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Twitter has become the first port of call for many in their tributes to fallen sci-fi icons. It will come as little surprise to learn, then, that the death of legendary author Ray Bradbury (opens in new tab) yesterday elicited an outpouring of emotion the scale of which we genuinely …

Next Unlikely Game-Based Blockbuster Of The Week Well, after Battleship , anything is possible. Personally, we’re waiting for Michael Bay’s Hangman , in which Nicolas Cage scours the world for clues to solve a cryptic message before someone executes Jon Voight. False Alarm Of The Week (opens in new tab) …

Hello and welcome to this week’s SFX Bargains round up. This week we’ve got everything from classic TV and cuddly toys through to something to keep your Rail Card in. Read on for tempting bargains and titillating trinkets to spend your hard earned cash on… (opens in new tab) On …

The SFX Factor ROUND 9 (opens in new tab) VOTING IS BACK TO FAVOURITES FOR THIS ROUND Well, well, well – the sneaky “vote for your least favourites” round has produced one shock at least, because the two shows being eliminated today are: Babylon 5 Chuck Chuck ’s departure isn’t …

With the time travelling shenanigans of Men In Black 3 arriving in cinemas today, we look back at some classic former time travel devices 18 A Toaster From: The Simpsons (opens in new tab) After Homer gets his stuck in a toaster in the fifth “Treehouse Of Horror” segment “Time …

Click on the links to buy clothes, posters and props from Being Human series five! Episode one: Regus’s Luke Cage t-shirt is available to buy from Forbidden Planet . (opens in new tab) Episode three: Regus’s poster of a tattooed Bettie Page can be bought from Amazon (opens in new …

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A little treat from the SFX archives to mark the 15th anniversary of the first episode of Buffy being broadcast Active noun (origin: Dollhouse) A brainwashed, empty human vessel awaiting the insertion of a new, much better, often kick-ass and usually sexy personality. See also: Prostitute. Bad guys (origin: Serenity) …

It’s St David’s Day. Hurrah! But Wales… it’s not exactly synonymous with sci-fi is it? More leeks and lava bread and vowel-deficiency. Come on, what have the citizens of Cymru ever done for sci-fi and fantasy? Well, there’s the pretty red dragon on their flag. Yeah, but apart from the …

With The Woman In Black currently on release, Jayne Nelson looks back at some its haunted house predecessors