80 years before Bram Stoker, it was a young English doctor who introduced us to the modern vampire

Until John Polidori’s novel, ‘The Vampyre’, the creatures had been imagined as shaggy, fetid and bestial.

Robert Morrison, The Conversation

· Apr 11, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Happy birthday, Neil Gaiman: We made a starter kit for those who, unbelievably, haven’t read you yet

There’s more to the master of fantasy than ‘The Sandman’ (although you really shouldn’t miss that either).

Nicholas Rixon

· Nov 10, 2017 · 06:30 pm

How Mughal history inspired an American professor to weave a fantasy world that rivals Tolkien’s

Tekumel began as a complex role-playing game, and then turned into books.

Blake Smith

· Nov 05, 2017 · 03:30 pm

'Beauty and the Beast' was originally a feminist fable (disguised as marriage guidance)

A wealthy, beautiful and virtuous young woman remarries after becoming widowed. Why?

Valerie Derbyshire, The Conversation

· Mar 23, 2017 · 08:30 am

From fearing fantastic beasts, we have learnt to love them

We are more likely to see our job as preserving endangered species rather than fighting monsters.

Marta Cobb, The Conversation

· Nov 17, 2016 · 01:30 pm

Is 'Lord of the Rings' greater than 'Game of Thrones'? Watch the epic rap battle between the writers

Middle Earth vs Westeros. 'I'm No. 1 and 2, you're under 50 Shades of Grey.'

Shubhra Dixit

· Jul 08, 2016 · 06:00 pm

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to be released as a book on July 31

JK Rowling's publishers said they decided to print it after fans appealed to the author for a hardback version saying they cannot all make it to London to watch the play.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 11, 2016 · 09:12 am

Why speculative fiction may be the best way to depict reality

The form exposes society and our lives in places that realistic fiction can’t touch.

Shweta Taneja

· Nov 08, 2015 · 05:30 pm