Strange Horizons, October 20, 2025

[On May 10, 2021 Strange Horizons officially expressed its political support for Palestinian solidarity. The views of Tangent Online reviewers are not necessarily those of Strange Horizons. Fiction critiqued at Tangent Online is, as much as is humanly possible, without prejudice and based solely on artistic merit.] Strange Horizons, October 20, 2025 “Bullet Time at …

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A Future for Ferals, edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail

A Future for Ferals Edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail (eSpec Books, October 2025, e-book, pb,170 pp.) “Colony Cargo” by Carol Gyzander “The Cat and the Dragon” by Grace Bridges (reprint, not reviewed) “The Most Dead Bodies in a Confined Space” by Jean Marie Ward (reprint, not reviewed) “Sheep Dog” by Mike McPhail (reprint, not reviewed) “Ferocious …

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Hall of Fantasy — “The Black Figurine of Death”

Hall of Fantasy (1946-47 from station KALL in Utah, and 1949-53 from station WGN in Chicago) aired “The Black Figurine of Death” on Monday, January 26, 1953. It is the 16th episode of Hall of Fantasy we have run since the first in October of 2011. Our last came in March of 2024 over a …

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Strange Horizons, October 13, 2025

[On May 10, 2021 Strange Horizons officially expressed its political support for Palestinian solidarity. The views of Tangent Online reviewers are not necessarily those of Strange Horizons. Fiction critiqued at Tangent Online is, as much as is humanly possible, without prejudice and based solely on artistic merit.] Strange Horizons, October 13, 2025 “The Orchard Village …

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Asimov’s, November/December 2025

Asimov’s, November/December 2025 “Because It’s There” by Susan Shwartz “Within God” by Garrett Ashley “Lagrange Point 5” by Sean McMullen “Solemnity” by Mark D. Jacobson “Can You Outrun a T-Rex?” By Sean Monaghan “Miracle” by Tegan Moore “Mudfoots” by Eric Del Carlo “The Recovery of Lemuria 7” by Allen M. Steele “Catch a Tiger in …

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The Haunting Hour — “Death by Request”

“No… No… stay where you are. Do not break the stillness of this moment. For this is a time of mystery. A time when imagination is free, and moves forward swiftly, silently…. This is — The Haunting Hour!” The Haunting Hour aired “Death by Request” on September 8, 1945 (this date provided by one source …

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Clarkesworld #229, October 2025

Clarkesworld #229, October 2025 “Wire Mother” by Isabel J. Kim “The Cancer Wolves” by Fiona Moore “Crabs Don’t Scream” by H.H. Pak “Understudies” by Greg Egan “Giant Grandmother” by Liu Maijia (translated by Blake Stone-Banks) “The Job Interview” by Carrie Vaughn “In Luck’s Panoply Clad, I Stand” by Phoebe Barton

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