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

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

On the passing of classic D&D artist Jim Holloway

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Will you dare his tomb? You will,  because Jim Holloway pointed the way. A big name in fantasy role-playing/Dungeons and Dragons art p...
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Sunday, June 28, 2020

News and notes

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Some interesting happenings and ramblings... Another podcast appearance . This coming Sunday, July 5, I'll be recording an episode of ...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

To podcast, or not to podcast?

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I'm giving some serious thought to starting up a podcast. I think the world could use a regular show on my favorite subgenre of fantas...
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Saturday, June 13, 2020

I'm podcasted!

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The History of Sword and Sorcery: A Conversation with Author Brian Murphy (that is me) is now available for listening on the Literary Wonde...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Some commentary on Lin Carter

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Yesterday would have been the 90th birthday of the late Lin Carter (1930-1988). I took the opportunity with the prompting of the gents over ...
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Sunday, May 31, 2020

Talking sword-and-sorcery with Robert Zoltan

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Today I recorded an episode of the Literary Wonder and Adventure podcast with host Robert Zoltan (aka, Robert Szeles). It was an enjoyable, ...
Friday, May 22, 2020

Remembering my friend, and Dungeon Master, Rick Langtry

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Three years ago I lost my friend Rick Langtry to cancer. Rick was a guy that readers of this blog would have liked—a fan of fantasy fictio...
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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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