Remember that you still have a chance to let us know about your favorite short story and when you do, become part of a drawing for a signed copy of Joe Hill's Heart Shaped Box. The scary excitement continues on Monday with a guest post from Joe Hill himself, so make sure you come back for the fun!
Here are some of the other exciting things we've collected for you this week:
- Kirkus Reviews discusses scifi retellings of classic tales. Are there any others you know of? (Kirkus Reviews)
- Retroactive Hugos: the 1885 edition. (io9)
- Now I know my ABCs, Star Wars style. (Laughing Squid)
- Planning a trip to NYC? Use this ultimate nerd guide to the city to help you see what spots you should really check out. (Buzzfeed)
- And for all of you who are feeling too busy, overwhelmed, or tired of midterm essays, Terri Windling is doing a beautiful series on creative burnout. Here's the first entry in the series. (Terri Winding's Studio)
- How to build a robotic Dalek pumpkin. (Evil Mad Scientist)
- Cylon, Death Star, and Predator pumpkins. (io9)
- Dark Knight pumpkin. (Imgur)
- One Pumpkin to rule them all. (Imgur)
- Space Invader pumpkin. (Imgur)