Latest Stories

Most recently published stories in Futurism.

Under Her Wing
The world had crashed and gone out the window, civilization was a thing of the past; at least on the humanity sense. I had been long gone from the city, from that scrap of the planet my father tried to cocoon me in when I was little. This was my home now.
By Sabrina S8 years ago in Futurism
Stranger in the Woods
Once, long long ago, there was a nice big mansion in the middle of the woods. A beautiful young black-haired woman named Zayana, was sitting on her front porch and flipped her sketchbook to a new blank page and started to draw something, right then, she heard something.
By Anna Gano8 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars' Fans Unite! Next Teaser Trailer Could Drop Oct. 9
“Watch Monday Night Football on Monday, October 9 – for no reason in particular.” Mark Hamill managed to capture the attention of the internet with just 13 words, and with good reason. Although he later deleted the tweet, Star Wars fans everywhere are now certain that the next teaser trailer will be dropping for The Last Jedi on Oct. 9.
By Christina St-Jean8 years ago in Futurism
Rogue One Analysis and Reflection
Rogue One has become one of the most popular films of 2016 and I’ve now seen Rogue One twice in the cinema and both times I enjoyed seeing this new take on a Star Wars story.
By Jay Aaron8 years ago in Futurism
Star Wars: Darth Vader #1
Darth Vader is a bucket of rage in this new ongoing series chronicling his early years as a Sith Lord. Charles Soule already has a lot of experience in the Star Wars comic world writing Obi-Wan and Anakin, Poe Dameron, and the Lando mini-series. Giuseppe Camuncoli brings his art style from various Spider Man titles to the Star Wars universe.
By Christopher Sarda8 years ago in Futurism
Study Says That the Top 2% of Intelligent People Share the Same Article on Social Media. . Top Story - September 2017.
Mike Study, of Mooresville, Alabama, and Mind Unleashed subscriber, released his results of a two-second observation he made on Facebook today. He claimed that only the most intelligent share the same article - this one. This article that you are reading right now. Yes... This.
By M.P. Laluep8 years ago in Futurism
Singularity
The scream tore through the night. I instantly knew it was Mrs. Perkins from a few houses down. Just last month, she had a bad fall and hit her head. Out front while getting her morning paper, she slipped. I saw her in the morning and got to her side just after Mr. Grayson. I called the ambulance, and they thought I was her daughter or something. She had no family I knew of, so after some deliberation the EMTs decided to get my contact information. A day later, she was back, and they warned me to keep an eye on her. The MRI showed some unusual sights, or something. I didn’t understand the techy side of it, honestly.
By Justin Castle8 years ago in Futurism
Review of Outlander 3.3
A powerful and powerfully sad episode 3.3 of Outlander last night, with both Claire and Jamie gaining freedom from each of their own prisons, separated by some 200 years in time.
By Paul Levinson8 years ago in Futurism
Snow White and the Forbidden Fruit 1
This is a story about a girl, much like one you have heard before. Her skin pale as the ice she bares name with, hair as dark as the shadows she fears and lips red as the rushing blood, pounding through her veins. She lies down in the cold snow, her black dress splayed out below her, the sounds of music twirling in her head, as she closes her eyes from the stars gaze. This place, this type of moment is freedom and the closest thing she's ever felt of safety. A low growl pierces through the shadows, Winter's eyes dart open and look wildly around. She catches the glow of the moonlit beast, shimmering red fur, coming closer into view. She hears its low growl again, lips pursed yet she can't move, can't turn away. Mesmerized in the abyss of its eyes. She watches intently as the beast shuffles, the growling continues and nears a purr. Heart slamming in her ears, she is sure it can sense her fear. Winter slides back as the beast takes a step closer, her back brushes against the cold frozen bark of the giant oak she was resting beneath. The majestic beast takes another step towards, she can feel its hot breath on her face. One single tear rolls down her cheek as the wolf's features seem to soften, ever so slightly. Winter catches her breath and holds it, just in time to hear the faint snap of wood from behind her. The wolf lunges past her into some unknowing sound. She takes this time to jump and run into the woods, deeper, in no particular direction, the sounds of gnarling and pain arising from where she once sat. She ran until her chest ached and she could no longer breathe without halting. As much as her mind didn't dare stop, her legs gave out beneath her and she sat weeping in the snow until she drifted off to sleep.
By Sabrina S8 years ago in Futurism
The Tale of the Monster Hunters, Part 3
That night, sleep escaped Jax and Dasia, even though deep down they knew they would need it. They tossed and turned in their grey duvet, spooning or lying back to back. Hours went by. Dasia watching the clock and praying that Jax would sleep. But it didn't happen. She knew he would be grumpy and therefore difficult to speak to.
By Dana8 years ago in Futurism
Why Is There No Love for 'The Orville?'
The suns has made several rotations since the third episode, "About a Girl" was released, and the reviews I have been reading have been less than favorable. With a 20% score on Rotten Tomatoes and only a slight improvement 36% on Metacritic, it seems everyone has a bone to pick. IMDB has given it a 7.5.
By Spencer Barrett8 years ago in Futurism
An Interview with Best-Selling Science Fiction Author Alastair Reynolds
A long time resident of Wales, Alastair Reynolds is a best selling science fiction author, specializing in a form of space opera that is peppered with dark noir and gothic influences that still possesses a sense of optimism. He earned his PhD in Astronomy from the University of St Andrews (Scotland) in 1991 and went on to work for the European Space Agency. While there he became more focused on writing, working on short stories and eventually turning his attention to his first novel, Revelation Space, which was published in 2000. Due in much part to the Revelation Space series and his masterful storytelling, he was soon elevated to one of the new generation of science fiction masters. In 2004 he left his astronomy career behind to pursue writing full time.
By Neal Ulen8 years ago in Futurism