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, September 28, 2008

A review of Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

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As a heavy metal fan I found it a real pleasure to watch Metal: A Headbanger's Journey . Sam Dunn's 2005 documentary is a fun, insi...
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Friday, September 26, 2008

Samwise the Brave: Examining the central hero of The Lord of the Rings

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I have something to do before the end. I must see it through, sir, if you understand. --Sam Gamgee, The Lord of the Rings You don’t have to ...
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Monday, September 22, 2008

Sanitized fairy tales: News story exposes modern trend of bland safeness

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The Boston Globe published a great article on Sunday that I felt compelled to share. The title of this piece by Joanna Weiss says it all: F...
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Saturday, September 20, 2008

Shelob: A frightening, ancient evil

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He may not be Steven King or Edgar Allen Poe, but J.R.R. Tolkien manages to pack a couple scares into The Lord of the Rings . Two chapters i...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

War and death come to Middle Earth

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War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor t...
Sunday, September 14, 2008

Run to the Hills: Bayley back in the news (for his hair)

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Somewhere I can hear the singing, "I'm running out of my hair, I'm running out of it..." I can't rank on Blaze Bayley ...
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Thursday, September 11, 2008

The Road: Exploring Tolkien's grand metaphor

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The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it wi...
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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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