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

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Rest in peace James Silke

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James Silke, best known in S&S circles as the author of the Death Dealer series, recently passed away . He was 93 and lived a full and v...
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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Some recent acquisitions

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Some treasures acquired while out and about or through the post. The three other images below are postcard ads included w/Lee volume. About ...
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Friday, February 21, 2025

Paper books are better than digital: Five reasons why

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In many ways life is better today than it ever has been. In other ways, not so much. Parse this statement in whatever way you choose. One ar...
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Monday, February 17, 2025

Ardor on Aros, andrew j. offutt

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A cover better than the contents... unfortunately true of many Frazettas. A very brief review of Ardor on Aros , by andrew j. offutt (1973)....
Friday, February 7, 2025

Cold Sweat, Thin Lizzy

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I love discovering old songs. Few things are more rewarding than stumbling across or being served up in the algorithm an awesome tune, looki...
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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

An interesting personal insight into Moorcock’s inspirations

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Was just listening to an interview with Michael Moorcock on the Monsters, Madness and Magic podcast (recommended BTW). Co-host Dave Ritzlin...
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Monday, February 3, 2025

Knightriders, a review

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(Warning: Spoilers) Utopias cannot survive contact with the world of commerce. It’s a message delivered in brutal fashion in the catastrophi...
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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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