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

Saturday, May 29, 2021

Teenage wasteland and examining the unexamined life

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I did not look like these dudes, but was, in spirit. Reading Donna Gaines’ Teenage Wasteland: Suburbia's Dead End Kids  (1991), an other...
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Friday, May 28, 2021

Sword-and-sorcery news and goings-on

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Some recent news and items of interest that readers might find interesting. My Q&A with Bard author Keith Taylor has been posted in two...
Friday, May 21, 2021

Queensryche, "Take Hold of the Flame," Live in Tokyo 1984

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Time to gush for a moment. Geoff Tate circa 1983-88 was a vocal god on earth. Extraordinary range, power, expression. Soaring octaves that l...
Sunday, May 16, 2021

Bran Mak Morn: Your favorite cover?

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I'm currently on a Bran Mak Morn kick, having read Karl Edward Wagner's Legion from the Shadows (good, not great) and now am going b...
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Friday, May 14, 2021

Flame and Crimson nominated by the Robert E. Howard Foundation

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This was a heck of a surprise . Flame and Crimson has been placed on the final ballot for the 2021 Robert E. Howard Foundation awards. You ...
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Thursday, May 6, 2021

Some more S&S thoughts on the way; Keith Taylor news

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Recently I've completed a couple of essays that will be published, both as early as tomorrow, by Dave Ritzlin over at DMR Books and Bill...
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Saturday, May 1, 2021

Satsuma covers Ratt's "Lay it Down" and Judas Priest's "Hellion/Electric Eye"

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At many points in my life I've debated picking up the guitar. I've always thought it would be awesome to be able to bust out a six s...
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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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