Four Reasons I Loved ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’

“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” makes me long for the day dragons will return.
— E. Stephen Burnett in February 2019 —

Are We Still Reading Animal Farm?

The point of the allegory is clear: communism is no answer to the inequities and economic difficulties of the workers because those who benefit will be those who rule, not everyone else.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in February 2019 —

A Few Thoughts on “Generation Snowflake”

Are younger generations actually different from the past? Does “generation snowflake” isolate itself from criticism? How are we to respond to criticism and confronting others?
— Travis Perry in February 2019 —

Standing Up to the YA Fantasy Impuritans

As Christians and as fantasy fiction fans, we have a duty to stand up to bullies, including the “Impuritans.”
— L. Jagi Lamplighter in February 2019 —

Why Batman Can’t Save Gotham

What Gotham needs is not a dark knight, but a hero who operates by a different code.
— Daniel Whyte IV in January 2019 —

Io: Pest Control

So how does speculative entertainment treat the problem of these supposed human pests? Get rid of ’em.
— Mark Carver in January 2019 —

Bird Box: Here’s Lookin’ at You, Kid

Is the only way to survive life’s brutal realities to willfully blind oneself to the truth, as in “Bird Box”?
— Mark Carver in January 2019 —

Parker J. Cole On Diversity in Christian Fiction

I’m all for including diverse ethnic groups in fiction in general, not just speculative fiction, but when you force diversity, you’re stunting the creative spark.
— Parker J. Cole in December 2018 —

Lorehaven Magazine Preview: Explore the Eternal Magic of Christmas

Magic and memories of Christmas make me long for New Earth.
— E. Stephen Burnett in December 2018 —

The Individuality of Diversity

As we deliberately include writers that fall into superficial categories of diversity, let’s bear in mind that real diversity is individual.
— Travis Perry in December 2018 —

Growing Diversity in Fantasy Genres Gives Us Hints of Eternity

Science fiction and fantasy are growing up and embracing the stories of traditionally marginalized people groups.
— Daniel Whyte IV in December 2018 —

Truth Or Reality In Fantasy

We are drawn to the truth, to the clear explanation that there is a good ruler, a right way, a guardian-king, and we can side with him.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in December 2018 —

The Lesser of Two Evils?

Evil cannot defeat evil; it can only replace it.
— Mark Carver in November 2018 —

Why Bill Maher and Mark Steyn are (Mostly) Wrong about Stan Lee and Superhero Fantasy

Why did two pundits condemn superhero stories because they’re not “sophisticated literature”?
— E. Stephen Burnett in November 2018 —

The Nature of the Beast

How does the idea of monsters fit into the Christian walk?
— Mark Carver in November 2018 —

Christian Fantasy Fans: What’s Your Highest Purpose?

Christian fantasy fans have a much greater purpose than merely doing ministry for others.
— E. Stephen Burnett in November 2018 —

Speculative Fiction Writer’s Guide to War, part 10: The Aftermath of Combat

In the aftermath of combat, post-traumatic stress creates changes in a warrior.
— Travis Chapman in November 2018 —

Speculative Fiction Writer’s Guide to War, Part 9: Perceptual Distortions in Combat

Tunnel vision, slow-motion time, abnormal hearing, memory loss, and intrusive thoughts are just a few possible effects of combat stresses.
— Travis Perry in November 2018 —

A Horror Newbie Discovers Dracula

This year I read Bram Stoker’s Dracula for the first time, and here’s what I thought about it.
— E. Stephen Burnett in October 2018 —
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