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Conan Creator Robert E. Howard
Robert Ervin Howard was born on January 22, 1906, in Peaster, Texas.
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Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard
Conan the Cimmerian, created by Robert E. Howard, embodies the very essence of the stranger in a strange land. Yet he is a reflection of the foreigner in all of us.
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El Dorado
No cartoons allowed. This here's John Wayne at his best.
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The English Game by Richard Bean
The English Game is either an important play about the state of Britain - or a cleverly observed portrait of male friendship and failings.
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Small Presses & Fantastic Fiction
When the audience for fantastic literature was small, fans became publishers out of frustration. Except for the advent of desktop publishing, it's not so different today
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Female Pirates and Their Lovers
Pirates in love, real and fictional, include Anne Bonny and John Rackham; Mary Read and Anne Bonny; and Bêlit and Conan
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Slogging Through Slush
Once a writer sends a story off to a magazine, the waiting begins. Douglas Cohen kindly agreed to talk about his process as slush reader, as well as share some hints.
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The Lovecraft Circle
In Lovecraft's day, letter writing was more than communication; it was a social networking medium Authors, poets, amateurs and friends linked through the horror master.
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E-Book Resources – Baen Books
This article will discuss the digital offerings of Baen Books, including the Webscriptions service and the Baen Free Library.
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Brief Comparison Between Online Games (MMOs)
MMOs and MMORPGs are not created equally. Sometimes it can be difficult to find all that you want from one game. Here is a comparison of three current games.
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Clark Ashton Smith Picks his Favorite Tales
It's rare a giant of any literature genré can be pinned down to show his favorite works, but on of Weird Tales' "Big Three" authors did so.
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H.P. Lovecraft Had a Sense of Humor
Known for his atmospheric horror stories that changed the genré for times to come, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, 1890-1937, is thought by many readers to be humorless.
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Jesse Bullington Author Interview
The author talks about his writing inspirations and why ferrets are cool.
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Lovecraft, Smith and Howard — The Weird Tales 3
Weird Tales magazine always struggled, but three great writers made it the legend it is today.
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Sword and Sorcery (Heroic Fantasy)
This is about the subgenre of Sword and Sorcery (Heroic Fantasy).
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Writing Compelling Dialogue in Fiction
Of all of the elements of writing fiction, writing believable and compelling dialogue is surely the most difficult.
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H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos?
H. P. Lovecraft's seminal story, "The Call of Cthulhu", was submitted to Weird Tales in the late summer of 1926 - and it was rejected!
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H. P. Lovecraft's Letters
By all estimates, H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) wrote 100,000 letters in his lifetime. That's 8 to 10 a day, every day, for almost 30 years.
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Jesse Bullington Interview
The author talks about violence in his upcoming novel, The Sad Tale Of The Brothers Grossbart.
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Marvel Comics: The Early '70s
Marvel Comics, the home of such legendary characters as Spider-Man, Captain America, and the X-Men, has a long and storied past.
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The Horror of The King in Yellow
In 1895, a slim volume of short stories, The King in Yellow appeared from the little known publisher F.T. Neeley that would change genré fiction for times to come.
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Against the Dark - Film Review
Cinematographer turn Director Richard Crudo introduces the martial arts action star to the world of straight-to-video horror. Move along, there's nothing to see here.
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Morgan Horses and the Canadian Connection
The Morgan horse descends from one foundation sire named Justin Morgan. But you may not know that Canadian Horses helped build this handsome, versatile American breed.
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The Truth About H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon
There are people who insist that H. P, Lovecraft was telling the truth in his stories, whether he knew it or not.
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By This Sword, I Rule!
In a comparison of Aragorn with barbarian hero archetypes, it becomes apparent that Tolkien appreciated the relationship between the energizing foreigner and the declining civilization as well as any pulp fiction author should have.
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Looking beyond Peter Jackson to...J.R.R. Tolkien
A speculation on the impact that Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies will have on the fantasy film industry, and the impact Tolkien may have on the 21st century.
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Downloads and Dragons: Look what they've done to Fantasy, ma
A review of the Dungeons and Dragons trailer and how it fits into the emergence of fantasy adventure movies as potential top box office material.
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Introducing "Ancanar", A Mid-Summer's Film Fantasy
A discussion of the true importance to the world of Tolkien fandom of Elemental Films' recently announced 'Ancanar' project.
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