From Conan to Thor: John Milius and Superhero Movies
We know that the 1982 movie Conan the Barbarian affected fantasy movies… but did it also anticipate things like the Marvel superhero franchise?
Slip in Time: Chapter 11
BY CHRIS S. (ALIAS WEREWOLFKING350)
No one knows yet, but I’m the new Slytherin seeker,” Harry whispered…
Till After the Trial
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “No farther seek his merits to disclose, or draw his frailties from their dread abode. There, they alike in trembling hope repose: The bosom of his Father and his God.”—Thomas Gray, “Elegy in a Country Churchyard” *** We hear of Brave Wolfe In heroic ballads, And read of his conquest In history …...
The Women that C.S. Lewis Loved: Interview with Don W. King
BY G. CONNOR SALTER A revised version of this interview, including footnotes to explain references and new research, can be found in The Other Inklings: Interviews with Scholars on C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and Inklings-Adjacent Figures (Apocryphile Press, 2026). Dr. Don W. King (PhD, University of North...
Freedom: A Catholic Analysis of the Trials and Triumphs of William Wallace in “Braveheart”
BY TERESA BENEDICTA “The secret of happiness is freedom; the secret of freedom, courage.” – Thucydides When I watched the movie Braveheart, I found myself uplifted in an experience of what it truly means to be human. What separates us from all of the other beasts is the fact that we have the freedom …...
Slip in Time: Chapter 10
BY CHRIS S. (ALIAS WEREWOLFKING350)
Harry wasn’t expecting his broom to jump into his hand the first try…
William Lindsay Gresham and Nightmare Alley: Interview with Bret Wood
BY G. CONNOR SALTER A revised version of this interview, including footnotes to explain references and new research, can be found in The Other Inklings: Interviews with Scholars on C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and Inklings-Adjacent Figures (Apocryphile Press, 2026). William Lindsay Gresham helped put the word “geek”...
The Endless Knot of Richard II
BY GIOVANNI CARMINE COSTABILE “When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.” (John 6:15 KJV) In the year of Our Lord 1397, in the late night on January 5, King Richard II received three special guests in …...
Changes
BY JULIE BRANDON Yesterday I noticed the trees How the Fall colors were everywhere Usually my favorite sight To be relished and remarked on over and over Somehow I missed it Yet here it is Nature continues on its own path, heedless of horror and pain Yet grief and concern cloud my vision All I …...
C.S. Lewis and Shakespeare: Interview with Sarah Waters
BY G. CONNOR SALTER A revised version of this interview, including footnotes to explain references and new research, can be found in The Other Inklings: Interviews with Scholars on C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and Inklings-Adjacent Figures (Apocryphile Press, 2026). Dr. Sarah Waters teaches English Literature at the...
