Wednesday Freebies

A quiet day, but still a few gems. A bit of fiction, including classic SF, flash fiction, and a short Sheena story, some good audio fiction (all serial), good SF music, gaming items (including several new monsters), and a rather bad movie. Today's illustration is for "The Buttoned Sky."












Classic SF/Adventure
@Project Gutenberg and Munseys: "The Buttoned Sky" by Geoff St. Reynard, from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy (Aug. 1953.)
"Legends spoke of Earth's glorious past, of freedom and greatness. But this was the future, ruled by god-globes, as men gazed fearfully at—"


And a mid-week QuasarDragon presents. Two short fiction stories:
"Lost Comet" from Fantastic Comics #11 (Jan-Feb. 1955).
"This is my first, and I am very much afraid, my last dispatch from the rocket ship METEOR. There is small chance of this message ever reaching Earth, much less the copy desk of my paper, but I am writing it with an eye cocked for a miracle."

and "Sheena and The Crawling Death" by Morgan W. Thomas, from Jumbo Comics #87 (May 1946).
"The village gates were open and through them poured the people who for so long had dwelt in peace in that placid spot. There was nothing peaceful about the scene, however, as the men, women, and children pushed and jostled one another, each carrying his meager possessions as best he could."







@ScottSigler.com: Tuesday Terror Episode #05: "Loyalty" Part 2 of 2 by Renee Jordan, edited and performed by Arioch Morningstar.

@StarShipSofa:"Grail-Diving in Shangrilla with the World’s Last Mime" Part 2 by Ken Scholes.

Fan Audio
@Misfits Audio Productions: Green Lantern: Man without Fear Ep 1: "The Capture"






@ScottSigler.com: Tuesday Terror Episode #05: "Loyalty" Part 2 of 2 by Renee Jordan, edited and performed by Arioch Morningstar.

@StarShipSofa:"Grail-Diving in Shangrilla with the World’s Last Mime" Part 2 by Ken Scholes.

Fan Audio
@Misfits Audio Productions: Green Lantern: Man without Fear Ep 1: "The Capture"






@Every Day Fiction: "Dr. Xiang and the Mouth in His Stomach" by Adam Lucas.
@Flashes in the Dark: "Time to Speak of Many Things" by Lori Titus.
@365 tomorrows: "Clyde" by Clint Wilson.
@Daily Science Fiction: "O is for Obfuscation" by Tim Pratt, Jenn Reese, Heather Shaw, and Greg van Eekhout.







@Zalchis: A trio of well illustrated new monsters. "Octoscholar" a race that is "cold and calculating, unforgiving and given to sorcerous feuds amongst themselves," "Ordrang, opportunistic scavengers that consume stray ectoplasm," and seen in the illustration to the left "Phorain" "grim, brooding, taciturn beings from the hot plains of some distant world, the Phorain are powerful warriors possessed of exceptional strength and resolve."



@The Land of NOD: [Encounter] "Mu-Pan - Encounter XXIV"
@Daddy Grognard: [Adventure] "An Adventure for Every Monster - Beholder"
@Trollish Delver: [Monsters] "Creatures of the tundra for T&T"
@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [New Spell] "Irritating Breeze"
@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [New Magic Items] "Glamour Apparel of Mulka" and "Mind Gems of Athra-Kla"
@A Character for Every Game: [Map] "Return to Erdea Manor – Part 2"
@DriveThruRPG: [Map] "Map of Berem Town"
@Sea of Stars: [New Magic Items] "Orcus’ Bowl" and "Paidia’s Dice"
@Underworld Kingdom: [New Monsters] "Pale Giants" and "Quartz Fungi"
@Netherwerks: [Table] "Fantasy Rooftop Environment/Encounters Table"
@Big Ball of No Fun: [New Monsters] "Obayifo," "Phi," and "Quinotaur"

Video
@The Internet Archive: Kong Island (1968).
"A beautiful woman raised by the apes, a mad scientist bent on controlling the minds of the apes and a handsome explorer." Not really worth the effort of watching it.

Other Coolness - Music
John Anealio (of the "Angry Robot" song fame) has released a new E.P. Books, Bytes & Bots E.P. now available as a pay what you want album (even free!) on Bandcamp. All are fantasy/SF related.