Screw the Magic-Kingdom

No, this isn’t some anti-Disney rant. This is an outpouring of frustration with the fantasy genre’s saturation with save-the-magic-kingdom and a-young-boy-finds-his-destiny-in-a-faraway-land-threatened-by-evil plots. I’m sick of them. Bored with it. Yawnsville. After over 20 years of reading this stuff I can’t take any more of it.

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Eddie Izzard Meets H.P. Lovecraft

So, if you’re familiar with both these individuals, you’re probably raising an eyebrow or shouting, “how is that even possible!” at your computer. If you’re doing the latter, calm down. Deep breaths. Put the coffee away. It’s a metaphorical ‘meeting’. more »