Lemmy: Birth of a Metal Icon
Today would have been Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister's seventy-third birthday. I consider Lemmy to be the most Conanic/Howardian rocker in the history of the genre.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 12/23/2018
This week: Christmas ghost stories, viking comics by Frank Frazetta, current weird/adventure fiction magazines, and more.
Read MoreSome of the Best Books Read in 2018
As the year draws to a close, it’s customary to reflect on the past twelve months in some way. 2018 isn’t quite over yet, but I thought I would take a look at a few of the best books I read this year, both new releases and old ones I’d never read before.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, Michael Moorcock Edition
Today is the 79th birthday of one of the most important sword and sorcery writers ever, Michael Moorcock.
Read MoreForefathers of Sword and Sorcery: Robert W. Chambers
Robert William Chambers died eighty-five years ago today. Once one of the most popular authors in America, Chambers' handful of weird tales—The King in Yellow paramount among them—are what keep him in the public eye a century later.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 12/16/2018
This week: Elric comics, Weird Tales histories, Poe, Poul Anderson, John W. Campbell, and more.
Read MoreQuick Reviews: Fierce Tales - Savage Lands
Millhaven Press is a new publisher on the fantasy scene, but they already have quite a few anthologies to their credit. Savage Lands is the second volume in their Fierce Tales series, and contains five novellas.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 12/9/2018
This week: Leigh Brackett’s birthday, histories of Weird Tales and other pulps, Robert E. Howard, and more.
Read MoreBrackett + Freas = Coolness
As always, December 7 is the feast day of Saint Leigh, Our Lady of Planetary Adventure.
Read MoreThe Rolls Royce of Fantasy Publishers
Not only are Pegana Press reprinting several foundational works of the horror, sword and sorcery and fantasy genres, they are packaging them in exquisitely rendered, handcrafted editions
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