ERASERHEAD

Greetings, mortals!

Halloween is my favourite time of year, though some might

WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS

WHEN SFX BEAMED DOWN TO Vancouver in January to speak

THE ROT STUFF

THE LATEST INSTALMENT IN what’s recently been christened The Walking

FRIGHT VAN MAN

THE GLAMOUR OF TELEVISION production is in full effect today

HOUSE OF JAMES

In an empty classroom, wonkily-drawn art adorns the walls, the

BLOOD BEROTHER

NO SELF-RESPECTING SLASHER FILM buff would argue that John Carpenter’s

ACT OF FAITH

I’m not sure what I think about the phrase ‘elevated

AIDAN GALLAGHER

Gallagher’s first major role was as a quadruplet in Nickelodeon

IT JUST A BUNCH OF HOCUS POCUS

IN JULY 1993, AN UNSEASONAL holiday film magicked its way

SURVIVORS REUNITED

IN THE LIST OF TERRY NATION’S artistic triumphs, Survivors has

NAOMI NOVIK

The Temeraire sequence was shortlisted for a Best Series Hugo,

First Contact

Owen Carpenter, email I was sad to hear of the

Children Of The Damned

THERE’S SOMETHING STRANGE, even downright unnatural, about Daimon and Ana

Doing Things By The Book

BACK WHEN WRITER/filmmaker Brannon Braga (Star Trek, Threshold, The Orville)

Here Be Monsters

IN 2013, AUTHOR NATHAN BALLINGRUD’S collection of short stories North

Field Of Screams

FONDLY REMEMBERED BY MANY as a blood-curding shocker, the original

THILDE KOLD HOLDT

There’s Hilda, a fierce shieldmaiden struggling to find acceptance among

Penny Dreadful

October is horror month, and Halloween sees the return of

Diana Rigg 1938-2020

AS EMMA PEEL, DIANA Rigg distilled not just the spirit

IN THE NEXT SFX

The Mandalorian and the Child return for a second season

THE NEW MUTANTS

Circumstances, it’s fair to say, have not been kind to

RELIC

Plausibly grounded in a scenario many families go through at

SAINT MAUD

Cast Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight, Lily Frazer Mind,

SHIRLEY

In her acclaimed horror stories, Shirley Jackson explored how everything

MAX WINSLOW AND THE HOUSE OF SECRETS

If you remade Charlie And The Chocolate Factory in the

ANTRUM

Any movie that dubs itself The Deadliest Film Ever Made

THE ELFKINS

In this cutesy German animation, a rebellious Elfkin leaves her

ALSO OUT

October started off looking like a busy month, but then

BRAVE NEW WORLD Season One

Huxley’s 1932 dystopia presents a challenge. It’s not inherently that

JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS Season One

EPISODES 1.01-1.09 It doesn’t take much effort to sum up

JURASSIC WORLD: CAMP CRETACEOUS

The Jurassic Park franchise would be nothing without its blatant

THE SISTER

When SFX was approached to cover The Sister, we needed

MONKEY

Rated 4 out of 5 stars EXTRAS Rated 2 out

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ULTIMATE TRILOGY

Rated 5 out of 5 stars EXTRAS Rated 5 out

SPIRAL

SHUDDER A drifting camera passes a neon sign advertising a

BATMAN: DEATH IN THE FAMILY

Rated 3 out of 5 stars EXTRA Rated 5 out

A TRIP TO THE MOON

Rated 5 out of 5 stars EXTRA Rated 5 out

THE DEEPER YOU DIG

Rated 3 out of 5 stars EXTRAS Rated 4 out

YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT

What’s the point of a thriller without the thrills? You

THE CLEANSING HOUR

SHUDDER A movie about a fake priest who does fake

BECKY

A weekend away with her dad (Joel McHale) and his

SCOOB!

The mystery-solving canine and his meddling human pals face off

THE WITCHES

Rated 3 out of 5 stars EXTRAS Rated 2 out

WEATHERING WITH YOU

Rated 4 out of 5 stars EXTRA Rated 4 out

I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE The Complete Collection

Rated 2 out of 5 stars EXTRA Rated 3 out

WARNING FROM SPACE

Rated 3 out of 5 stars EXTRA Rated 3 out

BRAIN DEAD

Rated 4 out of 5 stars EXTRA Rated 4 out

CIRCUS OF HORRORS

Rated 3 out of 5 stars EXTRA Rated 3 out

ROUND UP

THE DRIVER (19 October/12 October, DVD/download) is a post-zombie apocalypse

THE MINISTRY FOR THE FUTURE

The imminent future looks dangerous. As climate change bites, global

THE LEFT-HANDED BOOKSELLERS OF LONDON

There seem to be a lot of magical secret societies

ASHES OF THE SUN

Django Wexler’s new fantasy series is built around two siblings

HOLD UP THE SKY

The English translations of 2015 Hugo winner Cixin Liu’s back

THE MINDERS

John Marrs’s latest near-future, high-concept technothriller isn’t so much a

DRACULA’S CHILD

A sequel to Dracula is a great idea on paper,

PHOENIX EXTRAVAGANT

Where do you go when your debut space opera has

THE DARK CRYSTAL BESTIARY

Subtitled The Definitive Guide To The Creatures Of Thra, this

THE HOUSE OF A HUNDRED WHISPERS

Britain has a great tradition of haunted house stories, and

A DEADLY EDUCATION

As Naomi Novik points out in our interview this issue

REISSUES

Our pick of the latest paperbacks is YA author Leigh

THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE

This story weaves together a number of tropes - a

TO SLEEP IN A SEA OF STARS

Never an author to let a good cliché go to

ALSO OUT

Fantasy author Kate Elliot (masquerading as Alis A Rasmussen) tries

EMPYRE

Sometimes, you just want the simple pleasures of a good

DRACULA, MOTHERF**KER!

He was born out of the Victorian Gothic, but Dracula

DOCTOR WHO: TIME LORD VICTORIOUS

Multi-platform event Time Lord Victorious is playing out across books,

DETECTIVE COMICS #1027

Pushing the whole “1000th issue celebration” concept about as far

BLISS

How far would you go for your family? Benton has

MARVEL’S AVENGERS

Also available on Xbox One, Google Stadia, PC Publisher Square

WASTELAND 3

VIDEOGAME If you grew up on 2000 AD’s satirical view

DOCTOR WHO: HE KILLS ME, HE KILLS ME NOT

AUDIO DRAMA Big Finish’s first contribution to the sprawling Time

FIRST ACTION BUREAU

AUDIO DRAMA It’s a good time to be a Gerry

NEIL GAIMAN’S STARDUST RECORD COLLECTION

RADIO DRAMA This’ll make a fine present for record-collecting Gaiman

PEGG & FROST

In Spaced, which Star Wars character does Tim Bisley say

Aquila

When is a Roman spacecraft not a Roman spacecraft? When