Kevin Beckett
@kevinbeckett.bsky.social
In a city sometimes colder than Mars. I write stories at Cliffhanger Magazine, Water Dragon Press, Bronze Knuckles Magazine and Swords & Sorcery. Coming up: "A Song for the Dead" appearing in NECRO SAPIENS.
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The second and final part of my historical swashbuckler "Death from the Steppe!" is now out!
It involves a dread secret hidden in an abandoned Spanish fort and how it entangles our hero with Cossack marauders sent over from the Russian empire.
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It involves a dread secret hidden in an abandoned Spanish fort and how it entangles our hero with Cossack marauders sent over from the Russian empire.
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DEATH FROM THE STEPPE!: Part 2
EDITOR’S NOTE One of Pulp Adventure’s most enduring icon’s is undoubtedly Zorro, the swashbuckling masked hero of Old California. Spanish for “Fox”, the masked avenger…
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November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The second and final part of my historical swashbuckler "Death from the Steppe!" is now out!
It involves a dread secret hidden in an abandoned Spanish fort and how it entangles our hero with Cossack marauders sent over from the Russian empire.
cliffhangermagazine.com/2025/11/21/d...
It involves a dread secret hidden in an abandoned Spanish fort and how it entangles our hero with Cossack marauders sent over from the Russian empire.
cliffhangermagazine.com/2025/11/21/d...
"A professional thief is hired to recover the stolen urn of a dead rock star."
Out now! My story "A Song for the Dead" alongside a fine group of authors!
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Out now! My story "A Song for the Dead" alongside a fine group of authors!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1QW8LFV/
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"A professional thief is hired to recover the stolen urn of a dead rock star."
Out now! My story "A Song for the Dead" alongside a fine group of authors!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1QW8LFV/
Out now! My story "A Song for the Dead" alongside a fine group of authors!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1QW8LFV/
Part 1 of my Zorro homage is now available to read from @cliffhangermag.bsky.social, written for an anthology that fell through, and featuring an off-brand version of the character from a now-public-domain radio show. Glad it has finally found a home.
cliffhangermagazine.com/2025/11/07/d...
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DEATH FROM THE STEPPE!
EDITOR’S NOTE One of Pulp Adventure’s most enduring icon’s is undoubtedly Zorro, the swashbuckling masked hero of Old California. Spanish for “Fox”, the masked avenger…
cliffhangermagazine.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Part 1 of my Zorro homage is now available to read from @cliffhangermag.bsky.social, written for an anthology that fell through, and featuring an off-brand version of the character from a now-public-domain radio show. Glad it has finally found a home.
cliffhangermagazine.com/2025/11/07/d...
cliffhangermagazine.com/2025/11/07/d...
Well ordered my Halloween costume, evil wizard-style hooded robes, which means I am halfway to becoming a dungeon synth musician.
October 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Well ordered my Halloween costume, evil wizard-style hooded robes, which means I am halfway to becoming a dungeon synth musician.
Technically Hindu mythology, but if a Soviet precursor to Gennady Tartakovsky portraying Kali riding a lion while bearing axe and spear to take on a giant bull-headed demon while a modern badass classical music cue plays isn't sword & sorcery, then I don't know what is.
youtu.be/NNFpGZSJYPE?...
youtu.be/NNFpGZSJYPE?...
The Goddess Kali vs. Mahisha the Shapeshifter - Performed by the European Recording Orchestra
YouTube video by Tiwari Composer
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October 1, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Technically Hindu mythology, but if a Soviet precursor to Gennady Tartakovsky portraying Kali riding a lion while bearing axe and spear to take on a giant bull-headed demon while a modern badass classical music cue plays isn't sword & sorcery, then I don't know what is.
youtu.be/NNFpGZSJYPE?...
youtu.be/NNFpGZSJYPE?...
My contributor's copy of Bronze Knuckles Magazine has arrived! Containing my story "The Purple Ghost Triumphant"
September 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My contributor's copy of Bronze Knuckles Magazine has arrived! Containing my story "The Purple Ghost Triumphant"
A story of mine will appear in an upcoming horror anthology. Details TBA later.
September 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A story of mine will appear in an upcoming horror anthology. Details TBA later.
Happy to report my 19th-century swashbuckler yarn "Death from the Steppe!" will be in @cliffhangermag.bsky.social for November.
Check out for free "The Purple Shroud" by @orcwriter.bsky.social and the upcoming "Queen of the Communist Cannibals" by @corabuhlert.bsky.social
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Check out for free "The Purple Shroud" by @orcwriter.bsky.social and the upcoming "Queen of the Communist Cannibals" by @corabuhlert.bsky.social
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Cliffhanger! Magazine
Always Adventure. Always Free.
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September 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Happy to report my 19th-century swashbuckler yarn "Death from the Steppe!" will be in @cliffhangermag.bsky.social for November.
Check out for free "The Purple Shroud" by @orcwriter.bsky.social and the upcoming "Queen of the Communist Cannibals" by @corabuhlert.bsky.social
cliffhangermagazine.com
Check out for free "The Purple Shroud" by @orcwriter.bsky.social and the upcoming "Queen of the Communist Cannibals" by @corabuhlert.bsky.social
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Soon to be available through Bronze Knuckles Magazine, a tale of Vegas showgirls, a "men's magazine" mogul, and the revenge of a masked supervillain.
Think of it as Die Hard at the Playboy mansion starring Lili St. Cyr with a machine gun.
bronzeknucklesmagazine.com
Think of it as Die Hard at the Playboy mansion starring Lili St. Cyr with a machine gun.
bronzeknucklesmagazine.com
September 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Soon to be available through Bronze Knuckles Magazine, a tale of Vegas showgirls, a "men's magazine" mogul, and the revenge of a masked supervillain.
Think of it as Die Hard at the Playboy mansion starring Lili St. Cyr with a machine gun.
bronzeknucklesmagazine.com
Think of it as Die Hard at the Playboy mansion starring Lili St. Cyr with a machine gun.
bronzeknucklesmagazine.com
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Sword and Sorcery Magazine is really cool. Support em!
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It was a bit slow today but we made it to 39% of our goal. If you've thought of pledging but haven't gotten around to it yet...why wait? Also, if you want a second copy of the book you can do that now.
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46 backers
26 days left
It was a bit slow today but we made it to 39% of our goal. If you've thought of pledging but haven't gotten around to it yet...why wait? Also, if you want a second copy of the book you can do that now.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
The Best of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, Vol. 1
A collection of stories from the first 60 issues of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, presented on physical media for the first time with a full page illustration for each story and a color cover.
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September 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Sword and Sorcery Magazine is really cool. Support em!
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ah yes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
September 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
ah yes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
Proud to be the 8th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for The Best of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, Vol. 1! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
The Best of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, Vol. 1
A collection of stories from the first 60 issues of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, presented on physical media for the first time with a full page illustration for each story and a color cover.
www.backerkit.com
August 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Proud to be the 8th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for The Best of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, Vol. 1! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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The August 2025 issue of S&SM, no. 163, is now live with four new stories and an essay for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!
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Swords & Sorcery Magazine
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August 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The August 2025 issue of S&SM, no. 163, is now live with four new stories and an essay for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!
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A little bit of cozy fantasy whimsy discovered while out and about today.
August 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A little bit of cozy fantasy whimsy discovered while out and about today.
Oh hey! I have a new story coming out! "The Purple Ghost Triumphant" will be published in Bronze Knuckles Magazine #13. Ironically, the story is not Sword & Sorcery, but the cover sure is...
Find out more here:
bronzeknucklesmagazine.com
Find out more here:
bronzeknucklesmagazine.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Oh hey! I have a new story coming out! "The Purple Ghost Triumphant" will be published in Bronze Knuckles Magazine #13. Ironically, the story is not Sword & Sorcery, but the cover sure is...
Find out more here:
bronzeknucklesmagazine.com
Find out more here:
bronzeknucklesmagazine.com
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Today's Classic Cover is the 1982 Ace Fantasy Paperback edition of Jirel of Joiry (cover artist unknown). CL Moore originally published the Jirel of Joiry stories in the 1930s in the magazine Weird Tales. They stood out as early examples of the sword & sorcery genre and for their female protagonist
August 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Today's Classic Cover is the 1982 Ace Fantasy Paperback edition of Jirel of Joiry (cover artist unknown). CL Moore originally published the Jirel of Joiry stories in the 1930s in the magazine Weird Tales. They stood out as early examples of the sword & sorcery genre and for their female protagonist
Seriously, check out Terence Stamp in Federico Fellini's VERY loose adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "Toby Dammit/Never Bet the Devil Your Head" for SPIRITS OF THE DEAD.
LSD, Cocaine, existential despair and Mario Bava concentrated into an absolute nightmarish segment.
LSD, Cocaine, existential despair and Mario Bava concentrated into an absolute nightmarish segment.
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August 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Seriously, check out Terence Stamp in Federico Fellini's VERY loose adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "Toby Dammit/Never Bet the Devil Your Head" for SPIRITS OF THE DEAD.
LSD, Cocaine, existential despair and Mario Bava concentrated into an absolute nightmarish segment.
LSD, Cocaine, existential despair and Mario Bava concentrated into an absolute nightmarish segment.
RIP Terence Stamp. General Zod, the Limey, Willie Garvin in MODESTY BLAISE, and my personal favourite: burnout actor Toby Dammit going insane in Federico Fellini's very VERY loose adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "Never Bet The Devil Your Head" in SPIRITS OF THE DEAD.
August 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
RIP Terence Stamp. General Zod, the Limey, Willie Garvin in MODESTY BLAISE, and my personal favourite: burnout actor Toby Dammit going insane in Federico Fellini's very VERY loose adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "Never Bet The Devil Your Head" in SPIRITS OF THE DEAD.
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"The Lockheed Vega was trailing smoke over an endless emerald canopy. In a flash, Mitch cycled through all the things that could have gone wrong."
-SKY WOLF OF AMAZONAS
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#adventure #pulpmagazine #freefiction #opensubmission #pulpfest #pulpsky
-SKY WOLF OF AMAZONAS
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#adventure #pulpmagazine #freefiction #opensubmission #pulpfest #pulpsky
August 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"The Lockheed Vega was trailing smoke over an endless emerald canopy. In a flash, Mitch cycled through all the things that could have gone wrong."
-SKY WOLF OF AMAZONAS
cliffhangermagazine.com/2025/08/15/s...
#adventure #pulpmagazine #freefiction #opensubmission #pulpfest #pulpsky
-SKY WOLF OF AMAZONAS
cliffhangermagazine.com/2025/08/15/s...
#adventure #pulpmagazine #freefiction #opensubmission #pulpfest #pulpsky
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Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz or How to Suppress Women’a Writing – The Fantasy Edition
I'm over at Galactic Journey again - for the second time this month and a third article is coming later this month, which must be a new record for me - to talk about Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz, a novel…
I'm over at Galactic Journey again - for the second time this month and a third article is coming later this month, which must be a new record for me - to talk about Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz, a novel…
Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz or How to Suppress Women’a Writing – The Fantasy Edition
I'm over at Galactic Journey again - for the second time this month and a third article is coming later this month, which must be a new record for me - to talk about Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz, a novel which was incredibly influential and yet isn't remembered nearly as well as it should be. For the actual review, head over to Galactic Journey. If you want to know why this novel was so influential - which I obviously couldn't discuss from the 1970 POV of Galactic Journey…
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August 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz or How to Suppress Women’a Writing – The Fantasy Edition
I'm over at Galactic Journey again - for the second time this month and a third article is coming later this month, which must be a new record for me - to talk about Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz, a novel…
I'm over at Galactic Journey again - for the second time this month and a third article is coming later this month, which must be a new record for me - to talk about Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz, a novel…
Saw a sub call for a retro 50s B-Movie anthology. I think it will be very hard to top Norman Partridge's Anthology IT CAME FROM THE DRIVE-IN. Just the story titles alone, you can't beat for hitting that trash vibe perfectly.
August 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Saw a sub call for a retro 50s B-Movie anthology. I think it will be very hard to top Norman Partridge's Anthology IT CAME FROM THE DRIVE-IN. Just the story titles alone, you can't beat for hitting that trash vibe perfectly.
Another Sword & Sorcery thread:
The interesting legacy of Robert Jordan's Conan novels is that, despite not being well-regarded by Conan fans and Wheel of Time fans being lukewarm at best, it was due to his WOT fame that Rebellion apparently bought the Conan IP on a whim in the early 2000s. (1/?)
The interesting legacy of Robert Jordan's Conan novels is that, despite not being well-regarded by Conan fans and Wheel of Time fans being lukewarm at best, it was due to his WOT fame that Rebellion apparently bought the Conan IP on a whim in the early 2000s. (1/?)
August 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Another Sword & Sorcery thread:
The interesting legacy of Robert Jordan's Conan novels is that, despite not being well-regarded by Conan fans and Wheel of Time fans being lukewarm at best, it was due to his WOT fame that Rebellion apparently bought the Conan IP on a whim in the early 2000s. (1/?)
The interesting legacy of Robert Jordan's Conan novels is that, despite not being well-regarded by Conan fans and Wheel of Time fans being lukewarm at best, it was due to his WOT fame that Rebellion apparently bought the Conan IP on a whim in the early 2000s. (1/?)
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Put that tray table up and prepare for high-flying adventure this Friday in "SKY WOLF OF AMAZONAS", the next thrilling release from CLIFFHANGER! Magazine.
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August 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Put that tray table up and prepare for high-flying adventure this Friday in "SKY WOLF OF AMAZONAS", the next thrilling release from CLIFFHANGER! Magazine.
www.cliffhangermagazine.com
www.cliffhangermagazine.com
Cued to the start 20'53" - 28'12" - The Hall of Fame Acceptance for the late Charles R. Saunders in the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. Accepting on his behalf is friend Jon Tattrie, who wrote an upcoming Saunders bio, "To Leave a Warrior Behind."
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The 2025 Aurora Awards
YouTube video by Mark Leslie Lefebvre
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August 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Cued to the start 20'53" - 28'12" - The Hall of Fame Acceptance for the late Charles R. Saunders in the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. Accepting on his behalf is friend Jon Tattrie, who wrote an upcoming Saunders bio, "To Leave a Warrior Behind."
www.youtube.com/live/wy2k5h0...
www.youtube.com/live/wy2k5h0...