Freud, Faith and Tarot in Nightmare Alley: Further Thoughts with Jonathan Brielle
BY G. CONNOR SALTER In a previous article, Jonathan Brielle shared his journey adapting Nightmare Alley from the original novel. The following contains his reflections on Freudian analysis, the tarot, and other subjects that couldn’t be included in that article for space reasons. A combined version of this interview, including...
To See the End of Those Tears
BY GIOVANNI CARMINE COSTABILE
An original fairy tale.
Two Andaluses
By Mohamed Abdelbari. Translated by Omar Abdelghaffar.
Black Milk: A Myth Retold
“From that day, there was great change in Hecate and in her dealings with men. She who had been sought for kindly help in matters of fertility, now was feared by all living things.”
St. Catherine of Genoa and Baron Von Hugel: An Encounter in Eternity
BY SEAN EARNER
My discovery of Catherine of Genoa occurred this summer when meeting with a homeless man who I saw outside a local Starbucks.
Fantasy Author Interview: Luke Wildman
Luke Wildman talks about winning big at Writers of the Future, contributing to the Inner Workings anthology, and writings complicated fantasy characters.
Forests of Grief
BY BEN STAPLEDON A slow, rolling breeze blew through the trees in the forest behind the farmhouse, and the leaves began to rustle under the sinking sun. Michael shivered, and turned his collar up against the wind. He heaved the unhitched harvester into the barn, where the workhorse slept. Seif, his daughter’s grey-coated dog, followed...
Climbing Ladders
BY MICHAEL HALDAS Two ladders before me. Which one should I climb? They both look the same. They both look sublime. I stand on this mountain. They lead to the clouds. I can’t see their tops; in mist-covered shrouds. The man and the woman, they both now appear. They each beckon me, and tell me …...
The Soviet Hobbit and Fantasy Film History
BY G. CONNOR SALTER
Thoughts on the 1985 “Soviet Hobbit” and paths not taken in fantasy filmmaking
Interview: Anselm Society Founder Brian Brown Talks about Why We Create
BY G. CONNOR SALTER
Anselm Society founder Brian Brown talks about how the group’s latest project, the book Why We Create
