Fans of the fantasy films from Harry Potter to Twilight will be converging in Bonn, Germany this October 2-4 for the 8th Annual Ring*Con. Actors from the Harry Potter movies, Lord of the Rings films, Twilight, and more will be guests of honor. Educational programs include presentations such as, The Influence of Tolkien on Fantasy […]
The other night I finished reading Michael Crichton’s novel, Next. And it got me to thinking. 1. Is this book truly a novel? Although interesting, entertaining and all the other things a good read should be, it felt more like a collection of interconnected short stories. There really was no primary story or plot to […]
The 15th annual Fan Expo Canada is taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building on August 28-30, 2009. The event is the largest combined gaming, horror, comic, science fiction, and anime event in Canada and features celebrities and pop culture heroes from a multitude of genres. As with most cons, Fan Expo […]
Author Joe R. Lansdale, best known for his “Hap and Leonard” series of novels, and bestselling author Brian Keene (Castaways, Dead Sea, Urban Gothic and more) have joined the lineup for the World Horror Convention 2011 to be held in Austin, Texas, April 28 through May 1 of that year. Landsdale will be taking on […]
FILM4 FrightFest, the UK’s leading fantasy and horror film festival, has posted the schedule for the event, which will take place Aug. 27 through 31. With titles such as Zombie Women of Satan and Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, how can you go wrong? Actually, there are so many films — I counted more than […]
I found this in my Springwise Trends newsletter: French tourism company Bocages has created a pop-up cabin for four that is designed specifically for stargazing. Each cabin features a transparent dome in the roof, a telescope and a sky observation kit. Just launched this year, Carré d’étoiles, portable and reversible cube-shaped structures crafted with recyclable […]
You have to hand it to the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. They are not only a really cool traditional museum, but an innovative museum when it comes to immersive experiences. Following the success of the Museum’s award-winning spy adventure, Operation SpyTM, they have launched Spy in the City®, a new GPS-based interactive outdoor […]
What is it about sharks that fascinates us so? Is it the empty stare? The robotic efficiency with which they kill? Is it some ancient memory of fear? I don’t know, but they sure are popular. The first week of August is Shark Week and Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga is celebrating the Discovery Channel event […]
Check out this cool post I found on Mike Brotherton’s blog. He’s a hard science fiction writer and has written a post that is most worthy of The Genre Traveler! http://www.mikebrotherton.com/?p=1217