#fritz lieber

[retroscifiart]

Art by Tim White for Gather, Darkness! by Fritz Leiber (1979)

[comicarthistory]

Page from Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser Book 4. 1991. Art by Mike Mignola and Al Williamson.

[chernobog13]

Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, with their patron wizards, Sheeba of the Eyeless Face and Singable of the Seven Eyes.

[ungoliantschilde]

The reprint collection is like $22 on Amazon. Get it. It’s totally worth it.

some artwork from Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser by Mike Mignola, with Inks by Al Williamson, Colors by Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh, Letters by Bill Oakley and a Script by Howard Chaykin that was adapted from Fritz Lieber’s original work.

[threeravenspublishing]

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[endlich-allein]

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[awesomephil89]

Sind denn jetzt alle abgedreht?

NICHT DER AMPEL DISSTRACK!

[hplovecraftmuseum]

Azathoth, perhaps the first NAMED cosmic character to appear in Lovecraft's fiction, is generally interpreted by fans and students of his works as a physical entity not unlike all his others. He is often illustrated as a bundle of tentacles or just a demonic grimacing face floating in outer space. Certainly Lovecraft used a variety of language to reference Azathoth, including frequent alternatives like 'Chaos'. Some of the discriptions are more 'poetic' and probably meant as 'Traditional' names than others. Early on Azathoth is cited as "The Daemon Sultan", possibly meant as a translation of a name given to him by someone of 'Arabic' origins. Abdul Alhazred, being a likely origin for the 'Sultan' reference. In later stories and the FUNGI FROM YUGGOTH sonnets, AZATHOTH particularly, the idea that Azathoth is more than an isolated physical entity is unquestionably posed by Lovecraft. One might bristle at the apparent inconsistencies, but one only need look at the similar diverse and illogical concepts of "God" in traditional Christian art, and scripture, to see that such is nothing unique. Writer Fritz Lieber was perhaps one of the first to recognise that HPL meant Azathoth to be more than purely a leader among demons. In one of his early essays on Lovecraft Leiber Jr states that HPL conceived Azathoth ultimately as "GOD". Even Derleth in a letter to Clark Ashton Smith admitted that Azathoth was the ultimate source of all the other fictional entities, including Cthulhu. Despite knowing this Derleth went on to structure the Cthulhu Mythos as Cthulhu- Centric. (Exhibit 489)

[nem0c]

sampled that guy's book (Disch's) and he's very much a "TV HAS ROTTED AMERICANS' MINDS AND WILL MAKE THEM INTO FASCISTS" type midwit boomer with very little to to say

so it's kind of funny how fanatically he keeps on jumping down to suck Gene Wolfe's dick just for writing an Guy With Sword book with good prose & unclear coherency

also apparently in the early 80s Wolfe's romishness wasn't known. so Disch thinks he's an Anglican.

Disch was published in New Worlds and very consciously belongs to the same group as Moorcock and Ballard (and I guess Brian Aldiss, who retained a very fannish appreciation for older sf) - who were quite polemically seeking to drive a wedge between New Wave sf and the stuff that came before it. I think Disch is more charitable than Moorcock was in 'Starship Stormtroopers' but the motivation is similar.

I would agree with his assessment (in the first chapter, which is all that I read, so we are both throwing half the facts at each other here) that the majority of sf is compensatory power fantasies written by and for lower and lower middle class machinists and technicians, and with his modifying statement that the resentments and power fantasies of the lower classes are not in themselves bad things, and his further modifying statement that when these resentments and desires remain unconscious they can be exploited by unscrupulous actors.

I would disagree with his decision to then seek new forms within sf entirely, or to seek to 'mature' the genre by hoping to attain credibility in the eyes of the Academy and become 'real literature'. Given I'm not an sf writer of the 70s, I have no motivation to create a break from what came before, and I don't think such a break is tenable in the US (in the UK, maybe) - most of the Golden Age authors became editors, publishers, teachers, encouragement to the subsequent US New Wave. There was a direct continuity in the field.

His extremely pessimistic and elitist take that Americans have become beholden to new cultural tech (as though each text has a definite, singular reading which not only can be found by readers but will necessarily be unconsciously absorbed by them with no breaks or slips or contestations) is unfortunately the source of much of what I enjoy about his fiction (particularly 334) - that detailed study of sociological changes '5 minutes into the future' using all the best techniques of 19th-century french realism and an inductive spooling out of the possibilities of current tech. I can't dismiss it off-hand.

It is also very funny to me when people who would cry horror at Robert Howard or Fritz Lieber or Jack Vance or whoever love Gene Wolfe because he makes Joyce references and so 'redeems' what is otherwise a fantastical sword-and-sorcery tale. Disch was raised Catholic and became an atheist so it's a shock he wasn't hyper-aware of Wolfe's Catholicism. He's not hiding it.

[theseventhoffrostfall]

Hi. First, let me butter you up with dumb formal compliments. I think you're one of the smartest individuals i had the luck of gazing upon online. Truly, I wish i could make your acquaintance and have a conversation with you. Hope your ego feels properly buttered.

Second. Do you have any tips for someone that has been reading a lot but mainly trashy low-brow books how to breach towards actually good content? I like reading more than any form of content consumption but i feel like I'm doing the same thing as marvel slop marathons but with paper instead. I know i could read something with actual meaningful content but just like someone who's been eating Chick-fil-A for lunch everyday it's hard to bring oneself to consume actual decent meals at first, y'know?

Well, consider me thoroughly greased up

Anyway, sorry for the wait; saw this earlier just as I was heading to work

So my go-to for high-density brain candy is Gene Wolfe's bibliography, but you did ask for not getting thrown into the deep end. To the best of my recollection, his short story anthologies are a lot more digestible; his novels you should probably work your way up to.

Jack Vance's novels (I've gushed about the Demon Princes before) tend to be pretty fun and engaging without the, uh, proclivities that certain classic Fritz Lieber-esque authors of classic genre fiction tend to indulge in. Lovecraft and Howard likewise, if you don't mind purplier prose and the occasional bout of astounding racism (in Howard's defense, the biggest example was from a rough draft novel he never published in his lifetime).

The Hyperion Cantos does a great job of easing you into a really dense and interesting setting, via a first-book structure built to evoke the Canterbury Tales in space. It's a really fantastic read, the author's evident desire to take 19th-century English poet John Keats to pound-town notwithstanding, but as always I have to advise you to never, ever read the second duology. There are two books in the series, and that is how it should be.

I also think the Spiral Arm series has a good interplay of character building and worldbuilding in a vast, alien setting, and this one I can actually recommend the whole series. Unfortunately I didn't really click with any of the author's other work, but that might not be the case for you.

Dune is a step between, say, Book of the New Sun and a modern work in terms of having a bit more action and more digestible prose and pacing, but it's still a very slow, dense and weird read about alien and somewhat repellent characters in an alien and somewhat repellant setting by most standards. The same is true of what I'd characterize as its fantasy counterpart, the Second Apocalypse series by R Scott Bakker. The Sun Eater series by Christopher Roucchio, in that respect, can be thought of as another step down from the Tower of Weirdness and should go on your "sooner but not immediately" list.

Whom Gods Would Destroy and Bathwater are both trippy Weird Fiction works that I take the chance to shill whenever I can, but the former in particular goes up on your "work your way up to it" list

David Drake's works are more conventional sci-fi and fantasy tales, but there's more to bite into than you can expect from typical pulp or modern works. These might be a good starting point. Likewise for Eric Nylund's (yeah, the guy who wrote the good Halo books) A Game Of Universe, a Grail Quest story in a sprawling sci-fantasy setting starring a mind-stealing assassin.

I'll probably self-reblog a half dozen times as more suggestions spring to mind

[soulsanitarium]

Do you believe?

Happy to find this from the Netflix🙏. Night of the Eagle is a 1962 British horror film directed by Sidney Hayers. The film was retitled Burn, Witch, Burn! for the US release.

Another (Low budget) film Weird Woman (1944) is also loosely based on Fritz Lieber’s 1943 novel called Conjure Wife. Leiber’s novel was first published in 1943, and has become the inspiration for several other films including the British film Night of the Eagle (1962) and the American comedy Witch’s Brew (1980).(Greene 2018, 84.)

🦅”When we first meet the professor (played by Peter Wyngarde), he is intoning the words “I Do Not Believe” as he inscribes them on a blackboard for his students, the objects of his disbelief being the supernatural, witchcraft, superstition, and the psychic, all of which, he says, demonstrate “a morbid desire to escape from reality” which can only exist in an atmosphere of belief. After nailing his colours to the mast in such uncompromising fashion, it is quite clear that Professor Taylor, like his fellow sceptic Dr. John Holden in Night of the Demon, is well on course for a rude awakening. (Exshaw 2007.)”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I loved this movie in so many ways. First of all it presents many of my❤️ subjects: Elitism - Psychiatry & Realism vs. Primitive Superstition, and there are a lot of questionable gender & culture issues i.e. a lot of things to study🙂Visually stunning!

🕷️Night of the Eagle depicts the use of charms or supernatural powers in an “everyday” environment and juxtaposes it with a rationalist view which is questioned during the progress of events. Freud developed the notion of the ‘unheimlich’ as a source of fear: something uncanny or ‘unhomely’ – the familiar made strange.(Botting 2013.)

“a remarkably effective piece of trickery considering the date of the film and its obviously limited resources. (Exshaw 2007.)”

Sources

Greene, H. 2018.Bell, Book and Camera: A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television

Botting, J. 2013. Why I love... Night of the Eagle. https://www.bfi.org.uk

Exshaw, J. (2007). Night of the eagle. The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies, (3), 107-108.

Spoiler Alert in Trailer!🚨

[vylencia-memes]

A Spectre is Haunting Texas by Fritz Lieber

Cover by Richard Clifton-Dey

[itsthesawofthetable]

And an appearance by Grand Master of SFF, Fritz Lieber.

The Equinox … A Journey into the Supernatural (1967)

Filmed on a budget of only $6,500, this cult classic is notable for its eye-popping stop-motion animation, and is a showcase for the innovative work of visual-effects artist Dennis Muren. The plot of Equinox was loosely inspired by the mythos of H.P. Lovecraft, and this film went on to inspire Sam Raimi’s 1981 film, The Evil Dead.

Deep within the woods and canyons of California, four teenagers happen upon an ancient book containing the secrets of a strange, malevolent world that coexists with that of mankind…

[deucemcgoose]

Lean Times in Lankhmar

Lean Times in Lankhmar, by Fritz Leiber, is a story of two ex adventurers The Gray Mouser and Fafhrd. The two had parted ways and now reside in the city of Lankhmar where Mouser has joined the thieves guild under its leader Pulg, and Fafhrd has joined the temple of Issek of the Jug under priest Bwardes. Fafhrd unexpectedly causes Issek of the Jug to go from being a lower end God in Lankhmar to incredibly popular, and with this new popularity Pulg and the thieves guild decide to extort the temple. Mouser talks to Fafhrd of Pulg’s new target in an attempt to stop things before they get out of hand; it doesn’t work. Pulg sends Mouser to remove the current obstacle that is Fafhrd and Mouser does so by getting him incredibly drunk, but Pulg appears before the black out drunk Fafhrd as he no longer trusts Mouser due to a previous lie of Mouser’s coming to light. Fafhrd is then shaved and tied to a bed frame by three of Pulg’s men. The five members of the thieves guild show up to the temple the next dawn ready to extort Bwardes when a drunken, shaved, tied to a bed frame Fafhrd shows up yelling “WHERE IS THE JUG” which causes the people of the temple to believe he is Issek himself and they go mad. After a scuffle between Pulg’s henchmen, Fafhrd, and Mouser attempting to save Fafhrd, quite a bit happens. Pulg takes over as vizier of Issekianity which is then said to fail horrifically within three years, and Mouser and Fafhrd Reunite as adventuring companions.

Lean Times in Lankhmar has an absolutely absurd story with set pieces out of an Abbott and Costello routine, but fantasy wise what Lean Times in Lankhmar excels in is its worldbuilding. The story provides an incredible amount of information about the culture of Lankhmar and the Street of Gods that it’s hard not to feel immersed, every nugget of information provided within a paragraph of exposition and off hand detail creating an intense image of its setting. The Street of Gods is a “theater of the proto-gods” where these temples are rented and their position on the street ranking their popularity from the unpopular gods of the Marsh Gate to the popular gods of the Citadel. There are several different versions of Issek including Issek the armless, Issek the burnt legs, Flayed Issek, and the unpopular Issek of the jug. When Fafhrd is attacked by bullies no one in the temple is panicked as extortion of temples is expected in Lankhmar. This amount of detail of Lankhmar is what creates this immersion that engrosses the reader to its world so effortlessly as its identity becomes so authentic to itself. 

Not to mention that Fritz Lieber will take any opportunity to add an extra detail to the story. When Mouser attempts to stop Pulg’s interest in the temple of Issek of the Jug, he begins a rumor that the treasurer of the Temple of Aarth was attempting to flee with his funds. It is then pointed out in the next paragraph that the treasurer of this temple was actually in hot water and recently rented a sloop which gives Mouser’s rumor believability. This additional detail meant to showcase Mouser’s wit and cunning continues to build Lankhmar as a whole. Its culture of hierarchy religions and the somewhat seedy nature of those within these temples is showcased within the explanation of Mouser’s lie. For Lieber to showcase the lore of his world within such is nothing short of astonishing, and to have so much detail shown in this variety is highly engaging to a reader. 

Of course some will see this excess of information as a slog, an infodump, tough to read, having a strange flow, but to most fans of High Fantasy Literature this is exactly what they look for. A level of incredible detail finely tuned to help create its story’s setpieces, and Lean Times in Lankhmar wouldn’t be the same without this worldbuilding. Without the explanation of Mouser’s truth behind his lie, it doesn’t make the reveal of Pulg seeing through Mouser’s lie as surprising. Without the explanation of hierarchy within The Street of Gods, it doesn’t show just how insane it is for Issek of the Jug to become so popular so quickly. And almost all of the worldbuilding presented to the reader builds up the climax of Fafhrd being seen as Issek of the Jug causing the masses within the temple to go insane. The details build the story, giving further insight to the reader of why characters react the way they do and why it is so important.

The worldbuilding especially is crucial as it presents how the characters affect the world around them, interacting and impacting the setting. This is what makes a story more believable and makes it feel more real, it’s how a story becomes immersive. The story would have surely been a good read if it had half the detail, but it wouldn’t be as great. This intensive worldbuilding elevates characters, motivation, stakes, dialogue, actions, set pieces, everything. Lean Times in Lankhmar is even more impressive when you take into consideration that it was the first to do many things that are now staples within High Fantasy such as the thieves guild and the dynamic of a large man who fights and is not too bright and a cunning smaller guy who gets into a lot of trouble. So not only is Fritz Lieber a master of his craft but he is undeniably a trendsetter within the history of Fantasy Literature, with worldbuilding and details of Lankhmar that can make such a fantastical place feel real when you read it. If you sit down, find a good music playlist, and really read Lean Times in Lankhmar you will be sucked into its world in true immersion.

[textingtroublesanswers]

Jamie, get those feet moving! We wouldn't have to do this if you weren't being such a sandwich stealer!

*If it weren't for the fact they were on a 'mission' here, the sound of Jamie's skidding shoes across the floor would make them laugh from how cartoonishly comedic this was.*

-🐈anon

"Ich bin innocent!" He declares.

Fritz huffs, "Points for creativity, but you really need to work on your pronunciation, Lieber."

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Beer Events 7.30

Events

Brewers Company of London put in jail for price fixing (England; 1422)

Patrick Donnelly patented Improvements in Beer Faucets (1872)

Marion Warren patented a Safety Check Valve (1889)

Otto Ritter patented a Beer Cooling Device (1895)

Albert Lieber and August Meimberg patented a Device for Hoisting and Transferring Bottled Beer in Bottling Establishments (1901)

Joseph Schaefer patented a Mash Filter Plate (1915)

George Blaufuss patented a beer Filter (1935)

Fritz Reider patented an Apparatus for the Production of Wort (1968)

Schlitz Brewing patented an Apparatus for Crushing and/or Compacting (1973) 

Walter's Brewery destroyed by fire (Colorado; 1976)

Stevens Point Brewery workers went on strike (1985)

Labatt Brewing patented Foam Stabilizing Proteinase (1991)

Jim Kennedy died (2002)

Krones patented a Wort Copper with an External Boiler (2009)

Brewery Openings

Fleetside Pub & Brewery (Colorado; 1995)

Mount Angel Brewing (Oregon; 1995)

Backlash Beer Co. (Massachusetts, 2011)