The Loney is a rural folk horror novel set in the north of England, dealing with a folk Christianity which blends seamlessly into the pagan ways of yore. It is also a study in the social aspects of religiosity, family and the idealization of the past; characters and setting will reverberate with people who have … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε The Loney – Andrew Michael Hurley.
Η Αρχέγονη Πόλη (The Primal City) βασίζεται σε ένα όνειρο του Κλαρκ Άστον Σμιθ, όπως αναφέρει ο ίδιος στην αλληλογραφία του με τον Λάβκραφτ. Η ιστορία ολοκληρώθηκε το 1934 και εκδόθηκε το Νοέμβριο του ίδιου έτους στις σελίδες του περιοδικού The Fantasy Fan, ενώ προηγουμένως είχε απορριφθεί από το Weird Tales ως πεζό ποιήμα δίχως … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε Η αρχέγονη πόλη, Clark Ashton Smith.
Trekking through the entirety of Clark Ashton Smith's prose writings has been a long and rewarding experience. The fifth and final part of the journey, The Last Hieroglyph, is mainly characterised by a good level of quality and a (not unrelated to the previous point) shortage of heavy sci-fi material. It also includes a number … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε Clark Ashton Smith Collected Fantasies, vol 5 – The Last Hieroglyph.
How it sounds: atmospheric in a Nordic way, sylvan, heroic, adventurous, marching, autumnal, deep clean sonorous vocals at the forefront, raging Enslaved moments, lots of folkish acoustic moments, hints of post-punk rhythms (listen to track 3, Avond)How it feels: nostalgic, wandering, past glories, impressionistic, naturalistic, hiraethSounds like: first-era Enslaved (especially the blasting moments), first-era Ulver, … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε Knoest – Dag.
How it sounds: through a Kampfar lens, traces of thrashing inferno and De Mysteriis riffage, ridge-like lines riffs, hints of dissonance, slightly flirting with ritual atmosphere, rehearsal atmosphere, gnarly vocalsHow it feels: assimilated are the pillars of Norsk Svart Metall, a drakkar moving steadily through ice covered seas, furious, turbulent, great tape cover and logoSounds … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε Insulter’s Altar – Devastating the Original Sin.
Experimenting with a new compact review format, consisting of keywords and bullet-points. How it sounds: grainy sound, hazy distant sparse vocals, feels like instrumental, embroidery riffing with a crunchy edge, artistic monotonyHow it feels: elegant, optimistic, nostalgic, oozing, traveling through verdant barrows, ancient pagan soul, from forest floors unknown, mythological, green seascapesSounds like: Ancient (Svartalvheim-era), … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε Neraines – Yggdrasil.
I recently wrote a folk horror short story for a local literary magazine. The plot changed quite a lot during writing and some of the changes were due to my thinking of how the material could be also used as the basis for a small-scale RPG setting. Here are most of the salvageable aspects: Amidst … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε The Cult of Seryia in east Thessaly.
In most social circles, profession is what most characterizes a person, in a far larger degree than the name or any other individual characteristic. “What's your job/occupation?” is usually a default question when coming into more-than-trivial conversational contact with someone, and profession tends to extensively colour our thought-form of most persons. It could be said … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1).
The entrance to a spriggan's crypt A couple of months ago the 3toadstools blog posted a challenge: choose a monster manual book, pick 10 monsters out of it (1 for each category mentioned in the original post), and then create a mini-setting using these monsters, giving each of them a twist. Well, a bit late … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε 10 Monster Underworld (#tenmonstersetting).
On the north shores of river Dubul, looking west. On the left can be seen one of Banks' houses. This is the first of a series of posts describing a small riverside village (which once a year becomes a pilgrimage destination) and the surrounding areas. The settlement is split in two parts by a large … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε The Village of Sirtol.
Industries of Inferno 