HeyJaredBaroque
Baroque is an exploration of fantasy, film, myth, and soul—and how all of these shape us.
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THE MYTHIC CURRENT (opens the original)
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I’ve been thinking a lot recently about Heretic II.What that really means is I've been thinking a lot about my purpose on planet Earth. Back in 1998, a developer called Ravensoft produced a sequel to a critically acclaimed and much beloved fantasy-action game, Heretic. But the twist was that the sequel, unlike its predecessor, would be third person-3D. Running on the Quake II engine, Heretic II was a OD-induced vision-quest of dark fantasy bloodshed. It is still—nearly thirty years on—one of the
BORN IN THE WRONG CENTURY? (opens the original)
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Steve Stred, a Canadian author whom I deeply admire, once wrote an impassioned review of one of my novels, in which he railed against the injustice of my obscurity: “Yet here we have Joseph Sale – who is easily one of the greatest storytellers of our time (and one whom I’ve surmised previously may be a victim of writing during the wrong century) not having a series like this, never mind a singular book like this, being lauded on every single fucking platform.”I share this not purely as an ego-bo
Get ready to embrace The Sublime! (opens the original)
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Hello everyone.I have an exciting announcement. I have a new book coming out! And this one is a little bit different to usual… The Sublime is a non-fiction book, inspired by the incredible creativity I see all around me. It’s an exploration of art, myth, horror, and fantasy, composed of 28 essays, taken from my Substack, my blog, and articles published in online magazines, all re-worked and woven together to form a new whole. The wonderful cover art was done by my mother. Her piece, “Penny Crow”
Review of Escape From The Nether Pit by Aria Ligi (opens the original)
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The Romantic Series by Aria Ligi is an attempt to revive the old while still creating something new. It is an act of nekia, an ancient Greek word that refers to a rite by which the dead are summoned in order to consult about the future (for the dead exist outside of time). Each volume—there are fourteen in total—focuses on a different Romantic poet and attempts to vivify them through narrative lyrics. I was drawn to this series because in some ways Aria Ligi’s approach to writing poetry mirrors
THE JABBERWOCKY LIVES (opens the original)
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A few weeks ago, I made a parenting booboo. My daughter and I were playing a game where we explore a big jungle with our backpacks. Sometimes she is the backpack on my back. Sometimes, we both have our own backpacks. We point out all the amazing animals and plants we can see. Sometimes we are chased by crocodiles. One time, I offhandedly mentioned there might be a Jabberwocky about. My daughter’s eyes went wide. “Daddy, what’s a Jabberwocky?”<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="htt
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