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

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Skulls, crusaders, and all things esoteric: Meeting up with Tom Barber

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Our annual week vacation at our family camp in Andover, NH afforded me the opportunity to again spend a few hours hanging out with the man, ...
Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Literary freedom: My stance, and an explanation

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Literary freedom is my credo. With very few exceptions, I think you should be able to write whatever you want. What does this look like in p...
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Sunday, July 24, 2022

This makes me happy

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Typically when you put “sword-and-sorcery” into a search engine (I do this from time-to-time, being a glutton for punishment) the results ar...
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Saturday, July 23, 2022

The Blade Itself

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Nice and stabby Obvious sword-and-sorcery fan here but recently I was moved to pick up an S&S adjacent work, the first in The First Law ...
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Friday, July 22, 2022

Necropolis, Manilla Road

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In the crypts of Atlantean kings, I found what I was looking for If I had to pick my top three sword-and-sorcery inspired metal bands, I...
Wednesday, July 20, 2022

S&S updates: Dunsany, New Edge, book deals, and a fine response to a troubling essay

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Hail to the King of Dreams, baby. A roundup of recent-ish news and updates on the sacred genre. My most recent essay for Tales from the Magi...
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Saturday, July 16, 2022

Master of Puppets

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Metal Friday comes a day late, as I'm checking back in after a four-day business trip to Houston TX. This week highlights an old favorit...
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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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