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

Friday, July 26, 2024

Orion, Metallica

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My metal summer continues, and so Metal Friday continues, with Metallica.  "Orion" oozes nostalgia and loss, which I'm possibl...
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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Treasure Island and the powerful call to adventure

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It’s been a busy last month or so. Mostly in a good way, with some PTO combined with some busy times at work. But that means my writing has ...
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Sunday, June 30, 2024

The analog kid—some reflections on music and technology and Into the Void

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Spiraling into a (digital) void... I recently finished Geezer Butler’s biography Into the Void . A fun and interesting read for many reasons...
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Friday, June 28, 2024

Force of a Storm, Sumerlands

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My last Metal Friday post on the passing of Eternal Champion bass player Brad Raub resulted in some recommendations and a brief but pleasant...
Thursday, June 20, 2024

Tain by Gregory Frost (1986), a review

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Welcome to the field, ripe fruits. What is the meaning of the stones?  Why do they stand alone? Put down your roots and grow here, Wither an...
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Friday, June 14, 2024

Not all books need be movies

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I like movies. I really do. Need I say this?  I mean, not liking movies is akin to not liking ice cream. It’s un-American. Heck, it’s inhuma...
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Thursday, June 6, 2024

The 13th Warrior in the House, with Rogues

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You think upon what is to come, and imagine fearsome things that would stop the blood of any man. Do not think ahead, and be cheerful by kno...
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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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