Entropic State Report 6th February 2023

Dear friends, Phil and I have embarked upon our winter retreat, on this occasion to the incredibly picturesque harbour town of Barmouth. Yes, Barmouth. The scene of Guy N Smith's terror double-bill of Night of the Crabs and its subsequent sidequel, Crabs Moon. Now I'm not saying we decided to commit a whole week of … Continue reading Entropic State Report 6th February 2023 →

New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine

Oliver Brackenbury drops by Derry & Toms to give us the low down on New Edge Sword & Sorcery, his new anthology magazine heading to Kickstarter around about the time this show goes out. We talk about the magazine as well as numerous things including the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy at … Continue reading New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine →

Entropic State Special Report – 30th January 2023 – Journal Vol. II by N Λ Ṇ D

It's been creeping ever closer, but finally release day is here. N Λ Ṇ D's second epic suite Journal Vol. II establishes a sonic route to that corner of the Million Spheres where our hapless traveller of the moonbeam roads encounters shades and nightmares, but also hope. So zip up your Gohil's, spark up a … Continue reading Entropic State Special Report – 30th January 2023 – Journal Vol. II by N Λ Ṇ D →

The Fortress of the Pearl – Part Two

Loz returns to Derry & Toms to pick up our coverage of The Fortress of the Pearl, muse on Elric's 'nice guy' characterisation, grumble at Jack Three-Beaks, coo over weird sky descriptions and suffer the depredations of the returning D6 wandering beer table. In other news I was delighted to be a guest of Jeff … Continue reading The Fortress of the Pearl – Part Two →

Entropic State Report 20th January 2023

Dear pards, It's a steely cold and foggy day up in the hills of Bradford, which I'm fine with. It beats cold, wet and muddy and I do find the crispness and crunchiness underfoot weirdly energising. I'll just listen out for the creak of massive wheels and remain vigilant regarding strange, distorted shapes in the … Continue reading Entropic State Report 20th January 2023 →

Entropic State Report 12th January 2023

My dear Travellers, January is rampaging past me as the skies remain stubbornly grey. How joyful it feels then, and how fortunate I am, to spend a couple of hours over recent days engaging in repeat listens of the completed masters of N Λ Ṇ D's second album inspired by the Journal of Gerard Arthur … Continue reading Entropic State Report 12th January 2023 →

The Devils of D-Day 2: Manitou Boogalou

After falling foul of birthday libations first time around, we're back to finish our exploration of Graham Masterton's The Devils of D-Day. The Seven Tests return, Dan McCook still isn't owning his fundamental rookie error, the Official Secrets Act counts for sweet FA and it turns out Eloise is the MVP of this whole story. … Continue reading The Devils of D-Day 2: Manitou Boogalou →

Entropic State Report 2nd January 2023 – Happy New Year

How? How is it 2023? The year of...? Um. At this point I wanted to list some science fiction film or book from my youth set in an (at the time) impossibly far off future. I came up blank. I had seen a tweet last week that suggested Zardoz was set in 2023 but it … Continue reading Entropic State Report 2nd January 2023 – Happy New Year →

Moorcock, Art & Comics II – Saga of the Man Elf

Simon is back in Derry & Toms to carry on our chinwagging and this time we're joined by Guy Lawley, author of Saga of the Man Elf. This 1989 five issue Trident comics run is my most highly treasured Moorcock-related comic and Guy tells us how it came to be, how Mike gave it his … Continue reading Moorcock, Art & Comics II – Saga of the Man Elf →

Birthday Special 2022 – The Devils of D-Day (Part I)

Another year has flown by and we return to Derry and Toms for our fourth annual Phil and MM birthday special and celebrate another year on the planet. This time by reading some patron-selected festive horror! Tanks, demons, onion soup, calvados and freezing weather all combine to create a truly seasonal challenge for a horny … Continue reading Birthday Special 2022 – The Devils of D-Day (Part I) →