The Silver Key

"Wonder had gone away, and he had forgotten that all life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is no difference betwixt those born of real things and those born of inward dreamings, and no cause to value the one above the other." --H.P. Lovecraft, The Silver Key

Monday, May 11, 2026

Some final thoughts on Stephen King’s The Stand

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Warning: Minor spoilers I’m done with the re-read, and had a few final thoughts on this very big book. Where does Stephen King stand (ahem) ...
Thursday, May 7, 2026

So it begins... a final big push

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A few items of note. Arcane Arts: Dispatches from the Silver Key went out yesterday, covering heavy metal, sword-and-sorcery (including Karl...
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Saturday, May 2, 2026

Stephen King on REH

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Stephen King had … things to say about Robert E. Howard and sword-and-sorcery.  He mostly liked the former … not so much the latter. If you...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Arcane Arts #11

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Has just published. More thoughts on The Stand, and S&S, and Dokken. If you happen to like these things: https://brian-murphy.kit.com/po...
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Saturday, April 25, 2026

Returning to The Stand, and its comforts

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I find Stephen King’s The Stand to be comfort food. I’m not sure what that says about me … but there it is. A devastating plague accidently ...
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Friday, April 17, 2026

Don't Break My Heart Again, Whitesnake

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This is a great fucking song.  Let's get that out of the way first. If you only know Whitesnake from "Still of the Night" or ...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Latest issue of Arcane Arts is out

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Issue no. 10 of Arcane Arts hit inboxes this AM. I've been nailing this every week, like clockwork on Wednesday morning, though as noted...
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Brian Murphy
Marketing professional by day; skald in the Hall of Fire by night; and member of the S.H.I.E.L.D.W.A.L.L. Author of Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery (2020, Pulp Hero Press). Essayist and reviewer for numerous web and print-based fantasy and sword-and-sorcery publications, including The Cimmerian, Black Gate, Tales from the Magician's Skull, Mythprint, REH: Two-Gun Raconteur, The Dark Man, DMR Blog, Skelos, and SFFaudio.com. Two-time Robert E. Howard Foundation award winner: The Atlantean (Outstanding Achievement/Book for Flame and Crimson) and The Venarium (emerging scholar in REH studies).
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