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

Monday, September 30, 2019

Introducing Flame and Crimson: The rise, fall, and rebirth of sword-and-sorcery

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Cover art of Flame and Crimson "Let me live deep while I live; let me know the rich juices of red meat and stinging wine on my pala...
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Saturday, September 7, 2019

A meeting with Tom Barber, part 2

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Barber in front of Toad Hall During our first meeting at his Andover, NH home in August, Tom mentioned that several more of his painti...
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Monday, August 12, 2019

A meeting with Tom Barber, sword-and-sorcery legend

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Barber with a press proof of Bane of Nightmares Last week I had the pleasure of meeting a sword-and-sorcery legend: The talented Tom B...
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Saturday, August 3, 2019

A review of Iron Maiden, August 1 Mansfield MA

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Wake alone in the hills  With the wind in your face  It feels good to be proud  And be free and a race that is part of a clan  To live o...
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Monday, July 29, 2019

Bruce Dickinson What Does This Button Do? A review

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There aren’t too many men for whom I would admit to possessing a genuine man-crush. Bruce Dickinson is one of them. Iron Maiden’s le...
Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Iron Maiden!

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Phantom of the Opera! Probably in my top 10-15 favorites. In one week’s time I’ll be making my way over to Great Woods (I still call i...
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Rest in Peace, Rutger Hauer

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Man, this one hurts: Blade Runner Star Rutger Hauer Has Passed Away . Hopefully he's facing his creator right now, with a scowl, and...
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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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