{"id":44063,"date":"2026-09-10T06:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T18:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=44063"},"modified":"2026-08-26T15:26:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T03:26:50","slug":"whats-up-on-the-supernatural-underground-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2026\/09\/10\/whats-up-on-the-supernatural-underground-3\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Up On The Supernatural Underground?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Answer: Even <em>moar<\/em> great posts, of course!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39734\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Supelogo_2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s have a look at what&#8217;s on offer. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Kim Falconer on Fiction Predictions:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2026\/08\/fiction-predictions-ship-that-sank-twice.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Ship That Sank Twice<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; Kim looks at the eerie similarities between the story told in the novella <em>Futility <\/em>(<em>The Wreck of the Titan<\/em>), first published in 1898, and the actual sinking of the Titanic in 1912.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-44064\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Futility_Original_First_Edition_Cover-185x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Futility_Original_First_Edition_Cover-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Futility_Original_First_Edition_Cover-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Futility_Original_First_Edition_Cover.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2026\/07\/fiction-predictions-chickienobs-anyone.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chickie Nobs Anyone<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; in which Kim shines her spotlight on <a href=\"https:\/\/margaretatwood.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Margaret Atwood&#8217;s<\/a> renowned <em>Oryx and Creyke<\/em>, which examines a near-future dystopia of environmental collapse, widespread genetic engineering, and industrialised vat-food production &#8212; or <em>is<\/em> it the future?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41355\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Oryx-Creyke.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Oryx-Creyke.jpg 181w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Oryx-Creyke-97x150.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Also on Offer:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2026\/08\/from-backlist-never-make-author-mad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Never Make An Author Mad<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; Karina Cooper (now writing as <a href=\"https:\/\/kcalexander.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KC Alexander<\/a>) reflects upon, and enumerates, the many excellent reasons that making an author mad may be a singularly poor idea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-44069\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tarnished_Karina-Cooper-186x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tarnished_Karina-Cooper-186x300.png 186w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tarnished_Karina-Cooper-93x150.png 93w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tarnished_Karina-Cooper.png 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2026\/08\/from-backlist-writing-story-just-trip.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Writing the Story: Just a Trip on the Open Road<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/pamelapalmer.net\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pamela Palmer<\/a> explores her personal &#8220;plotter vs pantser&#8221; writing journey.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-44067\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/P-Palmer_Of-Blood-and-Passion-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/P-Palmer_Of-Blood-and-Passion-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/P-Palmer_Of-Blood-and-Passion-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/P-Palmer_Of-Blood-and-Passion.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2015\/07\/alone-is-not-lonely.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Alone Is Not Lonely<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/amandaarista.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amanda Arista<\/a> on writing as a lone process, but why the author is never lonely&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-39243\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DiariesofanUrbanPanther_Ebook-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DiariesofanUrbanPanther_Ebook-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DiariesofanUrbanPanther_Ebook-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DiariesofanUrbanPanther_Ebook-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DiariesofanUrbanPanther_Ebook-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DiariesofanUrbanPanther_Ebook.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2026\/07\/from-backlist-faith-and-fantasy-by.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Faith and Fantasy<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; in which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeanienefrost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeaniene Frost<\/a> delves into the treatment of spiritual belief in her books, and the beliefs of the supernatural beings in particular. A fascinating read!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-44073\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A-Curse-of-Beasts-and-Magic_Jeaniene-Frost-196x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A-Curse-of-Beasts-and-Magic_Jeaniene-Frost-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A-Curse-of-Beasts-and-Magic_Jeaniene-Frost-98x150.png 98w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A-Curse-of-Beasts-and-Magic_Jeaniene-Frost.png 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Plenty of variety; plenty of great content &#8212; dive in and enjoy. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer: Even moar great posts, of course! Let&#8217;s have a look at what&#8217;s on offer. \ud83d\ude00 Kim Falconer on Fiction Predictions: The Ship That Sank Twice &#8212; Kim looks at the eerie similarities between the story told in the novella Futility (The Wreck of the Titan), first published in 1898, and the actual sinking of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other-writers","category-supernatural-underground"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44063"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44077,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44063\/revisions\/44077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}