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Issue 2 Preview: Stowaway

Read a preview of Heather Albano’s dark alternate history from Spectra Magazine Issue 2, about what really happened aboard the ill-fated ocean liner, the RMS Lusitania. Continue »
By Spanner | 04 October 2010 | Horror, Latest Issue, Stories | , , , | 0 Comments   

Flash Fiction winner announced

Lisa Ahn plays Mind Games with Spectra Magazine, and wins an Amazon Kindle! Continue »

Entire Star Wars saga being converted into 3D, Lucas says

May 3D force be with you. Continue »
By Spanner | 29 September 2010 | Fantasy, News, Sci-fi | , , | 0 Comments   

Actors unions advise members to avoid The Hobbit movie

Goodbye Bag End? Continue »
By Spanner | 27 September 2010 | Fantasy, News | , , , , | 3 Comments   

Bill & Ted to return for another excellent adventure?

No way! Yes way. Continue »

Discworld author Terry Pratchett forges his own mythical sword

The sword is mightier than the pen. Or at least, it’d be a close fight. Continue »
By Spanner | 22 September 2010 | Fantasy, News | , , | 3 Comments   

Ireland bans I Spit On Your Grave. Again.

Amidst the exploitation and slasher movie boom of the late 70s and early 80s was a violent low-budget film called I Spit On Your Grave, which was destined to become an underground cult classic that’s courted controversy since it was… Continue »
By Spanner | 20 September 2010 | Horror, News | , , | 1 Comment   

Humanoid helper-robots go on sale in Japan

With no mention of the three laws being embedded in their software, should we prepare for robot Armageddon? Continue »
By Spanner | 18 September 2010 | News, Sci-fi | , , , | 2 Comments   

Sharktopus circling the SyFy waters September 25th

Roger Corman’s b-movie SyFy original production coming soon to a quiet, unassuming coastal resort near you. Continue »
By Spanner | 17 September 2010 | Fantasy, Horror, News | , , , | 0 Comments   

Russian Transformers short film beats bay’s efforts

Ultra-low budget Russian short film shows Michael Bay how it should have been done. Continue »
By Spanner | 16 September 2010 | News, Sci-fi | , , | 0 Comments   

Scientists create synthetic skin. Skinthetic?

Ultra-thin, pressure sensitive artificial skin being developed for prostheses and other applications. Continue »
By Spanner | 14 September 2010 | News, Sci-fi | , , , | 1 Comment   

Priest trailer-a futuristic 3D horror sci-fi vampire western

Talk about “cross” genre (get it?). Continue »
By Spanner | 13 September 2010 | Fantasy, Horror, News, Sci-fi | , , , | 0 Comments   

Live action Akira may not be dead after all

Hughes brothers could be on board to direct. Continue »
By Spanner | 10 September 2010 | Fantasy, News, Sci-fi | , , , , , , | 2 Comments   

Issue 2 Preview: Stowaway

Read a preview of Heather Albano’s dark alternate history from Spectra Magazine Issue 2, about what really happened aboard the ill-fated ocean liner, the RMS Lusitania. Continue »
By Spanner | 04 October 2010 | Horror, Latest Issue, Stories | , , , | 0 Comments   

Flash Fiction winner announced

Lisa Ahn plays Mind Games with Spectra Magazine, and wins an Amazon Kindle! Continue »

Entire Star Wars saga being converted into 3D, Lucas says

May 3D force be with you. Continue »
By Spanner | 29 September 2010 | Fantasy, News, Sci-fi | , , | 0 Comments   

Actors unions advise members to avoid The Hobbit movie

Goodbye Bag End? Continue »
By Spanner | 27 September 2010 | Fantasy, News | , , , , | 3 Comments   

Bill & Ted to return for another excellent adventure?

No way! Yes way. Continue »

Discworld author Terry Pratchett forges his own mythical sword

The sword is mightier than the pen. Or at least, it’d be a close fight. Continue »
By Spanner | 22 September 2010 | Fantasy, News | , , | 3 Comments   

Ireland bans I Spit On Your Grave. Again.

Amidst the exploitation and slasher movie boom of the late 70s and early 80s was a violent low-budget film called I Spit On Your Grave, which was destined to become an underground cult classic that’s courted controversy since it was… Continue »
By Spanner | 20 September 2010 | Horror, News | , , | 1 Comment   

Humanoid helper-robots go on sale in Japan

With no mention of the three laws being embedded in their software, should we prepare for robot Armageddon? Continue »
By Spanner | 18 September 2010 | News, Sci-fi | , , , | 2 Comments   

Sharktopus circling the SyFy waters September 25th

Roger Corman’s b-movie SyFy original production coming soon to a quiet, unassuming coastal resort near you. Continue »
By Spanner | 17 September 2010 | Fantasy, Horror, News | , , , | 0 Comments   

Russian Transformers short film beats bay’s efforts

Ultra-low budget Russian short film shows Michael Bay how it should have been done. Continue »
By Spanner | 16 September 2010 | News, Sci-fi | , , | 0 Comments   

Scientists create synthetic skin. Skinthetic?

Ultra-thin, pressure sensitive artificial skin being developed for prostheses and other applications. Continue »
By Spanner | 14 September 2010 | News, Sci-fi | , , , | 1 Comment   

Priest trailer-a futuristic 3D horror sci-fi vampire western

Talk about “cross” genre (get it?). Continue »
By Spanner | 13 September 2010 | Fantasy, Horror, News, Sci-fi | , , , | 0 Comments   

Live action Akira may not be dead after all

Hughes brothers could be on board to direct. Continue »
By Spanner | 10 September 2010 | Fantasy, News, Sci-fi | , , , , , , | 2 Comments   

Flash Fiction winner announced

Lisa Ahn plays Mind Games with Spectra Magazine, and wins an Amazon Kindle! Continue »

Spectra Magazine Issue 1 competition: Win a new Kindle!

Enter our flash fiction competition on the Spectra Magazine forums before September 24th, and you could bag yourself a brand new Kindle! Continue »

NASA leak confirms galaxy full of Earth-like planets

NASA has been busy surveying the universe of late, and far from finding it to be an unwelcoming and dangerous void, it is in fact a jamboree of lush verdant planets… Continue »
By Fraser | 30 July 2010 | News, Sci-fi | , | 10 Comments   

Issue 1 Preview: A Distant Sound of Hammers

Read a preview of the post-zombie apocalyptic horror A Distant Sound of Hammers by S. Boyd Taylor, published in Spectra Magazine Issue 1. Continue »

Spectra Magazine – Issue 1

Spectra Magazine Issue 1 has gone to the (digital) printers, so here’s a sneak peak at what you can expect in our exciting launch issue. Continue »

Top ten non-superhero iPhone and iPad digital comics

We’ve charitably assembled a top ten of the best non-superhero sci-fi, fantasy and horror comics available on the iPhone and iPad… Continue »

Issue 1 Preview: Wolf-Being

Read an excerpt from Kim Falconer’s wonderful environmental reflection with a sci-fi twist, Wolf-Being, published in Spectra Magazine Issue 1. Continue »

Issue 1 Preview: Songbirds

Read a preview of the captivating fantasy story Songbirds, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, published in Spectra Magazine Issue 1. Continue »

Actors unions advise members to avoid The Hobbit movie

Goodbye Bag End? Continue »
By Spanner | 27 September 2010 | Fantasy, News | , , , , | 3 Comments   

Discworld author Terry Pratchett forges his own mythical sword

The sword is mightier than the pen. Or at least, it’d be a close fight. Continue »
By Spanner | 22 September 2010 | Fantasy, News | , , | 3 Comments   

Amazon announces new Kindle

Amazon has announced a new smaller, lighter, cheaper Kindle eReader. So what are the vital statistics? Continue »
By Fraser | 29 July 2010 | eReaders, News | , | 2 Comments   

Humanoid helper-robots go on sale in Japan

With no mention of the three laws being embedded in their software, should we prepare for robot Armageddon? Continue »
By Spanner | 18 September 2010 | News, Sci-fi | , , , | 2 Comments   

Issue 1 Preview: When The Arizona Moon Meets The Arizona Sun

Read an excerpt from Brian Dolton’s mystical murder mystery, When the Arizona Moon Meets The Arizona Sun, published in Spectra Magazine Issue 1. Continue »