The DMRtian Chronicles, 4/17/2022
This week: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert E. Howard, Elric, Ramsey Campbell, The Northman, Harold Lamb, and more.
Read MoreJim FitzPatrick's Art for Hawk the Slayer
I’ve always had a guilty fondness for 1980’s Hawk the Slayer. Imagine my surprise when legendary artist, Jim FitzPatrick, revealed on Facebook that the movie’s production company had approached him to do some art back in the day.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 4/10/2022
This week: H.P. Lovecraft, Schuyler Hernstrom, King Arthur, Tanith Lee, Mark Schultz, Aleister Crowley, and more.
Read MoreHarold Lamb -- Sixty Years Gone
Here we are, sixty years after Harold was laid in his grave. Sword-and-Sorcery authors like David Drake, Howard Andrew Jones, Scott Oden and S.M. Stirling still sing his praises.
Read MoreWhat Makes a 'Good' Pastiche, In My Book
It occurred to me that I should clarify my views on 'pastiches', now that there appear to be new Conan pastiches on the horizon courtesy of Funcom.
Read MoreReview: Gemini of the Sleeping Gods: The Books of Bask Book One by Hyperphant
Our first protagonist, the Wanderer, is known by many names. He can alter his appearance and is seemingly immortal. Our second protagonist, Yaotox, is an enigma. All parties converge in an epic battle of malevolent sorcery, ancient technology, cannibals, and a group of unstoppable knights in golden armor. Something will be awakened.
Read MoreThe Surprising Moral Complexity of Conan the Cimmerian
It is often said that Robert E. Howard’s Conan is an anti-hero. This is true depending on how one defines anti-hero. In the Classical terminology an anti-hero meant a person lacking in courage and valor unlike Achilles or Hercules who were heroes. Conan has his faults but he is definitely not lacking in those traits. He is anti-hero in the more modern sense of a morally ambiguous badass.
Read MoreWhispers of Deceits and Obsessions in H. P. Lovecraft’s The Whisperer in Darkness and the HPLHS motion picture The Whisperer in Darkness: a Twofold Review
The general aim of this article will be to compare those two pieces, especially by looking at how they both employ themes of deception, obsession, and forbidden knowledge (or knowledge accompanied by falsehood and/or menace).
Read MoreTerra Incognita: Stories by David C. Smith, Howard Andrew Jones, John C. Hocking, and More
In May DMR Books will release the anthology Terra Incognita: Lost Worlds of Fantasy and Adventure. This project was masterminded by Doug Draa, editor of Weirdbook Magazine. Doug assembled an all-star team of writers, including David C. Smith, Howard Andrew Jones, Adrian Cole, and John C. Hocking.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 4/3/2022
This week: Robert E. Howard, Frank Frazetta, Tarzan, Age of Sigmar, Arthur Rackham, Hyperborea, and more.
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