The DMRtian Chronicles, 8/7/2022
This week: A. Merritt, Robert E. Howard, Frazetta’s Death Dealer, The Witcher, Fritz Leiber, Thin Lizzy, samurai movies, and more.
Read MoreBikers From Hell: Meat Loaf
The tribes are gathering. The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2022 officially roared into existence this morning. That can only mean one thing: a new ‘Bikers From Hell’ DMR Blog post. Meat Loaf’s association with bikers begins with The Rocky Horror Picture Show and extends all the way to 2006. That connection produced a lot of great biker art.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Schuyler Hernstrom
“I think marketing and social media and everything related is largely fake and useless or worse than useless. Don’t spend all your time trying to get your name in lights across some fake network. Build a real network of people that do things. Then things just happen. And focus on your craft.”
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 7/31/2022
This week: Frank Frazetta, Robert E. Howard, Lord Dunsany, Tanith Lee, new Heavy Metal films, H.P. Lovecraft, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, and more.
Read MoreHoward Days 2022: A Belated Report
Like the hajj to Mecca or the pilgrimage to Santiago, the journey to Cross Plains--for most REH fans--is arduous and costly. In memory of my friend, Chris Hale—and because I was on a panel—I made my fifth trip to Howard Days this year.
Read MoreFILM REVIEW: The Northman
Whilst I was amused by The Northman, this film was disheartening. It is not the grim-dark adrenaline rush I was hoping for. Nor was it the lush period piece I would have liked.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: J. Thomas Howard
J. Thomas Howard has been hitting the small press circuit lately, with appearances in Whetstone, Cirsova, and DMR Books’ Terra Incognita. Read on to learn more about his work, which combines sword-and-sorcery with sword-and-planet.
Read MoreHal Foster -- Forty Years Gone
Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant newspaper strip is a towering achievement in the history of the art form. As an artist, Foster influenced everyone from Jack Kirby to Frank Frazetta to Joe Kubert to John Buscema to Bernie Wrightson to Gary Gianni.
Read MoreREVIEW: Hag of the Hills by J.T.T. Ryder
Ryder is an archaeologist specializing in the Viking Age and Celtic Iron Age. The knowledge this background brings to his writing does not go unnoticed.
Read MoreLord Dunsany: Lovecraft's List of Favorite Tales
H.P. Lovecraft was one of the greatest Dunsany fans to have ever lived. His list of favorite Dunsany tales is an excellent starter for any newcomer to the great Irish fantasist.
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