (and deceased) mother.
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“Eternal You”: Exploring digital methods of living forever
Directors Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck talk about their documentary ETERNAL YOU, which looks at the growing landscape of AI startups that use AI to "recreate" a deceased loved one.
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“Iyanu”: An animated African superhero fantasy for all ages
The creative team from the new animated fantasy series IYANU stops by to talk about this highly anticipated series ahead of its debut on Cartoon Network and Max.
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Movies, TV, Comics: Favorites of 2024
Summer, Noah and Louis list their favorite media releases from 2024, and hope for more and better from 2025!
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“Bleeding”: Director Andrew Bell’s take on vampires and addiction
Filmmaker Andrew Bell stops by to talk about Bleeding, a story about dealing with addictions, grief, despair, and vampires at the center of it all, but not in the way you'd imagine.
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“Utopia”: Director James Bamford on pulling all the best elements together
Director James Bamford talks about his indie scifi action-thriller Utopia, where a former special ops soldier has to infiltrate a high tech human trafficking organization in search of his missing wife.
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Interviews and discussion about science fiction, fantasy and horror in television and film, plus coverage of comics, indie features, and more
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