If you like B-movies, Bronson Canyon was a favourite filming spot for alien landscapes in the 1950s and 1960s. It was a major location for the movies: Robot Monster They Saved Hitler’s Brain The Phantom Empire Eegah! The Brain from Planet Arous *AND* The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra #SciFiLA

Famously, Captain Kirk fought the Gorn at Vasquez Rocks in the original series episode Arena. The location was also used as Vulcan in Star Trek IV, and as Westworld in the recent TV show. #SciFiLA

Oh. Good call!

Definitely counts, and they're great. (Almost used the cover of The Wild Shore as one of the pictures for this tweet.)

Los Angeles has been the setting for many classic science fiction tales. We're curious to know what's your favourite book about a future City of Angels? What makes it resonate with you?

Wait a minute. Why the heck weren’t @seattleworldcon.bsky.social and us following each other’s Bluesky account? *waives jauntily at Seattle*

Introducing Fuzzy, the LAcon V mascot! 🦊 Fuzzy, a playful Channel Island fox, exemplifies the spirit of California. Artist Teddy Harvia has perfectly captured Fuzzy’s playful nature. Fuzzy has been named in honor of our friend & colleague, Fuzzy Pink Niven. More info here: www.lacon.org/fuzzy

Although Starfleet Academy is supposed to be located in Northern California, the building that's often been used as a shooting location is the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant. The facility treats 80 million gallons of waste each day. #SciFiLA

I’ve been submitting stories to Electric Literature for 9 years and today I finally have a story with them!!!! It may or may not be about aliens and lost love :) electricliterature.com/awaiting-the...

A Cruise Ship for the Disappeared - Electric Literature

"Awaiting the Declassification of Documents at Some Point in the Near or Distant Future," flash fiction by Corey Farrenkopf

Introducing Fuzzy, the LAcon V mascot! 🦊 Fuzzy, a playful Channel Island fox, exemplifies the spirit of California. Artist Teddy Harvia has perfectly captured Fuzzy’s playful nature. Fuzzy has been named in honor of our friend & colleague, Fuzzy Pink Niven. More info here: www.lacon.org/fuzzy