Archive - The Spear of Heaven

Barsoom and Nostalgia

Edgar Rice Burroughs and fantasy before it was fantasy

Dec 30, 2025 • Zackery Arbela

Robert E. Howard and Nostalgia

The man from Cimmeria

Dec 23, 2025 • Zackery Arbela

Tolkien and Nostalgia

Dec 16, 2025 • Zackery Arbela

Fantasy and Nostalgia

Lost in the past, lost in our minds.

Dec 9, 2025 • Zackery Arbela

Fantasy Movies Part Two: Hidden Treasures

One man's trash is everyone else's treasure...

Dec 2, 2025 • Zackery Arbela

November 2025

Fantasy Movies: Part One – The Best of the Worst

One mans humble opinion

Nov 25, 2025 • Zackery Arbela

Art Outside of the Artists

Separate the creation from the creator

Nov 18, 2025 • Zackery Arbela

Jim Carrey has hijacked my YouTube Feed

In praise of a modern master

Nov 11, 2025 • Zackery Arbela

Book Review – Dragon Prince

Ahead of its time...

Nov 4, 2025 • Zackery Arbela

October 2025

The power of the image: or why cover art matters.

Oct 28, 2025 • Zackery Arbela

Magic Taverns and other interesting linkage

An old post from another age, but a good one. And I'm feeling lazy, so enjoy!

Oct 21, 2025 • Zackery Arbela

The Accursed Kings

History is stranger than fiction

Oct 14, 2025 • Zackery Arbela

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