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

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Iron Maiden, Dickinson take to the air

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What can't Bruce Dickinson do? Published author, former world class fencer, successful solo musician, lead singer of the greatest heavy ...
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The Shawshank Redemption: Cinematic perfection

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Part 9 of a 10-part series in which I examine my favorite films, and the reasons why I love them so. Warning--spoilers Movies just don't...
Monday, January 28, 2008

Del Toro chosen to direct The Hobbit

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Buzz around the internet, including this story from the Hollywood Reporter , appears to put Guillermo Del Toro in as the chosen director for...
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Friday, January 25, 2008

...and the Blade Runner bashing continues

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Just when I thought the Blade Runner bashing was over, along comes another smug review of its new "Final Cut" release, courtesy o...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

A Dungeons and Dragons dilemma

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An interesting difference of opinion--and gaming styles--recently cropped up during our regular Dungeons and Dragons game. The scenario inv...
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Sunday, January 20, 2008

The Wasteland: Post-Lord of the Rings fantasy film landscape is looking pretty bleak

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From the time The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring hit the theatres in 2001, until The Return of the King finally exited the ...
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Thursday, January 17, 2008

The end of the world as we know it: And I feel fine

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Yesterday I simultaneously finished two books about the apocalypse, albeit from two very different causes: World War Z , by Max Brooks, a ta...
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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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