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, July 19, 2019

Just backed Tales from the Magician's Skull kickstarter

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I support sword-and-sorcery! Looking forward to what is next from these guys. I recommend you do the same. Kickstarter closes on July 25. ...
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Friday, July 12, 2019

Haakon: The Golden Ax, a review

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No man could defeat him. No woman could resist him. Alas, I had high hopes for this one, being a sucker for all things Viking fantasy...
Monday, July 8, 2019

Paying tribute: The Priest and AD/HD

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Some day in the not too-distant future my favorite heavy metal bands will be retired, the big concert halls silent, and only memories ...
Thursday, June 27, 2019

Revival

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It’s official, The Silver Key is coming out of retirement. “Rising from Ruins,” to quote the great Judas Priest. So where have I been ...
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Friday, June 21, 2019

Rising from Ruins

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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Conan Meets the Academy: Multidisciplinary Essays on the Enduring Barbarian: A review

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Conan Meets the Academy: Multidisciplinary Essays on the Enduring Barbarian (McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013) offers a broa...
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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Happy birthday to JRR Tolkien; jeers to Philip Pullman

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Philip Pullman is another notable fantasy author who, alongside the likes of Michael Moorcock and Richard Morgan, has grossly missed the mar...
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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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