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

Sunday, December 30, 2007

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: An illuminating look into the author, part 2

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More revelations and other assorted awesomeness uncovered while reading The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Revelation 1: With Barad-dur crashin...
Thursday, December 27, 2007

The Letters of JRR Tolkien: An illuminating look into the author

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I recieved a few blissful days off from work this Christmas, and in addition to lots of time with the family I spent a few free hours diggin...
Sunday, December 23, 2007

An about-face on Blade Runner, 25 years too late

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Although I still don't own a copy (a lapse that I hope to rectify this Christmas), director Ridley Scott on December 18 released what he...
Thursday, December 20, 2007

The Road Warrior: Introspection and action make for one great film

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Part 8 of a 10-part series in which I examine my favorite films, and the reasons why I love them so. Picking up where Mad Max left off, 198...
Tuesday, December 18, 2007

My Hobbit prayers are (somewhat) answered

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I sincerely doubt that anyone from New Line Cinema reads The Silver Key , but lo and behold, barely a week after my post Holding out hope fo...
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Sunday, December 16, 2007

A Song of Ice and Fire--Tremendous series is losing steam

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I first picked up A Game of Thrones , the first book in author George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire epic fantasy series, somewhe...
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Friday, December 14, 2007

My Name Is Bruce--has anyone seen this trailer?

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I'm not sure how I let this one slip under the radar, but if you know the name of Bruce Campbell (and if you don't, I hereby revoke ...
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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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