Supervillain Schemes That Ought to Have Worked
One of the great things about supervillains is their lunatic schemes, which usually rely on the phases of the Moon and a squad of cyborg dolphins sailing into the bay at 12:07 precisely. The real reason the good guy always wins is because the bad guy doesn’t keep it simple. But every now and then,…
These Amazonian ants build one of the freakiest deathtraps in the animal kingdom
The Amazonian tree known Hirtella physophora looks rather unassuming, but it is the site of several grisly spectacles. Amid its leaves and branches, an animal, a plant and a fungus conspire to create a nightmarish trap where trespassers become meals, robbers get the death penalty, and assassins are assassinated. Top image: A wasp tries to…
Never-Before-Seen Concept Art from David Cronenberg’s Total Recall!
You might have heard that body-horror mastermind David Cronenberg was originally in line to direct Total Recall, before he left the project and Paul Verhoeven took over. Now, for the first time ever, artist Ron Miller shares a ton of the concept art he created for Cronenberg’s version… including a very different-looking version of the…
Lightspeed Presents… “Nightside on Callisto” by Linda Nagata
io9 is proud to present fiction from Lightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we’ll be featuring a story from Lightspeed’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Nightside on Callisto” by Linda Nagata. Enjoy! Top image via NASA. Nightside on Callisto by Linda Nagata A faint, steady vibration carried through the igloo’s massive ice walls-a vibration that…
