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

Friday, June 26, 2009

The Face in the Frost: True wizardry at work

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John Bellairs' The Face in the Frost is one of those books recommended by Gary Gygax in Appendix N of the Dungeon Master's Guide (...
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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Dracula revisited: Some observations on an old classic

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Bram Stoker’s Dracula is one of those books that, like The Lord of the Rings , I find myself returning to time and time again. There’s a lo...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Update: And now for a brief interruption for World War II

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When I was 11 years old my grandfather passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack. He was a veteran of the Pacific theatre in World War II...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Cimmerian sighting: The Life of Sir Aglovale De Galis

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(Warning—some spoilers ahead) King Arthur: Which is our greatest quality of knighthood? Courage, compassion, loyalty, humility? What do you ...
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Monday, June 8, 2009

Up: Uplifting for adults and children alike

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Warning--some spoilers ahead. So my wife was out of town this weekend and it was just me and the two kids. Needing to kill some time and to ...
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Thursday, June 4, 2009

Cimmerian sighting: Reading fantasy for escape's sake

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Perhaps it’s because I’m a simple man compared to China Mieville (or perhaps it’s because I’m not as passionate about politics as he), but I...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Dracula remains a bloody good read

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I'm currently listening to the audio book of Dracula, written by Bram Stoker and narrated by Robert Whitfield. It's a great book, n...
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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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