Tag: storytelling
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Supporting the Mead-Hall
The fantasy genre first found its voice in the mead halls, gathering places where traveling scops told tales of heroes, monsters, and adventures in distant lands. Today, the tradition of live storytelling continues every fourth Wednesday when fantastic fiction lovers gather for Fantastic Fiction at the KGB Bar, at 85 East Fourth Street in New…
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Monster Wrangled!
Mission accomplished . . . but of course I had expert help from the fourteen talented writers who attended the presentation. Together, we considered how to effectively present strange creatures in genre fiction. With a nod to Christopher Priest’s novel The Prestige, the discussion explored how some of the most effective monster scenes in science…
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Voices & Music at Jozart Center for the Arts: A Stoker Homecoming
What is the sound of horror? We explored the question at last week’s World Horror Convention in Salt Lake City, with a multi-media reading from Voices: Tales of Horror. As part of the on-going 21st-Century Scop project, the presentation featured prose selections set to the music of Veins: The Soundtrack. This week, the exploration continues at…
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21st Century Scop does Horror Realm
The undead sure know how to party. I’ve just returned from Horror Realm, where I shared billing with John Amplas (Martin), Mike Christopher (Dawn of the Dead), and Kyra Schon (Night of the Living Dead). Also in attendance were Chris Rickert (Eljay’s Books), Tiffany Apan, and lots and lots of zombies. Primarily a media convention,…
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Upcoming Appearance: Horror Realm
Horror Realm is a media convention with a nice roster of people affiliated with the horror film industry. Here is the information from their website: Saturday, March 10 Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South Bethel Park, PA Lawrence C. Connolly Panel Moderator: Chris Rickert, co-owner of Eljay’s Books Join the 21st Century Scop in exploring media, music and literature. …
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Communing with the Masters
It’s about community, not competition. A number of people have submitted emails in response to the news post I put up yesterday, and some have asked about the meaning of the Dante quote: e più d’onore ancora assai mi fenno, ch’e’ sì mi fecer de la loro schiera . . . The lines are from…