Showing posts with label Robert E. Howard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robert E. Howard. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Weird Tales of Modernity: Elevating the artistry of the Weird Tales Three

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Pulp and other forms of genre fiction have become not just an accepted form of entertainment, but an acknowledged outlet for meaningful arti...
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Sunday, August 18, 2024

Hither Came Conan; A Review

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Also a winner of The Valusian Award from the Robert E. Howard Foundation. Robert E. Howard Days was wonderful for many reasons , but among t...
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Friday, May 31, 2024

Worms of the Earth, Eternal Champion

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I found out last night that Eternal Champion bass player Brad Raub passed away, just 36 years old . So on this Metal Friday I honor his memo...
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

50 years of Savage Sword of Conan, and beyond

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Ahh, no. 29, I love you. Love them all... Savage Sword of Conan debuted August 1974.  I was just one year old. Probably a little young to be...
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Saturday, February 3, 2024

The Shadow of Vengeance by Scott Oden, a review

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Some would say there is no good Conan pastiche*, that the only stories of the Cimmerian worth reading are the 21 originals by Robert E. Howa...
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Saturday, December 23, 2023

The Silver Key: 2023 in review

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It’s the tail end of 2023. Another trip round the sun, another year of blogging on The Silver Key. Many things of import happened this year....
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Part II of S&S interview video up on YouTube

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Part II of a video interview I did with Jan, The Brilliance of S&S, is now up on YouTube. Check it out here. Part I is available here ....
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Saturday, July 8, 2023

1979 Ken Kelly heroic fantasy calendar, month-by-month

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Let's look inside, shall we? And return to an age undreamed of ....1979. Among my prized finds at 2023 Howard Days was this bad boy. A ...
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Talking sword-and-sorcery on YouTube and my current reading

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Prior to my vacation to the Outer Banks I was invited to speak with Jan, a cool dude from the UK with a YouTube channel that covers pulp fic...
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Glen Lord Symposium panel video up on YouTube

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As noted in my recent writeup of 2023 Robert E. Howard Days , I was asked to present a paper at the Glen Lord Symposium. This is an academic...
Thursday, May 4, 2023

Going Rogue(s) with another 2023 Howard Days recap

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This week I was invited to join the wonderful sword-and-sorcery podcast Rogues in the House to continue the discussion about Robert E. Howar...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

My Howard Days 2023 haul

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Somewhere under here is a bar... Many amusing escapades and scrapes unfolded during Howard Days 2023, not the least of which was my complete...
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Monday, May 1, 2023

There and back again from Massachusetts to Cross Plains: A recap of 2023 Robert E. Howard Days

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Ken Lizzi, me, and Deuce, on sacred ground. That Saturday morning long ago remains fresh in my mind. The day I stumbled across a hoard of Sa...
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Howard Days are upon me

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Two days from now I shall be standing upon the soil of Cross Plains attending my first Robert E. Howard Days. This shit is real. Some news s...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Howard Days looming larger...

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That red dot? I'll be there. Just over one week until Robert E. Howard Days. Next Thursday, April 27 I’ll be flying out of Logan Interna...
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Thursday, March 30, 2023

One month until Howard Days

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This one escaped the pyre... One month until Howard days…anticipation is building. A couple recent items of note as the clock counts down to...