The DMRtian Chronicles, 7/10/2022
This week: Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, Dune, Nick Nightmare, Simon of Gitta, R. Scott Bakker, Roy Krenkel, Zorro, and more.
Read MoreCosmic Horror in the Work of Jean Ray
Known as the “Belgian Poe,” Jean Ray’s work is often suffused with a sense of dread. While Ray often used traditional motifs like vampires and deals with devil, some rare stories have elements of Cosmic Horror similar but distinct from the work of H.P. Lovecraft.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: S.E. Lindberg
“My goal when writing is to take myself to places that are completely unique and unsettling; if I do not feel the sincere weirdness while composing, then readers won’t feel it either.”
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 7/3/2022
This week: Robert E. Howard, Elric, Razorfist, Poul Anderson, Ken Kelly, Imaro, H.P. Lovecraft, and more.
Read MoreSecrets of Cold Steel: An Interview with Howie Bentley
“Sword-and-sorcery is masculine fiction that incorporates a strong sense of individualism triumphing over collectivism.”
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: David J. West
“I came to the conclusion that even with the ebook revolution going on these last ten odd years, it takes some work to market and be read. Now that I’ve accepted it, I’ve even helped some friends and small publishers with their marketing angles. It all came down to wanting to share what I love with others – what I would call old school pulp regardless of the perceived genres.”
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 6/26/2022
This week: Robert E. Howard, Frank Frazetta, lost worlds, Vampirella, Fu Manchu, Jack Vance, Tanith Lee, and more.
Read MoreReview: Mirror Friend, Mirror Foe by George Takei and Robert Asprin
For several years in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s Playboy Press published quite a few speculative fiction books by some pretty well known authors, even one written by George Takei, of Star Trek fame, and Robert Asprin, editor of Thieves' World!
Read MoreThe H. Rider Haggard Project: An Update
The H. Rider Haggard Project was created and funded by a husband-and-wife team of SFF art collectors, Howard and Jane Frank. The Project contributed greatly to the Haggard legacy and its paintings are excellent in their own right.
Read MoreREVIEW: Cirsova Magazine Summer Issue 2022
Brazen imagination. If there’s a succinct summing-up of this issue of Cirsova Magazine, it’s those two words. There are some outrageously imaginative pulp stories in this issue.
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