HinterlandsWritten by William Gibsonwww.ink2quill.com “Hinterlands” is a Scifi, cosmic horror, short story written by William Gibson. It is one story from his Burning Chrome collection of 10 short stories, which include well known stories like “Johnnie Mneumonic”. William Gibson is also the author of the Scifi, cyberpunk classic “Neuromancer”, arguably the greatest novel in the…
They Twinkle Like JewelsWritten by Philip Jose Farmerwww.ink2quill.com “They Twinkle Like Jewels” is a Scifi gem of a short story written by Philip Jose Farmer. I would also place this short story in the genre of horror. It is one of his lesser known stories but a gem nonetheless. Philip Jose Farmer is the author…
PraxisWritten by Karen Joy Fowlerwww.ink2quill.com “Praxis” is a Scifi, short story and part of a collection of short stories in the anthology “Artificial Things”. There are 13 short stories with “Praxis” being the last one. The idea is original and probably what is in store for us in the not-too-distant future. This is a less…
Retreat SyndromeWritten by Philip K. Dickwww.ink2quill.com “Retreat Syndrome” is a short story written by the late great Philip K. Dick. This is an interesting Scifi story published in publications in World of Tomorrow, The Preserving Machine and a few others. This story has several themes we often see in PKD stories. Retreat Syndrome Philip K….
Service CallWritten by Philip K. Dickwww.ink2quill.com “Service Call” is a scifi, short story written by the legend himself, Philip K. Dick. It was first published in 1955 with “Science Fiction Stories”, an popular American Scifi magazine of the time. This is one of his lesser known works partly because it was a short story, partly…
The Impossible PlanetWritten by Philip K. Dickwww.ink2quill.com “The Impossible Planet” is a Scifi, short story written by the master of the Scifi genre, the man himself, Phillip K. Dick. It was first published in 1953 and has been reprinted dozens of times and influenced so many stories in the Scifi genre. This type of story…
Predator: Badlandsreleased 2025www.ink2quill.com “Predator: Badlands” is an action, adventure, scifi sequel produced by John Davis, Lawrence Gordon, Stefan Grube, Brent O’Connor, Ben Rosenblatt, Marc Toberoff and Richard Cowan. It was directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by Patrick Aison, Dan Trachtenberg, Jim Thomas and John Thomas. It stars Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Ravi Narayan, Michael…
The Fall Of The House Of UsherWritten by Edgar A. Poewww.ink2quill.com “The Fall Of The House Of Usher” is a Gothic horror, short story written by the American writer Edgar A. Poe first published in Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine then in Tales Of The Grotesque And Arabesque a year later. It remains one of the greatest…
The Dream MasterWritten by Roger Zelaznywww.ink2quill.com “The Dream Master” is a scifi novella originally named ‘The Ides of Octember‘ by the scifi great Roger Zelazny, himself. Let me start by saying that Roger Zelazny has to be one of the most underrated Scifi writers around. He is a true master of the Scifi genre. It…
The Empire Strikes Backreleased 1980www.ink2quill.com “The Empire Strikes Back” is an American, action, drama, scifi film, fifth in the ‘Skywalker Saga’ film series and second film to be released. The impact of this film series on the genre of scifi, space films and the like are beyond description. It was produced by Jim Bloom, Howard…