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

Sunday, December 26, 2021

Things That Are Undone and Ought Not To Be: A Sword-and-Sorcery Studies Wish List

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My latest post is up on the blog of DMR Books. Check it out here . I blasted this one out in a couple hours while reflecting on what still n...
Wednesday, December 22, 2021

2021 in review

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The end of the year is a time for reflection, and so here I offer up a look back on a swordly-and-sorcerous 2021.   2021 in hindsight felt a...
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Sunday, December 19, 2021

20 year anniversary of the Fellowship of the Ring/LOTR films

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I was there, Gandalf. I was there 3,000--err 20--years ago. 20 years ago today New Line Cinema and director Peter Jackson delivered unto the...
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Friday, December 17, 2021

Between the Hammer and the Anvil

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Go on, listen to this one. And then name me a song that is more metal. I'll wait. Judas Priest was firing on all cylinders--10 out of 10...
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Old Norse Saga part deux: I missed an opportunity to plug Steve Tompkins

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With a few more days of separation from my recent DMR Books blog post, I realize I missed an opportunity to plug this wonderful essay by the...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

(Not) Lost in Translation: The Influence of Old Norse Saga and Myth on Robert E. Howard and Sword-and-Sorcery

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My latest essay has been published on the fine blog of DMR Books. Check it out here . Norse Saga was hard to access back in the day for obvi...
Friday, December 10, 2021

Review of KEW special edition Phantasmagoria

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Khan!! I mean, Kane!! I recently finished a special edition of Phantasmagoria dedicated entirely to the life and works of the late, great, K...
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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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