Agent of Weird: Exploring the Write Fantastic

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Aces of Weird: The Green Knight (David Lowery, 2021)
This hallucinatory yuletide fantasy baffled audiences on release, yet remains one of the greatest films in Arthurian cinema. And, yes, it’s a Christmas…
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Aces of Weird: Watership Down (Martin Rosen, 1978)
Remembered as the kids' movie that terrified a generation, this classic British fantasy still casts a deep, dark and enthralling spell
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What Hawk the Slayer Got Right
Defending a sword and sorcery kinda-classic
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Lessons From Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin’s 'A Wizard of Earthsea' is a classic, no question. But does anyone still care? Writers and creators of fantasy, neglect this book at…
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Evolve or Die: Is this the End for Sword and Sorcery?
Can the genre ever move on from Robert E. Howard's Conan? How can writers possibly innovate within this narrow fantasy subgenre? Is the sword and…
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Helpless Monsters, Hopeless Writers, and How to Write Horror Comics
Ones from the vaults...
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Old Sorcery, New Edge: Q&A with Molly Tanzer
The award-winning author of 'The Diabolist's Library' trilogy on her route to writing, taming research and penning the official resurrection of Jirel of…
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Over By Christmas (a short story)
A Weird winter's tale of lost time, lost hearts, and a devil's bargain - published here for the first time anywhere (30-minute read)
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How We Built Black Beth
Resurrecting a British sword and sorcery heroine and what it takes to write a character 'well'
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How 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves' Rolls a 20 for Storytelling
A milestone in fantasy cinema that illustrates exactly why writing about magic requires a true sorcerer’s touch (contains very mild spoilers)
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Postcards from the Edge of Somewhere: An Interview with Fantasy Author John French
The award-winning author, scriptwriter and games designer talks craft, getting published and staying focused, as well as revealing his new creator-owned…
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Too Much Magic: The Pitfalls of Writing Fantasy
Anything can happen in a fantasy story. So how can writers prevent theirs from spiralling out of control?
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