I’ve been a fan of the Call of Cthulhu tabletop role-playing game for a long danged time. I started on Basic Roleplaying, which uses the same core… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Against the Unknown”
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Book Review: Hedy’s Folly
This review was originally written for In the Mouth of Dorkness in January of 2014. I’ve been chatting with some folks about Lamarr, and thinking about Antheil’s… Read more “Book Review: Hedy’s Folly”
Comic Review: The Savage Sword of Conan: Volume One
The first Conan comic I ever read was a Savage Sword issue involving time travel and Solomon Kane. So, I was glad to see the old issues… Read more “Comic Review: The Savage Sword of Conan: Volume One”
Five Caribbean Islands
As I wrote about in previous posts (here & here), we left Puerto Rico for a week long cruise through the Southwestern Caribbean. Five islands, each unique… Read more “Five Caribbean Islands”
Book Review: Salt
The dry recitation of facts does little for distribution of historic wisdom. Certainly, there has been a move toward making history more palatable and more relatable for… Read more “Book Review: Salt”
Book Review: The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies
Being a reader of Lovecraft, Howard, and some of the other ‘Weird Tales’ folk from that time, I was always aware of Clark Ashton Smith as another… Read more “Book Review: The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies”
Comic Review: Conan and the Midnight God
I’m a rabid fan of Robert E. Howard and his creation, Conan the Cimmerian. I am not, however, so much of a fan of a lot of… Read more “Comic Review: Conan and the Midnight God”
The Best and Worst of Film in 2016
For this viewer, 2016 was not a great year for film. Admittedly, I haven’t seen a few of the hot titles everyone keeps singing the praises of… Read more “The Best and Worst of Film in 2016”
Book Review: Over the Edge of the World
“Magellan was generally at his best, and a far more sympathetic character, when he was the underdog. At such moments, his best qualities came to the fore:… Read more “Book Review: Over the Edge of the World”
Tabletop RPG Review: Barbarians of Lemuria
I’m re-posting this (originally on In the Mouth of Dorkness) after a conversation with my brother Tom about the forthcoming Conan roleplaying game that we both backed… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Barbarians of Lemuria”
Matthew J. Constantine 