Dark Worlds Quarterly 4 is here!
The fourth issue of DARK WORLDS QUARTERLY is here! It has been a very long and hard winter and we’ve been doing some much needed Read More
Category: Fantasy
Dark Worlds Quarterly 4 is coming soon!
We’ve been on a bit of a hiatus since our last issue, Winter 2018. It has been a very long and hard winter and we’ve Read More
Jeff Wayne’s Musical version of The War of the Worlds
Combining music and a classic Science Fiction story, Jeff Wayne’s album found amazing success In 1978, I was thirteen years old. Star Wars had been Read More
Winter is Here
And it certainly is. I am currently buried under several feet of snow! However, depictions of winter in Science Fiction and Fantasy are usually more Read More
Sword & Sorcery: Fossil or Fuel?
In 2006 I wrote a story called “Black God’s Burden” which eventually appeared in Flashing Swords #11 (November 2008). The editorial comments on the piece Read More
Why Write Horror?
Why write horror? Why not the socially more accepted Science Fiction or Fantasy, in which the reader experiences wonder and the heights of imagination? Why Read More
Marc Scott Zicree: Mister Sci-Fi
DWQ: I want to talk about your Mister Sci-Fi videos. These are amazing videos that you put on your YouTube channel. They’re all fascinating. Some Read More
The Long, Twisted History of the World’s Most Unusual Wizard…The Rainbow Man
It usually starts with the question, “Did you get the name from the Pogues’ song?” The answer is yes. The Rainbow Man is a collection Read More
The Monster Genre
I had an illuminating experience recently, one that allowed me to see more clearly myself as a writer. A good friend of mine sent me Read More
The Art of the Shaver Mystery
by M. D. Jackson Was it a deliberate hoax or did the editor of Amazing Stories use a man’s mental illness for profit? The Shaver Read More