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Windy City Film Schedule: Saturday

Posted in Conventions,Movies on February 15, 2013 @ 3:34 pm

Below are the films that will run on Saturday. Remember, these screenings are not open to members of the public; you have to be a convention attendee. There’s no separate admission charge. Saturday: 10:00 — Drums of Fu Manchu, Part Two.  The action moves to Asia as Fu Manchu races to beat Nayland Smith and […]

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Windy City Film Schedule: Friday

Posted in Conventions,Movies on @ 3:29 pm

As some of you know, I program the films screened every year at the Windy City Pulp and Paper Expo. With 2013’s convention beginning just eight weeks from today, I thought now might be an opportune time to reveal the titles. The Film Room lineup is generally pegged to each show’s theme, and this year’s […]

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The Windy City Countdown Begins!

Posted in Conventions on January 2, 2013 @ 10:43 am

Now that 2013 is here, I’m already looking ahead to this year’s Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention. As I write these words the con is scheduled to begin in just 100 days. April 12th will once again find hundreds of pulp-fiction and pop-culture mavens assembling in Chicago’s Westin Lombard hotel for the hobby’s first […]

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Best Wishes For A Happy New Year From The Phantom Empire

Posted in Uncategorized on January 1, 2013 @ 4:54 pm

Here’s hoping that 2013 will be a happy, healthy, and prosperous year for all friends of Murania. There’s no denying that 2012 was a tough one for many of us, but it’s history now and, with any luck at all, better things lay ahead. Meanwhile, thanks to all those who took advantage of our Year-End […]

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Subscriber Copies Shipping Next Week: BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER #35

Posted in Blood 'n' Thunder on December 28, 2012 @ 10:32 am

Copies of the new Blood ‘n’ Thunder have started rolling off the press, and the first batch of subscriber copies ships next Monday, with others to follow after New Year’s Day. This issue has been a long time coming (for reasons previously given in this space) but, as always, I’ll believe you’ll find it well […]

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There Are Only A Few Days Left In Murania’s First Year-End Sale!

Posted in Murania Press on @ 10:19 am

I’m delighted that so many of you have taken advantage of the first Murania Press Year-End Sale to fill the holes in your collections of Blood ‘n’ Thunder and our other books. All but two or three of the orders placed thus far have already been filled, and the others will ship today or Monday. […]

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75th Anniversary Edition DVD: Republic’s DICK TRACY (1937)

Posted in Serials on December 26, 2012 @ 3:25 pm

One of the downsides to being a lover of obscure movies is that, with so many of them either commercially unavailable or lost altogether, you have to settle for whatever you can get: scratchy and splicy 16mm prints, maybe, or bootleg VHS and DVD copies several generations away from the original elements. So it’s almost […]

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Murania’s New Mailing Address

Posted in Murania Press on December 21, 2012 @ 3:23 pm

For those of you who would like to take advantage of our Year-End Sale without using the Paypal option of our Shopping Cart function, we have a new address to which you can send checks or money orders. No, the location of Murania hasn’t changed: the Phantom Empire is still thousands of feet under ground, […]

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This Year’s Two Top Stocking Stuffers (Provided You Have Big Stockings)

Posted in Recently Read on December 20, 2012 @ 6:17 pm

Christmas came a little early this year, and I’m delighted to see that jolly old St. Nick hasn’t lost his touch: He still knows the type of present this good little boy likes to find under the tree. And I suspect most of you will feel the same way about these particular gifts. . . […]

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