The DMRtian Chronicles, 10/31/2021
In this Halloween edition of the DMRtian Chronicles: H.P. Lovecraft, Ramsey Campbell, Fritz Leiber, Dune, zombies in Weirdbook, Lin Carter, and more.
Read MoreMagazine of Horror No. 28 (July, 1969)
In this issue: The conclusion of “The Devil’s Bride” by Seabury Quinn, poetry by Robert E. Howard, weird fiction by Ambrose Bierce, and more.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 10/24/2021
This week: Plenty of horror, including Frankenstein, Lovecraftian films, and sword and sorcery monsters. Plus Elric, C.L. Moore, Dune, vikings, and more.
Read MoreReview: Mad Amos Malone by Alan Dean Foster
Mad Amos Malone is a well known figure in the west. The people, when they speak of him, whisper. His size and formidable mien discourage casual contact with other folks. Regardless, people still see him out with their strange and sometimes otherworldly problems.
Read MoreMagazine of Horror No. 27 (May 1969)
In this issue: Hugh B. Cave, Donald A. Wollheim, Robert Silverberg, part two of “The Devil’s Bride” by Seabury Quinn, and more.
Read MoreJoseph Clement Coll -- A Century Gone
On this day in 1921, Joseph Clement Coll died suddenly of appendicitis at the age of forty. Widely-respected for his pen-and-ink technique, Coll had illustrated classic tales by Arthur Conan Doyle and Sax Rohmer. After his death, JCC's work would influence the likes of Frank Frazetta and Gary Gianni.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 10/17/2021
This week: Michael Moorcock, Weird Tales, Fritz Leiber, Virgil Finlay, Clark Ashton Smith, Hercules films, and more.
Read MoreMagazine of Horror No. 26 (March 1969)
In this issue: “The Devil’s Bride” by Seabury Quinn, the first of David H. Keller’s “Tales from Cornwall,” and more weird fiction.
Read MoreClassic Pulp Heroics, New Herald: A Review of Schuyler Hernstrom’s The Eye of Sounnu
If it’s going to succeed in the 21st century sword-and-sorcery needs writers that know and respect its forms, classic authors, and traditions, but are unafraid to take these elements and create something new. In short, it needs writers that deliver what we know and love about sword-and-sorcery while breaking a few rules along the way in the service of their art.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 10/10/2021
This week: Poul Anderson, Cauldron Born, Weirdbook, Weird Tales, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, bootleg Conan LSD blotter paper, and more.
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