From the Quill of Barbara Barnett

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15 Jan

Nightmare Magazine’s the H-Word: The Merry Macabre of Renaissance Faires

(Just published by the most excellent Nightmare Magazine)...click on the link for the entire piece...
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27 Nov

Robin Hood: A Thief for All Time

Robin Hood has returned to our screens with a brand-new series from the streaming service MGM+....
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24 Oct

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Not Quite What I Expected

Originally published at Blogcritics.org I loved the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. I’ve got the DVDs,...
Graham Chapman
24 Oct

Monty Python’s A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman

Dr. Graham Chapman is probably best known for being a member of the legendary British...
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24 Oct

John Malkovich Stars in ‘Crossbones’

Television, these days, has found a fascination with the 18th Century, it seems (Sleepy Hollow, Turn, Black...
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24 Oct

‘Galavant’ – A Weak Echo of ‘Spamalot’ and ‘The Princess Bride’

Tonight premieres ABC’s newest take on fairytales, Galavant. The limited series, running in the void left by Once Upon...
Couple in period costumes on coastal cliffs
24 Oct

‘Masterpiece Theater’ – ‘Poldark’

I confess: I never watched the original BBC production of Winston Graham’s Poldark novel series, a family...
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24 Oct

Frank Spotnitz – Creator of the New Netflix Series ‘Medici: Masters of Florence’

Frank Spotnitz may be best knows as one of the creative minds behind the iconic...

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