From: hvaisane@cs.joensuu.fi (H. Vaisanen)
Subject: List of SF/fantasy/horror newsgroups.
Organization: University of Joensuu
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 05:27:08 GMT


This is a list of newsgroups somehow related to SF/fantasy/horror.
Newsgroups for SF/fantasy/horror games are not included.

Additions and corrections are welcome.

Last updated: Tuesday, 8 September 1992.


alt.cult-movies .......... Hmmm...not all cult movies are SF/fantasy/horror (-:
alt.cyberpunk ............ High-tech low-life.
alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo ... Literary virtual reality in a cyberpunk hangout.
alt.cyberpunk.movement ... Cybernizing the Universe.
alt.cyberpunk.tech ....... Cyberspace and Cyberpunk technology.
alt.cyberspace ........... Cyberspace and how it should work.
alt.cybertoon ............ Cyberpunk epic.
alt.fandom.cons .......... Announcements of conventions (SciFi and others).
alt.fandom.misc .......... Other topics for fans of various kinds.
alt.fan.asprin ........... Fans of Robert Asprin.
alt.fan.douglas-adams .... Fans of Douglas Adams.
alt.fan.eddings .......... Fans of David Eddings.
alt.fan.pern ............. Fans of Anne McCaffrey's Pern.
alt.fan.piers-anthony .... Fans of Piers Anthony.
alt.fan.pratchett ........ Fans of Terry Pratchett.
alt.folklore.ghost-stories If you like horror, why not
                           go for the real thing. (-:
alt.galactic-guide ....... Entries for the actual Hitchhiker's Guide to
                           the Galaxy.
alt.gothic ............... The gothic movement: things mournful and
                           dark. [Horror?]
alt.horror ............... The horror genre.
alt.pulp ................. Pulp fiction (mostly not SF/fantasy/horror).
alt.startrek.creative .... Stories and parodies related to Star Trek.
alt.tv.red-dwarf ......... The Red Dwarf TV series.
alt.tv.prisoner .......... The Prisoner TV series.
alt.vampyres ............. Discussion of vampyres and related writings,
                           films, etc.
bit.listserv.literary .... Sometimes SF/fantasy/horror books.
misc.writing ............. A newsgroup for writers. Sometimes they discuss
                           about writing SF/horror.
rec.arts.anime ........... Japanese animation ("anime"); much of it is SF.
rec.arts.books ........... Sometimes SF/fantasy/horror books.
rec.arts.comics .......... Sometimes SF/fantasy/horror comics.
rec.arts.drwho ........... Dr. Who TV series.
rec.arts.manga ........... Japanese graphic novels (some are SF).
rec.arts.sf.announce. .... Major announcements of the SF world. (Moderated)
                           <sf-announce@zorch.sf-bay.org>
rec.arts.sf.fandom ....... Discussions of SF fan activities.
rec.arts.sf.marketplace .. Personal forsale notices of SF materials.
rec.arts.sf.misc ......... Anything SFnal that doesn't fit to other groups.
rec.arts.sf.movies ....... SF movies that don't have their own groups
rec.arts.sf.reviews ...... Reviews of science fiction/fantasy/horror works.
                           (Moderated) <sf-reviews@presto.ig.com>
rec.arts.sf.science ...... Real and speculative aspects of SF science.
rec.arts.sf.starwars ..... Discussion of the Star Wars universe.
rec.arts.sf.tv ........... SF tv shows that don't have their own groups
rec.arts.sf.written ...... Written science fiction and fantasy.
rec.arts.startrek.current  New Star Trek shows, movies and books.
rec.arts.startrek.fandom . Star Trek conventions and memorabilia.
rec.arts.startrek.info ... Information about the universe of Star Trek.
                           (Moderated)
rec.arts.startrek.misc ... General discussions of Star Trek.
rec.arts.startrek.tech ... Star Trek's depiction of future technologies.
reg.mag.fsfnet ........... Dargon Zine Magazine (Is this group still around?)