My New Website, The Ultra Project, Is Live!
I've launched a new website as a companion piece to this one, The Ultra Project. The site is dedicated to exploring the Ultra series.
Ryan Harvey
Award-Winning Fantasy and Science-Fiction Author
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I’m Writing the Introduction to a Clark Ashton Smith Collection
I'm writing the introduction to an upcoming collection of the stories of Clark Ashton Smith, one of my favorite authors.
Turn Over the Moon Is Now on Sale!
It’s finally arrived: Turn Over the Moon, the first novel of the Saga of the Sorrowless, is now available for purchase at Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions. This has been an exciting journey, and I’m thrilled at last to share this story with the world. If you enjoy the novel, please consider leaving a … Continue reading Turn Over the Moon Is Now on Sale!
Kickstarter for Turn Over the Moon Is Finished: Thank You Everyone!
The Kickstarter campaign for my novel Turn Over the Moon concluded this morning, with a total of $2,187 raised, twice our original goal! Thank you to everyone who contributed. I’m incredibly grateful to see this level of support. Because we reached the $2,000 stretch goal, all the backers will be listed in the book. I … Continue reading Kickstarter for Turn Over the Moon Is Finished: Thank You…
A Messy List of My 10 Favorite Hammer Horror Films
I’m not a fan of making Top 10 Lists because setting anything in stone—unless you’re a gorgon—is only asking for regrets later. Favorites are fluid, and personal tastes fluctuate. But readers like lists, as do search engines, so for my Happy Halloween post, I’ve put together a sloppy list of my favorite horror movies from … Continue reading A Messy List of My 10 Favorite Hammer Horror Films
Before The Wolf Man: Man Made Monster (1941)
A minor film taken on its own, Man Made Monster introduced movie audiences to two of the major stars of the 1940s Universal horror movie factory: actor Lon Chaney Jr. and director-writer-producer George Waggner.
Nonfiction Update: I’ve Got a New Home
I'm blogging for the web-presence of Tales From the Magician's Skull at the Goodman Games website.
The Price of October: The Fall of the House of Usher (1960)
First released as House of Usher, this low-budget 1960 Gothic film is a major moment for US-American horror, as well as for Vincent Price.
Another VHS Cover Disappoints: The Nesting (1981)
Could a film like The Nesting live up to such evocative, moody artwork? Of course not.
It! (1967): The Golem Movie That Time Forgot
Two decades before the novel It monopolized the neuter pronoun for horrordom, a British film starring Roddy McDowall and a giant raisin-textured statue tried to copy the style of Hammer’s Gothic horrors and the characterization of Psycho.