What if Dracula won? The secret inspirations behind “Anno Dracula”
Kim Newman’s classic novel Anno Dracula imagines a world where Dracula wins at the end of Bram Stoker’s story, conquering Britain and establishing a vampire-dominated society. Where did this horrifying scenario come from? To celebrate the reissue of Anno Dracula from Titan Books, Newman explains the genesis of his story, including his literary influences and…
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Watch a rolling robot transform into a helicopter
Wheeled robots are nothing new. Flying bots are old-hat, too. But this is new: a dumbbell-shaped hybrid bot that can roll on thin, end-mounted wheels … and fly with two sets of counter-rotating chopper blades. Switching between the two modes involves a Rube Goldberg-esque series of maneuvers and contraptions. It ain’t elegant, but it works.…
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