"Alternate history" is one of those sub-genres that tends to fly a bit under the radar. It gets lumped in with run of the mill historical fiction, or it gets shelved in the sci-fi section alongside ...

The right needs a narrative to refute the superstitions of progress. At any given time, most cultures have a dominant narrative, a collectively agreed upon story that explains where they came from, ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Alternate history TV shows exist across almost every genre, and eight series are nearly perfect in their storytelling, visuals, and execution. While traditional fantasy and sci-fi get more attention, ...

Well-done historical films often strive for accuracy, meticulously recreating costumes, settings, and real-world events in an effort to transport audiences back into the past. But sometimes the most ...

They say those who don’t learn their history are doomed to repeat it, but what if they could change it, instead? Alternate history stories are incredibly popular in television and film, as well as in ...

It doesn’t really matter to our dimension the British Empire never existed in another reality. At least it doesn’t until somebody from one of those timelines comes to visit. This week we explore ...

As the pandemic has raged on, popular culture has found new ways to ask an old question: What could have been instead? The alternate history has traditionally been intellectual in its impulses: It ...