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

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

A Wizard of Earthsea: A review

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The finest fantasy fiction isn't necessarily that with the most detailed worlds, the biggest and bloodiest battles, the flashiest magic,...

WHOA-OA! Run from the valley of the evil witch

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Here's a nifty little Web site that should bring a grin to fans of the immortal Ronnie James Dio: The Ronnie James Dio Lyric Generator ....
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Presenting...Scott's thoughts

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So a couple weeks back, I happened to e-mail a buddy of mine named Scott (last name withheld to protect the innocent) with the news that I ...
Saturday, February 23, 2008

The key to the gate of dreams

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Someone asked me the other day why I named my particular bit of cyberspace "The Silver Key." As you can see from the quote at the ...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Heavy metal and the frauds that abandoned it

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Heavy metal as I see it: An irregular series about the highest form of music known to man. Today marks the start of a semi-regular series of...
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Monday, February 18, 2008

The Eye of Argon: Plan 9 meets swords and sorcery

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Did you ever watch something so bad that it's good? A movie that's so poorly plotted, with special effects so awful and dialogue so ...
Thursday, February 14, 2008

The Lord of the Rings: Three films to rule them all

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Part 10 of a 10-part series in which I examine my favorite films, and the reasons why I love them so. Okay, so I'm cheating a bit here,...
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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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