Recent stories from SFX UK Magazine

WAY OUT WEST

WATCH THE SKIES! HORROR MASTER JORDAN PEELE RETURNS WITH “THE GREAT AMERICAN UFO FILM” NOPE

9 mins |

MCU IN COURT

MARVEL DEPLOYS THE STRONG ARM OF THE LAW IN THE NEW LIVE-ACTION SHE-HULK SERIES

10 mins |

FIRST KILL

DIRECTOR DAN TRACHTENBERG TAKES THE PREDATOR FRANCHISE BACK TO BASICS WITH NEW MOVIE PREY

10+ mins |

IN THE HEART OF HIDDEN THINGS

The strange is mundane in this fairy tale – and that’s not a negative point.

THE KNAVE OF SECRETS

Characters exclaim “Bof!” and wear powdered wigs in this epic French fancy. It’s the story of card-sharp Valen Quinol and his gang of swindlers.

THE PALLBEARERS CLUB

A work of Art

2 mins |

David Koepp

The Jurassic Park screenwriter loves his Screaming Goat

2 mins |

ORDINARY MONSTERS

Hidden talents

3 mins |

THE FINAL STRIFE

Saara El-Arifiweaves Ghanaian and Middle Eastern culture and myths together in her impressive debut novel.

REVERSE ENGINEERING

TIME TRAVEL THRILLER THE LAZARUS PROJECT TAKES ON THE END OF THE WORLD. THE CLOCK IS TICKING... BACKWARDS

8 mins |

SILK FIRE

This novel is more interesting for its setting, Jadzia, a city the size of a planet, than its story. Split into sectors, each dedicated to a different now-dead god, with its own language and prioritising of a different skill, it’s a fascinating place.

THE BALLAD OF PERILOUS GRAVES

Some stories are just too big for a single book to contain. When an author has effectively invented a whole world (or substantially reworked an existing one), you can hardly blame them for wanting to share as much of it as they can.

THE SPLENDID CITY

As the cost of living crisis accelerates in the real world, The Splendid City is very timely: a story set in Liberty, a country formed after Texas secedes from the USA, where water is rationed and the shortages always blamed on someone else, while the President distracts the population with random giveaways and cheap nougats.

THE PATH OF THORNS

That’ll learn ’em

2 mins |

THE SEAWOMEN

In Chloe Timms’s debut, women accused of witchery aren’t burnt at the stake, but ritually drowned. The element changes, but society’s compulsion to punish women remains the same.

TWILIGHT'S LAST SCREAMING

In England’s Screaming, Sean Hogan transformed his collection of cult British DVDs into a literary universe, penning short story pseudo-sequels to horror films both well-known (The Wicker Man) and obscure (The Appointment), placing them within a larger narrative, with crossovers aplenty.

TOGETHER WE BURN

Zarela used to have it all. The daughter of a famed flamenco dancer and a renowned dragonador (dragon fighter) and heir to the La Giralda dragon fighting arena, performance and tradition have always been her life.

THIS VICIOUS GRACE

Generally speaking, calling someone a window isn’t particularly complimentary. But for Alessa, becoming her island’s “Finestra” is both a blessing and a curse.

THIS TIME TOMORROW

Life is full of what-ifs and if-onlys, and rarely more so than at moments of grief and change. Birthdays, deaths, promotions – all seem destined to make us wonder what might have been.