Independent Author Spotlight: Owen G. Tabard
“I take the approach of putting as much effort as possible into trying to master the craft, to produce the best possible story I can, then let the story speak for itself.”
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 10/9/2022
This week: Michael Moorcock, Tarzan movie news, Karl Edward Wagner, Rings of Power, Adrian Cole, the Cthulhu Mythos, and more.
Read MoreKen Kelly's 'Horseclans' Covers
With mushroom-clouds looming on the horizon, the time seemed right for a look back at Robert Adams’ post-apocalyptic ‘Horseclans’ series, specifically the classic covers painted for it by the late, great Ken Kelly.
Read MoreREVIEW: Theok the Indomitable by James R. Tuck
“Where the Red Blossoms Weep” finds Theok the only survivor on the battlefield. The usual carrion eaters are arriving including ghouls. As he attempts to exit this scene of carnage, he must confront the ghouls and the sorcerer controlling them. Theok holds all sorcery in contempt.
Read MoreBarry Windsor-Smith's "Excalibur" Portfolio (1978)
Barry Windsor-Smith published an Arthurian-themed portfolio in 1978, a portfolio with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood at its core.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Ethan Sabatella
“Ancient literature is where I get a lot of ideas for sword & sorcery and horror stories. The more obscure it is, the better I find since I can get away with mining more ideas from it. That's probably one of the aspects I like the most about Celtic history and literature.”
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 10/2/2022
This week: Michael Moorcock, Conan, Clark Ashton Smith, David Gemmell, Cugel the Clever, and more.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Matthew Pungitore
“My art is not merely to please me or the masses, it is to contribute something of beauty, to honor beauty, to honor art, but also to blaspheme beautifully, to transgress, to decay. In some way, I want to create stories for people who have always wanted exaltation for the macabre and the gruesome.”
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 9/25/2022
This week: Samhain Sorceries, Michael Moorcock, Conan, Joe Abercrombie, Karl Edward Wagner, Fritz Leiber, Frank Frazetta, and more.
Read MoreGene Day -- 40 Years Gone
Yesterday marked the fortieth anniversary of the death of Gene Day. A rising star at Marvel Comics, he was barely thirty-one years old. In a career not quite spanning a decade, he left an indelible legacy upon the comics and SFF fandom scene of the time.
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