Moore & Reppion » article http://www.moorereppion.com Quality writings since 2003 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Suggested stuff to buy this gift giving season #8 – Darklore Vol 6 http://www.moorereppion.com/xmas-stuff-to-buy-8/12/12/2011/ http://www.moorereppion.com/xmas-stuff-to-buy-8/12/12/2011/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:52:32 +0000 John Reppion http://www.moorereppion.com/?p=4779 Ladies and gentlemen: the sixth instalment of Darklore - a fantastic anthology series covering hidden history, fringe science and general Forteana – is now available for sale.

Contents:

  • Cat Vincent examines the birth of a modern monster meme: The Slenderman.
  • Mark Foster unlocks the mystery of the ‘Trial Passages’ beside the Giza pyramids.
  • Robert Schoch evaluates the chances of our Sun wiping out modern
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]]> Ladies and gentlemen: the sixth instalment of Darklore - a fantastic anthology series covering hidden history, fringe science and general Forteana – is now available for sale.

Contents:

  • Cat Vincent examines the birth of a modern monster meme: The Slenderman.
  • Mark Foster unlocks the mystery of the ‘Trial Passages’ beside the Giza pyramids.
  • Robert Schoch evaluates the chances of our Sun wiping out modern civilisation.
  • Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince lift the veil on the esoteric foundations of The Royal Society.
  • Neil Arnold goes in search of sewer monsters.
  • Mitch Horowitz points out America’s mystical history.
  • Nigel Watson shares a case of ‘alien contact’ that he investigated.
  • John Reppion sheds some light on Liverpool’s forgotten megalithic history.
  • Martin Shough looks into the strange case of ‘double suns’.
  • Blair MacKenzie Blake discusses the mystery man of 20th century alchemy, Fulcanelli.
  • Greg Taylor points out the astronomical archetype behind depictions of gods and kings in ancient cultures.
  • Jack Hunter heads to the dark side of anthropology and finds the weirdness that doesn’t often get talked about in academic circles.

You can pick up your copy from any number of online retailers through a simple search. But here are the links for Amazon:

Darklore VI Paperback

Darklore VI Limited Edition Hardcover

]]> http://www.moorereppion.com/xmas-stuff-to-buy-8/12/12/2011/feed/ 0 Coming soon… [revised, updated and fixed] http://www.moorereppion.com/coming-soon/26/11/2011/ http://www.moorereppion.com/coming-soon/26/11/2011/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:34:02 +0000 John Reppion http://www.moorereppion.com/?p=4713 Sometimes with Twitter, and Facebook, and Google+, and everything else, we get so used to putting bitesized chunks of information out quickly, as and when, we forget that some of the more major stuff can easily get lost amid more trivial things. So, for the benefit of those of you who might not be addicted to any of the above sites (as well as those who are but just missed any of this info as it zipped past), here are few exciting bits of Moore & Reppion news: ... Read the rest

    ]]> Sometimes with Twitter, and Facebook, and Google+, and everything else, we get so used to putting bitesized chunks of information out quickly, as and when, we forget that some of the more major stuff can easily get lost amid more trivial things. So, for the benefit of those of you who might not be addicted to any of the above sites (as well as those who are but just missed any of this info as it zipped past), here are few exciting bits of Moore & Reppion news:

    • The Thrill Electric will be available on iTunes (still 100% FREE) as of next month.
    • Darklore Vol VI is coming early December 2011 (just in time for Xmas) and features an article about the mysterious prehistoric Calderstones monument here in Liverpool, written by John Reppion.
    • Moore & Reppion have just sold their first Black Museum story to 2000 AD (thanks Tharg).
    • We’re writing a brand new 8 issue series for Dynamite Entertainment (we also have our second Sherlock Holmes series – The Liverpool Demon – coming next year).

    That’s all we can tell you about for now but there’s plenty more exciting news to come very soon. If you’re not one who Twits, or a Facebooker, or whatever, you might want to subscribe to our mailing list to make sure you don’t miss anything. Otherwise, please keep checking the site for regular updates.

    ]]>     http://www.moorereppion.com/coming-soon/26/11/2011/feed/ 0 Coming Soon: SteamPunk Magazine, The First Years: Issues #1-7 http://www.moorereppion.com/coming-soon-steampunk-magazine-the-first-years-issues-1-7/30/08/2011/ http://www.moorereppion.com/coming-soon-steampunk-magazine-the-first-years-issues-1-7/30/08/2011/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:42:47 +0000 John Reppion http://www.moorereppion.com/?p=4530

    Although steampunk has been around as a genre since the 1980s, it came into its own as a subculture and artistic movement in the mid-oughts of the twenty-first century.

    In these first issues of SteamPunk Magazine, some out of print for years, there are articles and interviews on music, fashion, politics, history, and mad science. Groundbreaking steampunk fiction and breathtaking illustration run beside

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    Although steampunk has been around as a genre since the 1980s, it came into its own as a subculture and artistic movement in the mid-oughts of the twenty-first century.

    In these first issues of SteamPunk Magazine, some out of print for years, there are articles and interviews on music, fashion, politics, history, and mad science. Groundbreaking steampunk fiction and breathtaking illustration run beside bizarre philosophy and manifestos. Learn to etch copper, to build a pennyfakething from an old bike or a jacob’s ladder from trash. Discover vertical windmills or sew a pair of spats.

    Here collected now are over 400 pages of awesome steampunkery. SteamPunk Magazine has always been known for keeping the punk in steampunk, for being willing to celebrate steampunk subculture as a part of the global counterculture.

    The volume is introduced by the illustrious Jake von Slatt and features a cover illustrated by the remarkable John Coulthart.

    ISBN: 978-0-9834971-5-8

    Coming in Autumn 2011 from Combustion Books

    Featuring interviews with:
    Abney Park
    Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
    The Chronabelle
    Ghostfire
    I-Wei Huang
    Donna Lynch & Steven Archer
    The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing
    Michael Moorcock
    Alan Moore
    Sunday Driver
    Dr. Steel
    Thomas Truax
    Ann & Jeff VanderMeer
    Voltaire

    Writing by:
    Benjamin Bagenski
    Usul of the Blackfoot
    Libby Bulloff
    Katherine Casey
    The Catastrophone Orchestra
    Andy Clark
    Nicholas Cowley
    Leah Dearborn
    Carolyn Dougherty
    David Dowling
    Austin Dyches
    Charles Eberhardt
    Esther
    Dylan Fox
    Molly Friedrich
    Joshua Gage
    Jaymee Goh
    Cheshire S. Grin
    C. Lance Hall
    Brenda Hammack
    J.T. Hand
    C. Allegra Hawksmoor
    Olga Izakson
    Allie Kerr
    Margaret Killjoy
    Donna Lynch
    Richard Marsden
    Robin Martin
    Keith Newstead
    Prof. Offlogic
    A.M. Paulson
    Johnny Payphone
    Al-leen the Peacemaker
    Rachel E. Pollock
    Heather Pund
    John Reppion
    Jake von Slatt
    Bruce Sterling
    Will Strop
    Lord Dr. Richard von Tropp
    David X. Wiggin
    B. Zedan
    Zac Zunin

    And artwork from:
    Ben Anaman
    Steven Archer
    Benjamin Bagenski
    Paul Ballard
    Ms. Scary Boots
    John Coulthart
    Stanley Donwood
    Sarah Dungan
    Colin Foran
    Fabiola Garza
    Doctor Geof
    Lisa Grabenstetter
    Ivo Gregurec
    Sam Haney
    Allison Healy
    Claire Hummel
    Ikaruga
    Juli(A)
    Nick Kole
    Ivan McCann
    K.W. Moore
    Leah Moore
    Juan Navarro
    Eric Orchard
    Laura Pelick
    Rob Powell
    Amanda Rehagen
    Fabio Romeu
    Swizec
    Emily Trow
    Suzanne Walsh
    Tim Wilson


    ]]>     http://www.moorereppion.com/coming-soon-steampunk-magazine-the-first-years-issues-1-7/30/08/2011/feed/ 1     Darklore Volume 4 http://www.moorereppion.com/darklore-volume-4/27/09/2009/ http://www.moorereppion.com/darklore-volume-4/27/09/2009/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:08:39 +0000 John Reppion http://www.moorereppion.com/?p=2960 Darklore Volume 4Darklore is a journal of exceptional observations, hidden history, the paranormal and esoteric science. Their roster of writers includes some of the biggest names in the ‘alternative’ field – Robert Bauval, Daniel Pinchbeck, Loren Coleman, Robert Schoch, Nick Redfern, Stephen Braude, Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince, and now me!

    Darklore Volume 4 is now on sale and contains articles by the likes of Nick … Read the rest

    ]]>     Darklore Volume 4Darklore is a journal of exceptional observations, hidden history, the paranormal and esoteric science. Their roster of writers includes some of the biggest names in the ‘alternative’ field – Robert Bauval, Daniel Pinchbeck, Loren Coleman, Robert Schoch, Nick Redfern, Stephen Braude, Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince, and now me!

    Darklore Volume 4 is now on sale and contains articles by the likes of Nick Redfern (on Animal E. S. P.), Greg Taylor (on The Georgia Guidestones – America’s Stonehenge), The Emperor (on The History of Flying Saucers), Richard Freeman (on Japanese Monsters) and many more including a revised version of my own piece on Liverpool eccentric Joseph Williamson – The Mole of Edge Hill.

    Darklore Volume 4 can be purchased online now from Amazon. Just click the links below.

    Amazon.com – Limited Edition Hardcover

    Amazon.com – Paperback

    Amazon.co.uk – Limited Edition Hardcover

    Amazon.co.uk – Paperback

    ]]>     http://www.moorereppion.com/darklore-volume-4/27/09/2009/feed/ 0     SteamPunk Magazine #6 http://www.moorereppion.com/steampunk-magazine-6/01/09/2009/ http://www.moorereppion.com/steampunk-magazine-6/01/09/2009/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:11:53 +0000 John Reppion http://www.moorereppion.com/?p=2885 SPM #6

    After a lengthy struggle and much holding of heads, we are delighted to finally be able to announce the release of Issue #6 of Steampunk Magazine – The Pre-Industrial Revolution. With the final part of John Reppion’s ‘Doppler and the Madness Engine’; a look at the Romantics and what they did for us; alchemy; Luddites; corsets; sculpture; windmills; poetry; and Victorian martial arts, it’s

    … Read the rest
    ]]>     SPM #6

    After a lengthy struggle and much holding of heads, we are delighted to finally be able to announce the release of Issue #6 of Steampunk Magazine – The Pre-Industrial Revolution. With the final part of John Reppion’s ‘Doppler and the Madness Engine’; a look at the Romantics and what they did for us; alchemy; Luddites; corsets; sculpture; windmills; poetry; and Victorian martial arts, it’s our biggest issue to date.

    As ever, Issue #6 can be downloaded from our website, or alternatively you can get your hands on your very own hard-copy through the order page on Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness.

    Stay tuned for news about ordering your very own copy of Steampunk Magazine from our new UK printing operation, the website, Lincoln Steampunk Convivial, and the exciting things that will be happening over the next few months!

    From www.steampunkmagazine.com

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