Paul Batteiger is a prolific author of sword and sorcery short stories, and DMR Books has been fortunate enough to have published two of them. Read on to learn more about the author of “The Glory of Ravens” and “The Howling God”.
Read MoreThis week: Elric, Lovecraft on Haggard and Merritt, Slaine, Beowulf, vintage fantasy art, and more.
Read MoreThe artist, Ken Barr, died on March 25, 2016. Until he breathed his final breath, Mr. Barr was--in my opinion--the greatest living Scottish artist working in the fields of SFF/Horror art. He earned that title over and over again during the course of a career that spanned more than four decades.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted a lot of things. The worlds of Robert E. Howard publishing and REH fandom are not immune to the fear of Corona-chan that stalks the land, it seems.
Read MoreThis week: Frazetta originals for auction, Conan comic covers, Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, a little-known influence on Elric, sword and sorcery old and new, and more.
Read MoreSeventy years ago--as of yesterday--we lost one of the greatest storytellers and one of the most imaginative human beings in the history of literature. Edgar Rice Burroughs was that bad-ass.
Read MoreDespite memes to the contrary, HPL did write tales where his protagonists actively fought back, sometimes even winning--for now. Those are the Lovecraft stories I'll look at today.
Read MoreAndre Norton died on this date in 2005. As it so happens, March 17 is also the birthday of the mighty Ken Barr, who painted possibly the finest run of Norton covers ever. It’s time to give both of them their due.
Read MoreFor Saint Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d look at how A. Merritt viewed Ireland and the Irish. A. Merritt's ancestors came from the southwest of England, but he had a sincere admiration for the Emerald Isle.
Read MoreThis week: A new issue of the great fantasy/adventure magazine Cirsova, Roy Thomas, Brackett, Frazetta, occult detectives, Mythos horror, and more.
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