His conceptual designs whilst working on the original Star Wars trilogy were the basis of some of the film franchise’s best-loved characters such as Darth Vader, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C-3PO. Star Wars director George Lucas said that he was saddened by McQuarrie’s passing, calling him a visionary artist and a humble man.
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British Fantasy Awards 2013: the nominees(6)These are the nominees for the British Fantasy Awards 2013. Four nominees in each category were decided by a vote of the members of the British Fantasy Society and the attendees of FantasyCon 2012, with up to two further nominees in each category being added by the juries as “egregious omissions”. The exception is the |
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Mains to Edit ‘Best British Horror’(0)Johnny Mains is proud to announce that he has been appointed series editor for Salt‘s annual ‘Best British Horror’ series. It will all kick off next year with the first book. Johnny will be posting a blog soon with an address to send all anthologies and single author collections to. |
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’28 Teeth of Rage’ and ‘Delphine Dodd’ Nominated in Shirley Jackson Award Novella Category(0)Dark fantasy and horror publisher Omnium Gatherum Media is pleased to announce two of its 2012 novellas have been nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award (SJA). 28 Teeth of Rage (Ennis Drake) and Delphine Dodd (S.P. Miskowski) are both nominated in the novella category, representing two of the five potential winners. This is Drake’s debut and first award nomination; |
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The Life of Arthur Machen by John Gawsworth(0)Tartarus Press‘ next publication will be a paperback reprint of The Life of Arthur Machen by John Gawsworth, edited by Roger Dobson, originally published by in 2005 with The Friends of Arthur Machen and Reino de Redonda. This new paperback edition includes an index, and (while stocks last), each copy is accompanied by the booklet‘Hail, O King’, |
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Latest CYÄEGHA Out Now(0)CYÄEGHA number 9 (De Lage Landen III) is now available and features art, fiction, non-fiction and poetry by Leon Atkinson, Jaap Boekestein, Cardinal Cox, Nieske den Heijer, Daryl Hutchinson, Mike Jansen, Marcel Orie, Mark J. Ruyffelaert, Stanley C. Sargent, DJ Tyrer and Hubert van Calenbergh. Check out the website HERE for more information. |
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