Mythology/Fantasy - Forces of Geek

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FOG! Exclusive: Sneak Peek of BRIAN FROUD’S ‘GOBLINS:10 1/2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION’

Tomorrow, September 1st, Abrams Books is publishing an anniversary edition of a fantasy classic: Goblins: The 10 1/2 Year Anniversary Edition. The best-selling team...

Stefan BlitzAugust 31, 2015

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STARDUST’s Jane Goldman Rewriting FABLES Movie

Written by Christopher M. Fables producer David Heyman (Harry Potter, Paddington) confirmed to Comic Book Resources that director Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) and...

Stefan BlitzJanuary 21, 2015

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Sneak Peek: PERCY JACKSON’S GREEK GODS by Rick Riordan

My introduction to Geek mythology was the beautiful oversized D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths. There, the classic stories of Zeus, Hermes, Athena, Hercules, Theseus,...

Stefan BlitzSeptember 3, 2014

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CURSE OF THE DRAGON SLAYER (review)

Review by Rich Redman I love fantasy films, and there haven’t been enough good ones in my lifetime. As a result, I’ve come to...

Stefan BlitzJune 13, 2014

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Nostalgia Overload

It’s feeling a lot like the 1980s this month. Just the other day it was announced that Harrison Ford was offered the chance to...

Seth LeviMay 22, 2014

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Guest Post: ‘Word Building’ by Katherine Addison (aka Sarah Monette)

If there is one thing in the world I am a prima donna about, it’s names. I have to know characters’ names before I...

Stefan BlitzApril 1, 2014

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Guest Post: Author Steven M. Booth Discusses His Geek Interests and How They Informed DARK TALISMAN
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She’s been banished from her home without a word of explanation. Assassins are hot on her tail, and she’s fleeing without a plan. On...

Stefan BlitzOctober 17, 2013

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FOG! Goes To The 39th Annual SATURN AWARDS!

Report by Anthony Sword, Photographs by Emily Eggan and B.S. Walker Greetings fellow geeks! I had the honor of representing FOG! at this year’s...

Stefan BlitzJuly 1, 2013

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Racial Insensitivity When The Race Isn’t Real

I like fantasy stuff as much as the next guy. Swords, castles, dragons, battles, flowing robes and armor, trolls and elves and wizards? Yes,...

Marvin C. PittmanJune 20, 2013

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FOG! Chats With HIGH HEAVENS Game Creator RYAN LESSER!

For almost two decades, game designer Ryan Lesser has been part of the Providence art scene and part of the RISD community, both as...

Stefan BlitzApril 24, 2013

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Swords & Sandals: The Golden Age of Italian Fantasy Film

For more than 10 years now, fantasy film fans have been feasting at a smorgasbord. Scarcely a month seems to pass without the release...

Stefan BlitzJanuary 19, 2013

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The Symbolism and Biology of Disney’s GARGOYLES

One of the best shows to air in the weekday afternoons my youth had to be Disney’s Gargoyles. Created by Greg Weisman, it was...

Stefan BlitzDecember 21, 2012

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Letters To Hollywood: Keep The Children Scared

Dear Hollywood, Why don’t you make disturbing films for kids like you use to? Dear Reader, you remember your youth right? You’re sprightly, innocent,...

Stefan BlitzOctober 31, 2012

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FOG! Goes To The 2012 SATURN AWARDS

It was (mostly) a pleasure to attend the Saturn Awards again this year, the 40th Anniversary of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and...

Dean GalanisJuly 31, 2012

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The Symbolism and Biology of TROLLHUNTER

Everyone knows what a troll is, but at the same time, no one can describe the “Average” troll. The term has become so muddled...

Stefan BlitzMarch 29, 2012

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MINGERING MIKE: THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF SOUL MUSIC’S GREATEST SUPERSTAR YOU NEVER HEARD

The true story of Mingering Mike is as unbelievable and gloriously happily, as it is also sadly believable and poignantly bittersweet. For a period...

Robert JazJanuary 16, 2012

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Dungeons & Dragons Poems

The muse has hit me like a vorpal sword. I’ve been working on some poems for an upcoming comedy performance (called “Funny As a...

Stefan BlitzJune 13, 2011

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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: DAGGERDALE (video game review)

Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale Released by Atari Available on Xbox 360, PS3, Windows Released May 25, 2011 Dwarves, and Goblins, and Wizards…Oh My! Summoned...

Stefan BlitzMay 26, 2011

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THE TROLL HUNTER (review)

a.k.a. Trolljegeren Written and Directed by André Øvredal Starring Otto Jespersen, Hans Morten Hansen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Johanna Mørck, Knut Nærum, Robert Stoltenberg, Glenn...

Stefan BlitzMay 15, 2011