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Books

Teen Horror Time Machine

Dark Pasts and New Beginnings: The Roommate and Runaway

By Alissa Burger

May 14, 2026

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Books

Science Fiction

Five Vintage SF Works About Traveling to the Moon

By James Davis Nicoll

April 13, 2026

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Books

worldbuilding

Seven Plot-Friendly Ways to Spur Societal Collapse

By James Davis Nicoll

April 1, 2026

Cover of RL Stine's The Secret Bedroom

Books

Teen Horror Time Machine

Shadyside Spirits of Past and Future: Haunted and The Secret Bedroom

By Alissa Burger

March 19, 2026

detail from the cover of James L Cambias' A Darkling Sea (art by Thom Tenery)

Books

book recommendations

Five Science Fiction Stories Set Underwater

By Lorna Wallace

March 16, 2026

Holly Hunter as Nahla Ake in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, episode 2, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2025.

News

What to Watch

What to Read and Watch This Weekend: How Many Ways Can You Be Chaotic in Space?

By Molly Templeton

January 23, 2026

Books

reading recommendations

Cozy Up With These 22 Chilly Winter Reads

By Stubby the Rocket

December 19, 2025

detail from the cover of Homecoming Queen by John Hall

Books

Teen Horror Time Machine

High School Horrors: John Hall’s Homecoming Queen and R.L. Stine’s Who Killed the Homecoming Queen?

By Alissa Burger

November 13, 2025

detail from the cover of Her Wicked Roots

Books

Horror Highlights

Dragons, Cults, and Vampires: Horror Highlights for October 2025

By Emily C. Hughes

October 29, 2025

detail from the cover of Twisted by RL Stine

Column

Teen Horror Time Machine

No Safety in Sisterhood: Twisted and Sorority Sister

By Alissa Burger

October 2, 2025

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Books

reading recommendations

Adventures in Tourism: Five SFF Stories About Travel

By James Davis Nicoll

September 23, 2025

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Books

reading recommendations

Seven Haunted or Sinister Libraries You Should Check Out

By Sam Reader

September 17, 2025

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“A profound love between two people involves, after all, the power and chance of doing profound hurt.”

Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand Of Darkness

TPG 2026 • Site Credit