The philosophy, craft, and business of writing fantasy. One of the most insightful interviews I have ever done. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

LAST SAMURAI STANDING is so much better than ever I expected it to be. Amazing series that takes is place among the ranks of the very best martial arts films. Truly awesome fighting choreography with plenty of compelling characters to both love and hate. Bring on season two!

Obi Wan: Hermit Yoda: Hermit Luke Skywalker: Hermit It's called consistency of characterization. Deal with it.

Bloggin' again...

Good Lord, what a remarkable show. Vince Gilligan does it again.

This. Always this.

The first-ever Clark Ashton Smith conference is now just over 2 months away. Discounted hotel reservations are available until Dec 10th. Come out and celebrate the Emperor of Dreams in his own hometown. Tickets and more information can be gotten at thesmithcircle.net

A perfect Halloween watch. One helluva body-horror nightmare, and a bloody evisceration of Hollywood's toxic relationship with youth and beauty. Moore and Qualley are magnificent.

Knowing that we're still gonna get one last SOUNDGARDEN album really fires me up. Yeah, it's taken over 8 years to complete, but I can't wait to hear the band's last great collaboration--and we have Kim Thayil's autobiography coming this spring as well. SOUNDGARDEN forever.

I love a good rock-and-roll memoir, and I'm beyond stoked for Kim Thayil's book--coming in May. Soundgarden forever!

On today's Sword & Sorcery Renaissance, as it were: We don’t want to be mainstream. F**k the mainstream. We are an alternative movement, and we don’t need bookstores, shitty corporate contracts, or trendy editors. We will not change for the market, we will force the market to change for us.

Woo-hoo! Finished final revisions on the fourth Scaleborn book today. Next up: Copy editing and cover design! If all goes as planned, MAGNIFICENT EXILES will be released sometime in January.

Ozzy's best post-Sabbath album. RIP, Randy & Oz.

Emperor Trump's demolishing of the White House to remake it in his own image is the perfect metaphor for how he is demolishing the USA and remaking it in his own image. Witness the death of Old America and the birth of something far less unique, far less humane, and far less wise.

Richard Corben and Jan Strnad's The Last Voyage of Sindbad arrives in a special new edition Spring 2026. @comicsbulletin.bsky.social has the exclusive details: bit.ly/48LYBHzd Available next May!

You can read the first two chapters of A FEW ODD SOULS for free on the book's Amazon page: tinyurl.com/svvn9fnc

My latest novel has arrived! A FEW ODD SOULS is a genre-blending adventure into deep weirdness. Paperback and ebook both available at Amazon: www.amazon.com/Few-Odd-Soul...

PRIMAL Season 3. January. 'Nuff said. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nXU...

So Amazon gives the cheesetastic RED SONJA movie from 1985 four-and-a-half stars, which is the same rating as John Ford's classic THE SEARCHERS. What can we learn from this? That Amazon's movie rating system is entirely worthless. BTW, the new RED SONJA movie from 2025 is tons of low-budget fun.

It's been a perfect birthday. Cranked up Black Sabbath on the way to work, taught Shakespeare and Frankenstein, had a delicious pepperoni meatball sub for dinner, and I've still got about seven more hours to go! BIG THANKS to everyone who wished me a Happy Birthday. That wish came true!

A FEW ODD SOULS hits Amazon on Oct 14, but you can order it RIGHT NOW at the Jackanapes Press website. Be the first on your block to get yer weird on... www.jackanapespress.com/product/a-fe...

I've always loved it, but after 40 years I finally GET it.

I sent out the review PDF for CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25, in stores next week! Even if you haven't read recent issues or ever been a Conan fan, I hope you check this one out and let me know what you think.

I heard so much about this one that I had to finally see it, and all I can say is "Daaaamn...." The most powerful horror movie since LONGLEGS.

Spike Lee does it again. Great movie.

Epiphany: No matter what, we must endeavor to live every day with radical joy.

Official release date is October 14. The weird must flow... ( Now taking pre-orders at tinyurl.com/5xdz5emb )

Kimmel wins! And so does Free Speech.

I actually feel sorry for the folks who judged and dismissed this show from one or two episodes. They missed something truly spectacular, and the best thing that's been done with this franchise since '86. One helluva ride. Bring on season TWO.

Brother Jason Momoa finally got the kick-ass Conan movie he deserved. Only it's not a movie, it's a series--and it's not called CONAN THE BARBARIAN, it's called CHIEF OF WAR--and he's not Conan in it, he's Ka'iana. The season finale was EPIC. Hail, Kamehameha!

Why wait for October? Pre-order now. The weird must flow... tinyurl.com/4zmtrzz9

Damn, this show continues to kick so much ass.

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Shipping in October! A FEW ODD SOULS by John R. Fultz is now up for preorder. It's a standalone epic of weird fantasy set in highly imaginative worlds of strangeness and horror. www.jackanapespress.com/product/a-fe... #booksky 📚 #darkfantasy 👹 #weirdfiction 🦑 #epicfantasy ⚔️ #clockworkfantasy ⚙️

A FEW ODD SOULS...creeping your way in October. Oblivione awaits.

A FEW ODD SOULS...coming next month. With granite tongues they whisper ancient wisdom.

A FEW ODD SOULS...coming in October. Catch the Rude Mechanicals, now appearing at alternate dimension theatre near you.

A FEW ODD SOULS Inspector Crag is on the job... Jackanapes Press. October.

A FEW ODD SOULS...coming in October. The weird must flow....

A FEW ODD SOULS...coming this October. Get your weird on.

I am honored to be on a guest panel at the first-ever Smith Circle, a one-day conference celebrating the life and work of Clark Ashton Smith, who has always been one of my favorite writers. Saturday, Jan 10, in Smith's hometown of Auburn, CA. More info, guest list, and tix at: www.thesmithcircle.net

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A new challenger has entered - Pre-Order this new HM #3 Cover D - Sveta Shubina (Massive Select Exclusive) in your Local Comic Shop by 9/8!

Man, just when I thought I couldn't love this show any better ... it throws some classic Jane's Addiction at me. Spot on, Noah Hawley, you wicked genius.

One helluva good show. I hope we get a second season. (Hulu)

"If you have selfish ignorant citizens, you’re going to get selfish ignorant leaders." --George Carlin (1996)

LAIRD BARRON kidney: I just got off the phone with Jessica. If you are interested in donating a kidney to Laird and want to see if you qualify, the quest begins at this link: nkr.donorscreen.org/register/now