Frogs
fell through the soot filled air, splattering against people as they hurried
through the cobbled streets to find shelter. Nobel women found themselves
ducking in work men’s pubs, and street walkers found themselves in high society
clubs. Situations that would have caused a scandal mere moments before, but a
sense of unease like nothing anyone had ever felt settled over the town with
the falling frogs. Everyone could sense it. They understood...
Friday, December 19, 2014
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Christmas Eve Scary Short Films
There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories of
Christmases long, long ago
It's the most wonderful time of the year
Traditionally Christmas Eve was a time for people to snuggle around fires, the smell of chestnuts roasting, of sweet cookies and other treats baking, while they told ghost stories about the long winters nights. Tales of Perchten...
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
The concept artists behind "Star Wars - The Force Awakens"
Star Wars always has stunning art and "The Force Awakens is certain to as well. Interestingly it seems Disney has many of the artists from "Guardians of the Galaxy" working on this film, though there are a few others, such as Jake Lunt who is coming on as a Creature Designer.
Iain McCaig
Did art for Star Wars I - III, as well as "The Avengers" and...
Fantasy Writing Prompts - Shepherds in Fairy Land
You might not realize it but shepherds, cowherds, etc. are some of the most important characters in the original fantasy stories (myths and fairy tales). From the cyclops shepherds of Greece to the shepherd girls who worked for the fairies of France, shepherds existed at the border between the magical and human world. As such they were often liminal,...
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