The DMRtian Chronicles, 9/19/2021
This week: Conan news, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Hawkmoon, Lord Dunsany, Harold Lamb, Witchfinder General, Simon of Gitta, and more.
Read MoreThe Savage Swords of Joe Kubert
Joe Kubert would've turned ninety-five today. Beloved all across the comics spectrum both for his artwork and personality, Joe was also a landmark figure in the history of sword-and-sorcery in comics.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 9/12/2021
This week: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lovecraft, dinosaurs, Solomon Kane, Poe, samurai flicks, A. Merritt, Margaret Brundage, and more.
Read MoreReview: Swords of Fire 2
You shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but sometimes as with Swords of Fire 2 the damn cover is so striking that I feel like I'm drawn to it. The reds and oranges of the background hint at some unseen conflagration and the faint skull above the woman lends an air of sinister supernatural menace.
Read MoreNew Edition of Ramsey Campbell's Far Away & Never Coming in October
Twenty-five years after its original publication, Ramsey Campbell’s fantasy collection Far Away & Never will return to print next month.
Read MoreLee Brown Coye -- Forty Years Gone
Lee Brown Coye was a truly unique artist, contributing covers to the original run of Weird Tales and, later, Arkham House and Carcosa.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 9/5/2021
This week: H.P. Lovecraft, Jack Vance, Michael Moorcock, Weird Tales, Clash of the Titans, and more.
Read MoreLovecraft: The Great Tales by John D. Haefele
In his massive new book—Lovecraft: The Great Tales—John D. Haefele just might have written the best overview of Lovecraft thus far seen.
Read MoreArt Overwhelming Nature and Destiny; A Reviewing of “The Witch Thorbjörg”
In “The Witch Thorbjörg,” there is a yearning to return to the past, to get compliance from otherworldly forces (spirits), the invisible and omniscient ones that, when appeased, give the living knowledge of the future. These unearthly forces offer insight when they hear a sacred, beautiful song.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 8/29/2021
This week: Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, Jack Vance, Ray Harryhausen, the upcoming Dune movie, Thongor comics, and more.
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