My sons really like the illustrated editions of the Harry Potter books. Two are coming out in October -- Quidditch through the Ages and Goblet of Fire. I would like to find author readings & release events. Do you know where I could find some of those?

Is there a science behind that or is it fiction? I asked this because when "The Martian" did that, he boosted himself in above orbit. In Gravity, they used it like a jetpack. I wanted to know who is closest to the real thing... I am making a short story about something like that. Thanks.

The Truman Show never mentions, as far as I noticed, when it takes place. There are some technologies that definitely don't exist, but none of the outside world other than extremely brief sequences is shown. Did the creators say anything about when it takes place, or is there any indication of wh...

In the TV show The Worst Witch, two of the teachers are Hecate and the headmistress, Miss Cackle. I couldn't help but notice that their personalities seemed slightly similar to two characters from another famous series about a magical boarding school. Hecate is tall, dark-haired, has dry and bi...

I'm looking for information regarding either a website or the works it was based on. I believe it had green text on a black background. "Horde" was a part of the name, I believe "the horde". It was a description of a unified "evil" humanoid horde, with separate entries for each fantasy race, incl...

As seen above, the two Pokémon Sawk and Throh have on what appears to be karate gi uniforms. Gameplay-wise, when a Throh or Sawk is bred through the Daycare, the baby Throh/Sawk will always be born with a karate gi on. What I am curious then is, is the gi an actual layer of clothing they ...

There is some specific Fantasy artwork (1980 or earlier era) for which I would like to find out who was the artist. The style is extremely distinctive and I remember back in the day such imagery was used on book-covers and illustrations in books and magazines. In this particular case I don't actu...

During the in Season 1, there was only I know that However, all that explains is why there weren't more "special" weapons. Why weren't there conventional ships guarding the station? It seems to be an extremely important facility that is absolutely central to the ongoing plans...

Not too long ago I made a couple of posts congratulating some of our highest reputation users hitting some of the big milestones. Recently I've noticed a handful of users have reached some lower but still very impressive milestones at a similar time. They are: 10k - DavidW and Shreedhar 20k ...

Newt and Jacob travel to Paris by Portkey in Crimes of Grindelwald. The Portkey in question is a bucket. Yet, some time after they've arrived in Paris and gone to Place Cachée, he's still hanging onto the bucket. The bucket wasn't exactly a precious or sentimental item for Jacob. So why didn...

I am looking for a horror film, probably from the '70s about a couple killing people at a gas station in the middle of nowhere (America). A car load of people stop for gas but begin to find bodies and then eventually are attacked. The killer accidentally shoots his girlfriend when he is sprayed w...

I recall having heard about something similar to a "parasite crystal", but I cannot remember whether it was a book, a movie, or just my memory mixing things up. In any case, I'd gladly accept any indications of a story dealing with such a concept. It was somewhat similar to Ice-nine, but instead...

This question is prompted by a previous question ( When did Bilbo and Frodo learn that Gandalf was a Maia? ). My initial instinct was that Bilbo and Frodo had no idea what a "Maia" or "Vala" was. They probably knew more than the average Hobbit about these things, but I would guess they know less ...

I recently asked this question about The Truman Show. There are three close votes saying it’s off-topic. Is The Truman Show a work of science fiction or fantasy?

In the Matrix Revolutions at approx 67 minutes into the film, there is a battle against the Zion dock and the Sentinels attacking. The Sentinels get torn to shreds before they can touch the dock building, however after a while they get sufficient numbers and momentum in their forces to push forwa...