Saw part of it in the 80's, think it was made in the 70's. A group is marooned and find an older saucer type ship stuck in a tree that has also been marooned but for a longer time. Someone is living in it and the ship is good all except for a power source. His comrade disappeared a long time ago ...

Where does Tolkien talk about hybridization of humans and other beings, in "On Fairy Stories"? I just re-read it, and can't find the spot. Is it just a small mention, related to the Frog Prince or something? I got the info from TVTropes's info on the essay: Heinz Hybrid: He mentions this, ...

1950's (?) black and white movie, husband and wife scientists have radio in their home picking up transmissions possibly from Mars. Their kid says "How about Pi?" (the number) while eating a piece of pie, suggesting that the number Pi be used as a code to check if the signals are intelligent by t...

Essentially this. Having seen the Doctor seemingly need to use his hands to manipulate the sonic screwdriver, I was wondering if the Doctor could instead utilize it via just his mind or some other form of remote control to use the sonic instead, so he isn't so vulnerable if somehow denied the abi...

This was a short story or novella I read in the 1980s, probably written in the 1970s. I think it was part of some sort of anthology. The story was written in the manner of a historical account, with the main focus on descriptions of events. There was comparatively little dialog or character devel...

There's a Klingon version of Google in existence: https://www.google.com/?hl=xx-klingon It doesn't translate all words, but if I talk only about translated words, are they in accordance with Star Trek canon?

Hitler is very famous in fiction world and SFF is no exception. For example, Captain America Comics has shown Hitler countless times since early 40s. But, I am only interested in the movie and TV series. Some examples: In the episode Let's Kill Hitler of Doctor Who (2005), Hitler was shown. In ...

I stumbled upon a YouTube video about weird marvel sexual encounters: Where he shows a panel where Emma Frost discovers Wolverine sexual fantasies: Correct me if I am wrong left to right these women are: Mystique, Emma Frost, Squirrel Girl, ???????? and Jewel...

I few years ago I was reading a lot of Poe literature and I think that this story may be written by Poe but I am not completely sure. Universe : Past or oresent Not future World is split in to two group : 1 immortal slaves 2 mortal masters with some supernatural powers. With this powers they can...

This question has been tearing my family apart so I'd like some help. In The Lost Boys, Michael is turned into a vampire by David and his crew. It is revealed that, like Star and that little kid, Michael is not a full vampire yet as he has not committed his first kill. His brother Sam reads a ...

I'm trying to identify a book I read somewhen in the 90s. It was a far future story with spaceships, interstellar travel, a rebellion and similar generic sci-fi elements. What made it somewhat unique was the use of partial or full sex changes during the course of events. People were sex-changed ...

It was about a boy who is sort of bonded to a Phoenix. He can communicate telepathically with her. He goes on some sort of quest and meet some other kids who are bonded with these other magical creatures: a sabre tooth tiger, a winged wolf, a giant snake. The kid bonded with the snake was not qu...

There was a scene from a sci fi horror video, not animated, don't know if it's movie or TV series, where there was this black goo in a glass container and some scientists were looking at it in a microscope. The pitch black goo grew and grew so fast, eventually breaking out of the inner box and ...

I've been collecting AF 15 homage covers after reading your article. Are all the covers shown actual comics? I can't find the Concrete or LOP covers anywhere. Thanks for your help.

In Rendezvous with Rama, Commander Bill Norton makes the following comment: “The Haunted Asteroid”: why had that phrase popped up from the depths of memory? Then he recalled a silly story he had read years ago, but thought it best not to ask Rodrigo if he had ever seen it. He doubted if the o...

I'm looking for a horror anthology book that is aimed at young adults or older. Not really sure when it was published but I would say before or around the early 2010s. Among the stories was one with a group of kids that go camping but their camping site has a serious mosquito infestation. Unfort...

So the cataclysm was sent by the gods because the king priest demanded the power to destroy evil. Because of his arrogance and ignorance of the need for balance its posited that all the gods did this. So why does Takhisis keep trying to rule the world? Wouldn't that throw the balance out of whack...

What was or did Stilgar have a Sietch name? Was the fact he was a Naib mean he did need or use one? I don't recall other character being referred to with their Sietch name other than Muad'dib.

Do you all think spells follow an object/being or do they go in a straight line. I am strictly talking about spells that are a jet of light coming out of the wand. I know some spells (Stupefy for example) Are a jet of light that go in a straight line (unless maybe manipulated or rebounded) but do...