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Meandering Through Pan’s Labyrinth

The record-setting campaign for my dark fantasy epic Lord of Fate is in its final hours. Don’t miss these exclusive rewards at limited-time discounts. Back it on Kickstarter Before eccentric director Guillermo del Toro was filming giant robots and collaborating on mammoth movies like The Hobbit, he was best known for quirky, atmospheric horror films interspersed with the occasional niche comic…

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Lord of Fate Alternate Hardcover Reveal

The dark fantasy reconquista enters its final 5 days! Unlock the audiobook and get other sweet rewards. Back my epic adventure novel Lord of Fate You’ve waited in rapt anticipation for months. Now the suspense is over … It is my sincere pleasure to unveil the alternate hardcover for my new dark fantasy novel Lord of Fate drawn by artist supreme Marcelo Orsi Blanco! But first…

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The Death of Extreme Secularization

The dark fantasy reconquista’s last week! Unlock the audiobook and get more sweet rewards. Back my epic adventure novel Lord of Fate now Reports of the death of religiosity have been greatly exaggerated. So a convetional wisdom-shattering essay by sociologist Rodney Stark demonstrated as early as 1999. A reliable rule of online apologetics is that every atheist meme can be traced back…

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The Author, the Angler, the Dentist, and the Megalodon

Just 1 week left to reconquer dark fantasy and reap the sweet rewards. So back my epic adventure novel Lord of Fate on Kickstarter. Among the many tales of high strangeness we’ve chronicled on this blog, the tale of the author, the angler, the dentist, and the megalodon was one I’d somehow missed. Which is all the more curious an oversight, since the aforementioned writer, fisherman…

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Online Carnies and the Social Media Circus

There’s just 1 week left to take back dark fantasy and reap the spoils. So back my grim adventure novel Lord of Fate on Kickstarter. Folks have been raking muck for attention since we left the Garden of Eden. Human nature is a) constant and b) fallen, so stirring up controversy is an evergreen way to get eyes on you. That’s one reason why online creatives can’t help but stir up eDrama.

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Ground Zero: Sega – The Fall of the Blue Giant

To my valued readers: Help reconquer dark fantasy by backing my epic adventure novel Lord of Fate, now funding on Kickstarter. Last week’s post on Sony’s downfall from the height of the video game industry drew multiple mentions of Sega’s similar collapse 30 years ago. Related: Sony – The Fall of a Titan? Those who fail to learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. In that vein…

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Curse of the Serpent and the Rainbow

Cherished readers: Help reconquer dark fantasy. Back my brutal adventure novel Lord of Fate, now funding on Kickstarter. The spooky season is right around the corner. What better time to dredge the depths of the web for an alleged true legend of high strangeness? Today’s chilling tale comes to us from an internet hamster. And this story of preteernatural–and all to human–horror concerns…

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Macris’ ACKS to Grind With Stump

Dear readers: You can help save dark fantasy by backing my epic adventure novel Lord of Fate, now funding on Kickstarter. Video gaming has gotten a lot of attention lately, in large part due to colossal blunders made by industry leaders. It helps that vidya is now the dominant entertainment sector, worth hundreds of billion of dollars worldwide. Yet woefully overlooked by much of the…

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Sony: The Fall of a Titan?

Note to readers: You can help save dark fantasy by backing my epic adventure novel Lord of Fate, now funding on Kickstarter. Sony has long been a titan in the video game industry, riding high on the success of the PlayStation brand since its inception in the mid-90s. But recently, Sony took a PR rollercoaster ride of public humiliation, astonishing redemption, and unforced self-immolation.

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James Earl Jones, Eternal Memory

The sad news broke on Monday that beloved entertainer James Earl Jones died at his home, aged 93. Having won more accolades than most performers could dream of, the US Army veteran and Shakespearean actor profoundly influenced several generations and built a legacy that will continue for generations to come. Yet for all his worldly renown, the great actor harbored a lesser-known side of…

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