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Michaelbrent Collings:
Our Wonderful
Obsession with
Horror
Walking
Through
Walls
Chapter 10:
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The Hammer
of Witches
Original Fiction by
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World
Horror
Convention
April 28 - May 1, 2016
Provo Marriott Hotel
Artist Guest of Honor:
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Salt Lake
Zombie Walk
Club Connection
By Brian Gates
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alt Lake Zombie Walk first started in 2008 with a little over 500
participants. The idea was a
simple flash mob get together event.
There were moans, there was blood,
and it was a great time. Over the years
the zombie walk has grown. What first
started with only zombies now has
zombies, hunters, survivors, victims,
and even zombie dogs.
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Tabletop Games
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The book finishes off with a brief description of the world, history, and cosmology
the Hicks use to introduce the Mayhem
campaign, though the world is not a requirement for playing this system. They also
include guidelines for converting material
from other systems so they can be used with
Mayhem.
Thanks to Rob and Aubrey Hicks for providing a review copy. Midnight Campaign is
an independent Salt Lake company who has
a system with qualities that make it competitive with games from the larger companies.
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Our Wonderful
Obsession with
Horror
Horror is our
first emotion
on this earth,
and the roots of
that terror never
quite die.
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By Michaelbrent Collings
Illustration by Carter Reid
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moment, that THIS will be the time something is down there, that THIS will be the
moment we feel the claws and are dragged
down to devil-only-knows where?).
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lyn like a randy drunken sailor. Rain pelted the
sorceress in the face, but she was unfazed. Her
lopsided smirk made it exceedingly clear she
was unimpressed.
Several of the mercenaries reconnoitered
and came at the Witches from multiple angles.
A trio of the men were caught by the swiftly
tilting whirlwind and flung across the length of
the open air temple. Their muted cries stolen by
the hurricane. They landed in crumpled heaps
of twisted metal and broken flesh. Another one
was spun about so that he pierced a comrade,
who in turn struck back with wrathful accuracy.
Lysandra watched this happen in the space
of four elephants heartbeats from the alcove.
A clang beside her head made her ears ring. A
sword had missed her head by less than an inch!
The attackers depth perception impaired by his
thin slit visor.
She offered no quarter for this outrage. She
spun about, kicking him off balance. Her Nybo
Blade found purchase in the joints of his plate
armor beneath the armpit. Lysandra had been
content to sit this out and see who the victor
would be, but now they forced her deadly hand.
Wind and rain whipped about. Lysandra
heard men scream as Ytainlyns potent magicks
blasted the last of them. The Count himself was
shouting something unintelligible in the gale.
Lysandra looked to see what other threats might
present themselves. She wasnt happy with
what she saw.
Count Magnuss cloaked henchman strode
toward her. Its face was still unseen, wrapped in
deep shadows. Sickly green tentacles protruded
from the long sleeves where hands should be,
ghastly yellow suckers dotted the undersides
like craters of the moon. Lysandra couldnt
tell if the writhing tentacles were slimy or just
wet. She flashed her bloody knife at the thing.
Undaunted, it moved closer. Guessing that it
would be swift and likely have a longer reach
than she, closing with it was not an option. What
else could she use?
Stepping away, a poleaxe lay on the ground
beside a red smear. Lysandra grabbed the long
weapon and struck at the body of the thing. It
twisted sideways faster than she would have
believed in a wholly unnatural maneuver. Before
she could draw back for another strike, one of
the tentacles wrapped about the poleaxe a half
dozen lengths and jerked the shaft from her. Expecting it to attack, Lysandra backed away but
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encompassed her.
Lysandra did note the striking difference that
while the heavy armored men of Count Magnus
had been tossed about by the twister, Ytainlyn
was unmoved. The winds didnt so much as
shift her stance. A look of worry passed across
all five of the Witches faces. All of this occurred
in the space of five elephant heartbeats or as
it seemed to Lysandra, a thousand drumming
beats of her own.
Suddenly, Ytainlyn was cast upward, spinning
as one within the swirling vortex until her shadow vanished. The Witches of Vavath cried aloud
in triumph, Praise be to Vavath! Our enemies
are vanquished! Turning to look upon Lysandra,
none seemed ready to bid upon the Reliliqy,
rather they seemed all the more ready to cast
her into the maelstrom. But a wicked laugh
made them turnabout.
A vague colossal face appeared in the whirlwind, seeming dour and haughty and there
was no doubt to whom it belonged. Youve
had your turn and shown me your best. I am
through playing. Now you shall pay the price!
The twister bounced forward and captured
all five witches before they could flee casting
them up in an unnatural horizontal angle. They
were held outward like spokes in an invisible
wheel, their feet were straight out, kicking at the
nothingness.
Lysandra held her ears to lessen their screams.
She was sure they would be torn apart worse
than the mercenaries but the winds lessened
and died and slowly the witches came closer
together and touched the ground softly. But
they were each missing something, all their
long hair had been pulled from their heads and
wound together into something resembling a
rope, now held in Ytainlyns outstretched hand.
This is for you Lysandra. All the stories you
have heard of enchanted witches hair rope are
entirely true and I give it to you in exchange for
The Reliliqy.
Lysandra waited to take the offering. I have
heard wondrous tales, but I have a partner and
should like to share in the sale.
Very well, said Ytainlyn. Ill grant you those
gold pieces you asked for but take me to The
Reliliqy at once.
Lysandra nodded but looked to the Witches
just picking themselves up off the ground, she
had been sure they would be slain but they
were not. I didnt think you would spare them.
I dont need to kill, I just like too, Ytainlyn
said, loud enough for the Witches to hear. Away
you hags, or Ill hammer you further! They covered their shorn heads with hoods and quickly
stumbled off into the darkness.
Let us go this way, so long as we can be certain we are not followed, said Lysandra.
Ill be certain, said Ytainlyn, as she conjured a
gloom to surround them.
Lysandra led Ytainlyn down toward the docks,
through back alleys lit by stinking braziers
and red lanterns. Their ears and noses were
pummeled by the scent of cheap perfumes and
bawdy laughter. Watching carefully, Lysandra
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Directly Utah
Film: Virginia
Pearce
By Deborah Moore
Photo courtesy Virginia Pearce
irginia Pearce has always loved helping people finish their art, a fact that
is evident from many of the jobs she
has taken over the years from photographer,
to her current title as the Director for the
Utah Film Commission (UFC).
The purpose of the UFC is to promote
the state of Utah as a great place to make a
film. The commission raises awareness and
interest in producing films, television and
commercials here in the Beehive State.
We do that by promoting our gorgeous
locations, crew and talent here, Virginia said.
The UFC also has a tax credit program,
called The Motion Picture Incentive Program,
which gives money back to film makers for
some of the expenses they accrue in Utah.
When asked about her steps to becoming
the Director of the UFC, Virginia joked that
she came about it in a round about way.
Virginia got her degree in journalism and
initially planned on being a writer. Instead
she ended up working with art organizations. After that, she worked as a photographer for 5 years, which sparked her interest
in film and inspired her to volunteer for the
Sundance Film Festival. She started working
for Sundance, which is a major outlet that
the UFC uses to promote Utah. It serves as a
device to bring filmmakers to them, where
they have over 750 film screenings.
It is a unique circumstance that we have
in Utah, Victoria said.
The UFC and Sundance both work togeth-
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You never
know where
your next inspiration is going
to come from
I thought it was an
interesting aspect of the film
industry that I hadnt been
involved in Victoria said. She
explained that most jobs in
creative fields arent linear paths. There are
twist and turns along the way, but Victoria
said that its important to be open to those
opportunities and keep working.
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In the movie The Grudge What did Susan first find in her bed, that shouldnt
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A) Leonard Nimoy
B) William Shatner
C) George Takei
D) James Doohan
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