As an academic discussion, speculative fiction is only just starting to emerge outof the “literary ghetto.” This concise anthology contributes to this still-emergingand exciting field by showcasing a wide range of scholarly snapshots and deepdives, from classic sci-fi movies such as The Omega Man (1971), to highly topicalnew releases such as Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022). In additionto spanning an extensive time period, the bilingual contributions of the anthologyalso span several genres and national contexts. Some contributions focuson popular US film and literary fiction while others center on contemporaryDanish and German science fiction novels, corona-literature, and arts-basedresearch. This capacious scope of the anthology allows the contributions to illustratethe multifarious nature of speculative fiction. This anthology is for bothuniversity students and researchers in the field, but may also be of interest tothe general reader who wants to experience the diversity of speculative imagination.