In Doctor Who: Serpent Crest, the Doctor and Mrs Wibbsey become entangled in a war between humans and the deadly, snake-like Skishtari. Now in possession of a spellbinding Skishtari egg, the duo’s travels take them to 19th Century Hexford and a netherworld of treasure and genies. In a thrilling climax to the saga, as a
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It’s International Women’s Day (8 March), the day to celebrate women, raise awareness of issues women all over the world face, and give people who ask when’s International Men’s Day the side-eye (19 November, if you were wondering). In honour of the occasion, we’ve compiled a list of sci-fi, fantasy and horror films that you could
Two full-cast audio dramatisations of bestselling stories by Neil Gaiman are now available on vinyl for the first time in the Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere Record Collection box set, which even includes exclusive print signed by Neil Gaiman limited to 500 copies! This awesome vinyl box set includes five discs in 140g black vinyl, a laser
Scalextric add to their recent run of nostalgic 1/32 scale movie replicas, releasing a complete kit just in time for Christmas, enabling you to have your own battle for the ages (or at least of the 1980s). As the title suggests, Scalextric have bundled together the iconic Back to the Future Delorean with everyone’s favourite
We can’t think of a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon (or, well, any day or time for that matter!) than being transported to the classic sci-fi world of Blake’s 7 with Demon Records’ vinyl set featuring two thrilling full-cast radio adventures! From 1977 to 1981, a heroic band of freedom fighters waged war
We have a double-header of good news for you Van Helsing fans! Not only has the final, fifth season of the show landed on Blu-ray, but all FIVE series of the show will be available in a rather fetching box set (below). Inspired by the Helsing graphic novel series, Van Helsing sees vampires now dominate
We need to go back to the future! To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Back To The Future the folks over at Scalextric have added another legendary cult movie car to their Film and TV range and after calling us ‘chicken’, we just had to take their latest car out for a spin to see
Just in time for Father’s Day, Scalextric has produced the stylish and ultra-cool 1966 Batmobile from the Adam West TV series, and we had to see if it matches up to the iconic vehicle on which it is based on… The Scalextric Batmobile (which is in perfect 1:32 scaling) comes complete with those distinctive vintage
Godzilla Vs Kong is available on digital download now and on Blu-ray and DVD from 14 June, and to celebrate the release, we have a competition bundle up for grabs. The bundle includes a four-pack Monsterverse Blu-ray set, including Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), Godzilla: King of Monsters (2019) and Godzilla vs Kong (2021)
It’s rumoured that the previously straight-laced and reliable postal service has been infiltrated by signs of another life-form. It is not confirmed as yet just what is likely to happen in the long-term but is this a sign of things to come in the collecting world? Kent-based, Buckingham Covers who produce limited edition stamp collectables
Back together for the first time in years, Brad Wright – co-creator of Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe, and creator of Travelers on Netflix – hosts an intimate one-on-one interview podcast with his friend and SG-1 star, Michael Shanks. Shanks, who played Daniel Jackson for 13 years between 1997 and 2010, before going
Running from Wednesday 17 March and ending on Sunday 28 March, BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival is one of the world’s most significant and long-standing queer film events. This year, BFI Flare is going virtual, delivering festival premieres of the best new LGBTIQ+ cinema from around the world via BFI Player to UK-wide audiences.
The latest issue of your fortnightly digital magazine SciFiNow+ – released exclusively on The Companion – gets the latest on the ambitious new era of the MCU. Our man in Hollywood hears from Marvel Studios kingpin Kevin Feige how WandaVision has changed everything, why you should (Sebastian) stan The Falcon And The Winter Soldier, what
Now that the final episode of WandaVision has aired on Disney+, we count down our top five most wanted pieces of merchandise to show our love for the bewitchingly fun first season… WandaVision kicked off as a black-and-white take on Fifties and Sixties sitcoms, smartly adding a splash of colour as the episodes moved on.
Somewhere out there in the multiverse, there’s a world in which Fringe won the audience it deserved. In our version of reality, however, those of us who cherished this mesmerising, mind-bending show – a link in the chain of unforgettable science-fiction offerings that connects The Twilight Zone to Kolchak: The Night Stalker and The X-Files
Running from 24 February -7 March 2021 the Glasgow Film Festival has gone digital this year and offers a plethora of amazing films and documentaries for a wide range of audiences. For us genre fans, GFF has plenty of thrills, chills and straight-up bonkers films for us to enjoy! See our run-down of genre films
Every two weeks our digital magazine SciFiNow+ goes live on The Companion, giving you the very best of new sci-fi, fantasy and horror, but without the sticky floor and strip lights of your nearest newsagent. And unlike your nearest newsagent and its cranky proprietor, you can read SciFiNow+ Issue 5 for free. Sign up for trial membership to
Every two weeks our digital magazine SciFiNow+ goes live on The Companion, giving you the very best of new sci-fi, fantasy and horror, but without the sticky floor and strip lights of your nearest newsagent. And unlike your nearest newsagent and its cranky proprietor, you can read SciFiNow+ issue 4 for free. Sign up for trial
Who hasn’t picked up their copy of SciFiNow+ Issue 3 yet? Well, what are you waiting for? For this issue, we speak with filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead about their mind-bending time-hopping sci-fi drug drama, Synchronic, discuss horror movie Saint Maud with the film’s director Rose Glass and star Morfydd Clark, and look back
Set in the year 2038, Archive follows George Almore (Theo James) who is trying to cope after the untimely death of his wife, Jules (Stacy Martin), while working at a remote, secret facility researching AI technology to build a true, human equivalent android. However, Jules is still present in George’s life… in a way… via a
It’s the New Year present you’ve all been waiting for – yes Issue Two of SciFiNow+ is out now and it’s pretty darn good if we do say so ourselves… You must have (hopefully) heard by now that SciFiNow has partnered with sci-fi app The Companion to bring you more genre goodies in the form
Due to the lockdown restrictions affecting most of Scotland, and the rest of the UK, it has been announced that the Glasgow Film Festival 2021 (GFF21) will now take place online only, on the festival dates: 24 February to 7 March. “While we are very disappointed not to be screening this year’s Glasgow Film Festival
(1993) Trust Tim Burton to bring a gothic slant to festive proceedings by exploring the prospect of a Halloween character standing in for Santa. The result is a morbid stop-motion musical marvel, where presents are delivered to fright rather than delight. (1972) An escaped homicidal maniac dressed as Santa comes knocking after a devious wife
If you hadn’t already heard (where have you been?!) SciFiNow has partnered with sci-fi app The Companion to bring you more genre goodies in the form of our new digital offering: SciFiNow+ and Issue One is out now! Reading like a regular magazine in the form of an app that you simply swipe through, SciFiNow+
Jim Henson and the famed Jim Henson’s Creature Shop have been behind, or influential in, the creation of many of cinema’s most memorable live action creatures (not ‘monsters’ – they are always referred to as ‘creatures’). Everyone knows about The Muppets, Sesame Street and Labyrinth, but you’ll be surprised at just how many creatures Henson
Director: Tom Harberd Writer: Tom Harberd Cast: Samuel Anderson, Dominique Tipper, Martin McCann Running Time: 25 mins Deeply atmospheric and full of tension, Tom Harberd’s directional debut, Estate, mixes the political and the genre with a tale about animal rights and paganism. Rick (Samuel Anderson – Doctor Who) is fed up with his home estate