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  "id": 16890958,
  "title": "Sci-fi horror collides with small-town politics in John Scalzi’s Monsters of Ohio",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/sci-fi-horror-collides-with-small-town-politics-in-john-scalzis",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-28T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Scientific American",
    "slug": "scientific-american",
    "url": "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sci-fi-horror-collides-with-small-town-politics-in-john-scalzis-monsters-of-ohio/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scientific American talks to author John Scalzi about his tentacle-filled 20th novel, its balance of hope and cynicism—and the possibility of a Chappell Roan crossover",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}