Ended up running The Waking of Willowby Hall in #Shadowdark, for 4 players, at the local open table #TTRPG event on Friday. I had never played or run Shadowdark (or the adventure) before. I thought it was a lot of fun, and got a similar impression from the players. Main takeaways -- [1/]

#Shadowdark question for #OSR / #TTRPG folks - Prepping a one-shot for the monthly open table event this week (but hoping the other potential GM comes through). Looking to run Waking of Willowby Hall with the Futurewolf conversion notes, and need some guidance. [1/]

For @typebarmagazine.bsky.social, I wrote about how trying to play nice with the modern concept of "fandom" is ruining the greatest card game that's ever existed www.typebarmagazine.com/the-fandom-s...

Follow-up to my #TTRPG / #OSR post from earlier in the week -- Ran Electric Bastionland last night, for four players, at an open table event at a local gaming cafe. It was one of two games on offer for the evening -- the other being Daggerheart, which (I think) drew a slightly larger crowd. [1/]

O traveller, what wonders doth Merynthia, gateway to the dreaming west, hold? What blood magic is wielded in its dark alleys and vaulted sewers? Fans of sword and sorcery, step right up! My first novella in ebook form is available right here! luana420.itch.io/merynthias-m...

Need some guidance from the #TTRPG / #OSR folks - Might be running Electric Bastionland at an open table this weekend. 3 hours, mix of 5e, BX, and PbtA players. Leaning towards the “Prison of the Worm Queen” module. Haven’t GMed in 20 years. Any advice re: EB or this module, or in general? [1/]

Barbarian Sci-fi Game Zine you-know-what-ing next week. Hand drawn. Bespoke 2d6 system. Print and play. Share this post and one or two might fall off the truck early! If you wanna review copy for your blog, pm me. You aren't gonna wanna miss this one!

#AugustReads THE ATROCITY EXHIBITION, J. G. Ballard VIRICONIUM, M. John Harrison THE SECRET OF VENTRILOQUISM, Jon Padgett 🧵 💙📚 #BookSky

Arise, arise, Readers of the Oden! Spear shall be shaken, shield shall be splintered! A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES is LIVE! scottoden.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/p... #BookSky #Sword-and-Sorcery #HeroicHistorical

Hey all! I'm making a weird pulp sci-fantasy epic releasing this October and I need your help. Seems like I'm struggling getting on track on bsky compared to that other site... So do follow and share for more info soon!! Thanks bye!🔥

#15MoviesToGetToKnowMe The Royal Tenenbaums Chungking Express Seven Samurai Casablanca The Third Man Fight Club Pulp Fiction Sonatine Monty Python and The Holy Grail The Great Dictator Young Frankenstein Shaun of the Dead Tokyo Drifter Bride of Frankenstein Beetlejuice

I'm pleased to share my open access article "Decadent Echoes: Arthur Machen, M. John Harrison, K.J. Bishop, and the Ends of Mystery", from a forthcoming issue of the journal Humanities: www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/14...

THE GUITAR NECK IS HIS ATOMIC BREATH!!

Unfriendly reminder:

#JulyReads HIGH-RISE, J. G. Ballard THE ANNUAL MIGRATION OF CLOUDS, Premee Mohamed THE CITADEL OF FORGOTTEN MYTHS, Michael Moorcock A CLOCKWORK’S DREAMING AND OTHER TALES, Scott Oden THE HONJIN MURDERS, Seishi Yokomizo WEARING THE LION, John Wiswell 🧵 💙📚 #BookSky

Saw multiple people walk out during the hip-breaking scene in THE SHROUDS.

Tonight on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein special episode, we look at "Behind the Wall of Sleep" (1970) by Black Sabbath—the first Lovecraftian track in heavy metal history. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025) R.I.P. deepcuts.blog/2025/07/23/b...

In a strange crashing together of worlds, I created a page where you can find ALL of my author-direct work -- from straight historical fiction to historical fantasy to the gentlest of cozy fantasy: scottoden.wordpress.com/books-by-sco...

If you see this, post a DC comics cover you love.

If you see this, post a DC comics cover you love.

This is the time for Superman.

#JuneReads EMPIRE OF THE SUN. J. G. Ballard KING OF ASHES, S. A. Cosby THE BOOKSHOP, Evan Friss BEHOLD THE MAN and THE WHITE WOLF’S SON, Michael Moorcock SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN, John Wiswell #BookSky 💙📚 🧵

#bitsyjam 93 - man in the moon submissions open from today through the end of the month! itch.io/jam/bitsy-93...

A reminder that the batshit insulting comment from a stranger online doesn’t need to be responded to! Some people take things too literally, are too young, too old to know how to use the internet, or are so profoundly stupid because their parents are siblings. You can just BLOCK and move right on

33% funded in the first 24 hours! If we can hit 50% by the first 48, we'll be well on our way not only towards funding, but towards hitting some of our stretch goals as well! This includes MORE ART, and AUTHOR/ARTIST PAY RAISES as well.

Our 2025 crowdfunding campaign is live! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/o...

The article doesn't include the link, and it's not (currently) showing in search at Itch.io -- itch.io/b/2613/bundl...

The Dark, Remains, and New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine: Short Fiction Reviews by Paula Guran locusmag.com/2025/06...

Fix your hearts people.

#MayReads CRASH and DROWNED WORLD, J.G. Ballard TYPHOID MARY, Anthony Bourdain ACROSS THE BOARD, Tim Clare BIRD BY BIRD, Anne Lamott SKRAYLING TREE, Michael Moorcock CARIBBEAN CRISIS & VOODOO ISLAND, Moorcock & Hodder CUGEL’S SAGA, Jack Vance HOW FICTION WORKS, James Wood 🧵 #BookSky 💙📚

AI propaganda that matches your left-wing values is still AI propaganda. You are not a part of the fight for the importance of reality if you are helping to destroy it.

The May issue, number 160, is now live with 4 new stories and interview for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! swordsandsorcerymagazine.com

Conan is a barbarian, but not unintelligent. He speaks and reads multiple languages, is familiar with the philosophers of his world, though he doesn't always agree. And Conan being highly critical of the downsides of civilisation is a thread that runs through all of the Conan stories.

Happy to announce I’ve signed a contract to write a new adventure of Bran Mak Morn, the last King of the Picts character created by Robert E. Howard.

If you inherited a movie theatre, what's your first double feature? 📽🍿 ...too obvious?

The full video is only about 7 minutes long, and available on YouTube. The effects may seem quaint compared to modern blockbusters, but it's easy to see why this was a hit with audiences a century ago. Go check it out, you'll be glad you did. I was. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhdN...

“I asked ChatGPT,” well I asked your mom and she said you’ve always been a disappointment

DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD & SORCERY is out now! newedgeswordandsorcery.com/product-tag/... Mongol-inspired Sword & Sorcery. A claustrophobic, pressure-cooker siege, and a caravan striking out under an open desert sky! Orhan the Snow Leopard and Goatskin the nomad. Dariel Quiogue and Bryn Hammond.

I'm at the Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow Blog, writing about Michael Moorcock's sword and sorcery hero Elric of Melniboné: seattlein2025.org/2025/04/25/f...

#AprilReads HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, Douglas Adams BY THE SWORD, Richard A. Cohen DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD & SORCERY, Bryn Hammond and Dariel R. A. Quiogue THE SECOND ETHER TRILOGY, Michael Moorcock ADVENTURES OF MARY DARLING, Pat Murphy KISS ME LIKE A STRANGER, Gene Wilder #BookSky 💙📚 🧵

It's #SupermanDay! Here's a thread of the Top Twenty Superman Stories Ever, as chosen by me...

"Who is Bêlit?" The wildest she-devil unhanged. Unless I read the signs awrong, it was her butchers who destroyed that village on the bay. May I some day see her dangling from the yard-arm! She is called the queen of the black coast. #hyborean #conan #cimeria #warrior #zingara

Criterion is giving away a month free with the promo code MOVIEFRIENDS. If you are a cinema fan, you can't beat the selection and value. So many incredible films. 📚🩸

It’s too bad that the apex of the fantastical art form is the experimental mosaic novel of weird tales set in a fantasy city and I can only think of two examples off the top of my head (Viriconium and Ambergris. Rakesfall is an honorary member)

#MarchReads THE UNWORTHY, Bazterrica THE THREE MUSKETEERS, Dumas DEATH IS NO OBSTACLE, Greenland & Moorcock THE BROTHEL IN ROSENSTRASSE and LONDON PECULIAR, Moorcock AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, Palin CURED, Tolhurst THE DYING EARTH, Vance AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS, Verne 🧵 #BookSky 💙📚

Issue 158, March 2025, is now live for your reading pleasure with four new stories and a review. swordsandsorcerymagazine.com

my sword & sorcery short story "The Whetstone" is in the "S-Word" sword & sorcery special over at Apocalypse Confidential! Have a read, why dontcha? apocalypse-confidential.com/2025/03/28/t...

Gang! I'm trying to put together a reading plan for the months ahead. After some dithering after my completed ASOIAF marathon, I want to properly dive into ⚔️ sword and sorcery ⚔️ this year, and could use some pointers for that.

BUFFO (1982) Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 32" X 22" Reading a novel by M. John Harrison always leaves me with the feeling that I've experienced some vivid, chaotic dream full of important but indecipherable symbols and images. 1/3