Post-apocalyptic fiction is nothing new: The genre has a history stretching back at least 200 years. Research has linked spikes in perceived threats to humanity to surges in the popularity of ...

Although Stephen King’s The Long Walk and The Running Man are both due to be released later in 2025, the author’s best post-apocalyptic dystopian novel is an unrelated book, The Stand. Among Stephen ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a researcher focusing on how the media we consume shapes us. Actor Lorne Greene in a production of "1984," from the book by ...

A lot of military veterans talk about preparing for a post-apocalyptic world, but author Cormac McCarthy, whose work was shaped by his time in the U.S. Air Force, wrote one of the most vivid books on ...

More than 50 years into the future, the human race is headed toward extinction, and humanity ends in Upstate New York. That’s the future chronicled in “After World,” a new science fiction novel from ...

LA-based screenwriter Todd Klick decided it was time to turn his creative channels to writing after he was driving during the pandemic, gazing up at the skyscrapers in DTLA. “Long Rain,” an ...

“1533 – Dragons over Bohemia” (all images from “The Book of Miracles,” courtesy Taschen) In 1533, hundreds of dragons were reported to darken the skies over Bohemia, following a 1506 sighting of a ...

Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The reason why The Age of Apocalypse endures for so long is how much time that fans spent there. Writers like Scott ...