Egwene's Revenge, Star Trek Parodies, and Our Flag Means Death

To view this email as a web page, go [here.]( [Tor.com Newsletter]( [Forward to a Friend]( [Frontispiece to the 1831 edition of Frankenstein]( A HISTORY LESSON [Little Worms: Mary Shelley and the Noodle that Created Science Fiction]( When ancient Etruscans served up the world’s very first bowl of pasta, they had no idea that humans would still be dining on the dish nearly twenty-three hundred years later. Nor could they have known that their simple meal would one day lead to the birth of one of history’s most feared and beloved monsters. In fact, a single humble noodle would go on to change the course of all of English literature. Here, author GennaRose Nethercott recounts the very true and very silly story of inspiration behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [a photo of a carved pumpkin with dark smoke coming from its eyes]( IT'S SPOOKY TIME [Five Gripping Ghost Stories From the Last Decade]( Halloween is the season of ghost stories, delightfully macabre tales designed to distract from the very real possibility that we may be attacked and consumed by the Great Pumpkin. For those of you who know that spooky season never truly ends, James Davis Nicoll highlights five incredible ghost stories and novels from the last ten years. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [a screencap from the Wheel of Time series]( THE WHEEL WEAVES [The Secret of the Sul’Dam: Subtle Changes to the Way the One Power Works in The Wheel of Time TV Series]( After two and a half episodes of watching Egwene being emotionally and physically brutalized, it was very satisfying to see the character get her revenge in the Season 2 finale, especially because this is a revenge she doesn’t get in the books upon which the show is based. But something about the scene didn’t sit right. Sylas K Barrett looks into the changes that The Wheel of Time series has made from the source material and how they affect Egwene’s story. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [A collection of screencaps]( THE POWER OF TOR .COM COMPELS YOU [It’s an Excellent Day to Rank Our Favorite Fictional Exorcists]( Ever since Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, and The Omen revitalized gothic religious horror in the 1970s, the “troubled priest who has to perform an exorcism” character has been a reliable fixture in horror. Over the decades there have been subversion, reversions, parodies, and rote rehashes. Here, Leah Schnelbach rounds up the most interesting exorcists in fiction. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [a screencap of izzy hands]( LA VIE EN ROSE [Who’s Ready To Talk About Season Two of Our Flag Means Death?]( Our Flag Means Death season two wrapped up last Thursday night, to some very mixed reactions from lovers of the silliest, queerest pirate crew in contemporary media. Leah Schnelbach reviews the series and discusses the highlights here. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [a collection of screencaps]( LIVE LONG & LAUGH [The Seven Greatest Star Trek Parodies, Spoofs, and Homages]( The continuing popularity and deeply loyal fandom of the Star Trek universe is truly, as Mr. Spock might have put it, “fascinating.” For a franchise that started out with a mere three seasons and 79 episodes, Trek is a verified pop culture phenomenon—which means that it can certainly take a bit of ribbing from time to time. Whether in the form of affectionate homage or full-on parody, Trek and its cast of characters continue to also fuel some memorable movies, TV episodes, and sketches. Here, Randee Dawn shares seven of the all-time best Star Trek parodies. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [A collection of screencaps]( HORROR ON SCREEN [Gothic Rot and Retribution: The Fall of the House of Usher’s Unsettling Approach to Poe’s Work]( Mike Flanagan’s newest Netflix series, The Fall of the House of Usher, takes on the grandfather of American horror, Edgar Allan Poe. But how does his thoughtful, empathetic approach to horror blend with the original tales, in all their spooky, gothic glory? Tyler Dean takes a deep dive into how Flanagan uses his source material, adapting and updating Poe’s tales of revenge and obsession into an uneasy saga of ghoulish plutocrats and the punishments that await them. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [a collection of screencaps]( FEARS & CHEERS [Halloween Horror: Six Scary Movies That Are So Bad They’re Good]( October might be in the rear-view mirror, but there’s never a bad time to settle in for a chilling, thrilling horror movie marathon. And while there are many cult classics to choose from, Lorna Wallace has a particular place in her heart for scary movies that are terrible—in the silliest, weirdest, most entertaining possible ways. Here’s a brand-new list of horror movies that bring the frights and the gore, along with some (mostly unintentional) laughs... [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( ORIGINAL FICTION [“On the Fox Roads” by Nghi Vo]( While learning the ropes from a crafty Jazz Age bank robber, a young stowaway discovers their authentic self, a hidden gift, and that there are no straight lines when you run the fox roads… [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( ORIGINAL FICTION [“The Canadian Miracle” by Cory Doctorow]( A contentious election and radicalized locals interfere with Canadian recovery workers’ efforts at the site of a catastrophic flood in near-future Mississippi. 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