Locus Magazine

Author Dafydd ab Hugh, 65, died in June 2026. Ab Hugh was born David M. Friedman on October 22, 1960 in Los Angeles CA. He began writing SF/F as early as 1987 with Heroing: or, How He Wound Down the World, first of two books in the fantasy series Jiana. He wrote Arthuriana books Arthur War Lord (1994) and Far Beyond the Wave (1994), as well as several tie-in novels for Star Trek and Doom.

It’s the surprise smash hit of the season, Backrooms! And deservedly so. Already setting box office records for A24, this low-fidelity psychological horror film – based on a popular YouTube series of found footage videos – is an atmospheric exploration of the-weird-made-physical, leading you through a maze without holding your hand and then, once you reach the middle, leaving you alone with your thoughts. It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as …Read More So this is hell. I’d never have believed it.

The Redemption Center is Closed on Sundays, Andrea Hairston (Tor 978-1-250-80731-1, $32.99, 416pp, hc) May 2026. Cover by Katherine Lewis. After a local celebrity ends up dead, everyone and their neighbor wants the killer brought to justice – including Paula, a house cleaner and peacemaker, and An’quenique, a podcast journalist, among others.

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Clarkesworld 4/26 “Macaroni Art in the Age of Filtration” by Ryan Cole in the April issue of Clarkesworld does an excellent job capturing a sense of claustrophobia as Verity undertakes a dangerous journey to secure a new Lung filter for her younger brother Axel, who is stuck in quarantine without it.

The tenth annual StokerCon, sponsored by the Horror Writers Association (HWA), was held June 4-7, 2026, both virtually and in person at the Westin Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Guests of honor were Linda D. Addison, Rachel Harrison, Billy Martin, John Shirley, James Tynion IV, and Ann VanderMeer. The Stoker Awards were hosted by Kevin Wetmore Jr., and this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards recipients were Jonathan Maberry and Lisa Morton.

It’s the surprise smash hit of the season, Backrooms! And deservedly so. Already setting box office records for A24, this low-fidelity psychological horror film – based on a popular YouTube series of found footage videos – is an atmospheric exploration of the-weird-made-physical, leading you through a maze without holding your hand and then, once you reach the middle, leaving you alone with your thoughts. It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as …Read More So this is hell. I’d never have believed it.

Author and editor Mark J. McGarry, 68, died in May 2026 in Paris, France. McGarry was born February 6, 1958 in Albany NY. He wrote Sun Dogs (1981) and Blank Slate (1984) as well as several genre works of short fiction published in magazines including Asimov’s, Analog, Stellar, Amazing Stories, and F&SF, including Nebula Award nominee “The Mercy Gate” (1998). He was the original editor of SF magazine Empire and a past editor of the SFWA Forum and Bulletin.

The prize formerly known as the International Booker Prize has announced a partnership with Bukhman Philanthropies, which “has made a generous commitment to fund the next 10 years of the International Booker Prize.” The funding will double the prize awarded to the winning title from £50,000 to £100,000, split between the author and translator.

MILESTONES ELEANNA CASTROIANNI is now represented by Arley Sorg of kt literary. ERIN LATIMER, CORAL ALEJANDRA MOORE, and J.C. SNOW are now represented by JABberwocky Literary Agency. ROBERT J. SAWYER will be writer-in-residence at Calgary’s Alexandria Writers’ Centre Society from September 1 to November 30.