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
Category: Fantasy
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
Cracking the Colour Code of Mars: The Barsoomian “Trilogy” of Edgar Rice Burroughs
by D. K. Latta Burroughs’ Mars is filled with races of all colours, but do those those colours have earthly analogs? Best remembered today as Read More
Marc Scott Zicree of Space Command
Marc Scott Zicree, author of The Twilight Zone Companion and numerous episodes of SF television including Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, Star Read More
DARK WORLDS QUARTERLY #3 is FINALLY HERE!
The third issue of DARK WORLDS QUARTERLY is here! Yes, the issue was delayed by a couple of weeks due to unfortunate circumstances that occurred Read More