tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post1463134603725505038..comments2024-03-27T11:04:31.390-04:00Comments on From the Sorcerer's Skull: In Space, No One Can Hear You IndexTreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-54876928990631298492013-03-08T14:29:17.220-05:002013-03-08T14:29:17.220-05:00Eagerly awaiting the Star Folk.Eagerly awaiting the Star Folk.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862556389958594140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-51924141239497790492013-03-08T14:18:13.524-05:002013-03-08T14:18:13.524-05:00Both of those are good ones. Fenric is a bit of Lo...Both of those are good ones. Fenric is a bit of Lovecraftianness in the Whovian mythos.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-40673165962443485512013-03-08T14:15:39.992-05:002013-03-08T14:15:39.992-05:00That second one was called The Curse of Fenric.That second one was called The Curse of Fenric.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-12541772081616845942013-03-08T14:14:52.545-05:002013-03-08T14:14:52.545-05:00Re the vamps, if you haven't seen it already, ...Re the vamps, if you haven't seen it already, there's a great fifth Doctor story called State of Decay, one of the E-Space adventures. The seventh Doctor also had a very good take on them blended with aspects of the Second World War and Viking myth.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-25358331134210974762013-03-08T10:56:04.759-05:002013-03-08T10:56:04.759-05:00Ah yeah, Space Vampires. I hadn't thought abou...Ah yeah, Space Vampires. I hadn't thought about that trope. I suppose I should think of a way to wedge them in there, somewhere!Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-75680488096952947582013-03-08T10:52:51.995-05:002013-03-08T10:52:51.995-05:00I always thought the older science fiction stories...I always thought the older science fiction stories that features Vampires from Space are a very interesting take on the concept. There is a lot that can be done with the Vampire as an archetype that isn't done in modern fiction due to "trends" (Twilight et alia) that writers try to "color in the lines" with.<br /><br />And, absolutely, Space Amazons. I love these posts as I love old Pulp and old Science-Fiction / Science-Fantasy themes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-80308103728533837952013-03-08T08:09:32.651-05:002013-03-08T08:09:32.651-05:00I hadn't thought of them! Something to conside...I hadn't thought of them! Something to consider. Kirby's Forever People and the space hippies of "The Way to Eden", plus a bit of the Ousters from <i>Hyperion</i> was what I tenatively had in mind.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-41898308269990450752013-03-08T07:56:57.684-05:002013-03-08T07:56:57.684-05:00Are the Star Folk based on Brackett's Farers? ...Are the Star Folk based on Brackett's Farers? That could lead to some interesting character concepts ...Darielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13806327785685632058noreply@blogger.com