Movies / TV

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

Nov 11 •

What Hawk the Slayer Got Right

Defending a sword and sorcery kinda-classic

Oct 25 •

Science Fiction Double Feature: The Crow (comic book vs. movie)

The 1989 comic by James O'Barr and the 1994 movie starring Brandon Lee share the same melancholy heart, though it beats in very different ways

Sep 18 •

Aces of Weird: Starve Acre (Andrew Michael Hurley, 2019)

This bleak and atmospheric folk horror novel unearths new horrors in old haunts

Aug 20 •

Science Fiction Double Feature: Planet of the Vampires (1965), It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958)

Did these drive-in classics really inspire the 'Alien' franchise?

Aug 1 •

Mapping the Labyrinth: A No-Mucking-About Beginner’s Guide to Starting Out as a Writer

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a young person in possession of a desire to write, must be in want of advice from an old fart

Jun 14 •

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…

Jun 5 •

Helpless Monsters, Hopeless Writers, and How to Write Horror Comics

Ones from the vaults...

Apr 24 •

The Horror Masterpiece You May Have Missed

How 'The Rolling Giant' builds tension, embraces the uncanny and gives viewers the virtual creeps

Jan 25 •

Submit or Surrender? Why I Can't Listen To My Own Writing Advice

The torture of cold submissions

Dec 6, 2023

The Five Types of Twist Ending

Deliver a sting in your tale

Jul 12, 2023 •

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)

Apr 5, 2023 •

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