News Roundup W/E 2021-06-06

Personal / Website NewsH. P. Lovecast Podcast

Two episodes of the H. P. Lovecast Podcast went online this past week. The first is the Transmissions episode where we interview Amy Grech and Cathy McCarthy. The second is our flagship program in which we discuss the comic book series Vinegar Teeth.

The Podcast Index page has been updated with most of the episodes and their dates running to the end of August. If you take a peek, you’ll see some of the programming in store.

HWA Academics Board

I’ve updated the HWA Academics Board with lots of new CFPs.

Upcoming Projects

I don’t often share too much of upcoming projects since sometimes they can fail to materialize. But, I’d like give a run down of what I am working on, so yall can see what is on my plate:

Review of the video game The Touryst for Exotica Moderne (completed, turned in, will be in the next issue)Conducting an interview with Miss Corsair Debonair for a future issue of Exotica Moderne (just started)Article on Caltiki: The Immortal Monster for Exotica Moderne (have not started yet, will prioritize the pinup interview first)Review of the book Scared Sacred (been working on this off and on for a year, I need to get this done and out the door someday, it’s an albatross)Conducting an interview with the dungeon synth project Sidereal Fortress (completed, will go online later this week)Various reviews of John Carter comic books (have not yet started)Review of the book Mists and Megaliths by Catherine McCarthy (currently reading)Review of the book To Boldly Go: Marketing the Myth of Star Trek (to be worked on after the Scared Sacred book)My monograph on Lovecraft and Rene Girard (long term project, need to resume)Article on Nisi Shawl and the Jungle Bird cocktail from her short story (rough draft done) Review of Dark Moon Book’s Han Song primer (have not started)Review of the video game Story of a Gladiator (idea board project, may not materialize)

Let’s see how many of these I can realize as I keep spreading myself thin on personal projects. Maybe making some of this overt will help drive me further to realize these projects.

General Neo-Peplum NewsDr. Swist on Against the Lore

Dr. Jeremy Swist makes an appearance on the Against the Lore podcast to discuss ancient history in metal music.

Best Gladiator Films

Screen Rant has a top 10 list of the best gladiator films, though I challenge the “gladiator-ness” of some of these films. The opening sentence it makes it sound like the article means general sword and sandal films. Regardless, to save you a click, here is the list:

Spartacus (1960)Ben-Hur (1959)Gladiator (2000)The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)Barabbas (1961)Demetrius And The Gladiators (1954)Cabiria (1914)Centurion (2010)The Eagle (2011)Jason and the Argonauts (1963)