Will Oliver's Robert E. Howard: The Life and Times of a Texas Author
Willard ‘Will’ Oliver’s Robert E. Howard: The Life and Times of a Texas Author has been out for a couple of months now. I have read it. It is excellent.
Read MoreLin Carter: A Proud Legacy As an Editor
The merits of Lin Carter’s fiction can be argued, but it is difficult to deny that he had an outsized, positive impact on fantasy literature as an editor.
Read MoreCeltic Adventures Coming in July
Next month DMR Books will release Celtic Adventures, a collection of overlooked stories from the pulp and pre-pulp eras. The tales in this collection all take place in either Ireland or Scotland, and run the gamut from purely historical to the fantastic to the weirdly horrific.
Read MoreCimmerian Remembrance: Frazetta Is Still My Favorite Artist
When Frank Frazetta died fifteen years ago, the bloggers at the Cimmerian website joined forces to pay homage to the Master of Fantasy Art. Those essays still hold up.
Read MoreThe "Stygian Continent"...?
Robert E. Howard stated that everything south of the River Styx was the “Stygian continent”.
Read MoreManly Wade Wellman's Cahena Going Out of Print
In 2020 DMR Books made arrangements to reprint Manly Wade Wellman’s final novel, Cahena, bringing it back into print for the first time in nearly thirty-five years. The contract is expiring soon, and at the end of May it will once again be unavailable.
Read MoreCall for Submissions: Walpurgis Witcheries
One of DMR Books’ most popular releases in recent years was Samhain Sorceries, a sword-and-sorcery anthology based around the pagan festival that was the precursor to Halloween. We’re going to follow that up with a companion volume entitled Walpurgis Witcheries.
Read MoreSwords of Steel Podcast Mania!
With the release of Swords of Steel IV right around the corner, authors from the book (along with myself) have recently made some appearances on podcasts to discuss it.
Read MoreLike a Thread Through Many Beads
Theosophy arose in the late 1800s and quickly spread throughout the Western world. Its doctrines and mythology fascinated everyone from political revolutionaries to pulp authors. Its influence is still felt today, after nearly one hundred and fifty years.
Read MoreJim Steranko's Eric John Stark/'Book of Skaith' Art
Leigh Brackett hand-picked Steranko to illustrate the final phase of Eric John Stark's career. The results have stood the test of time.
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