This week, Rediscovered Realms is taking you behind the veil of our mysterious world through the pages of the superbly interesting & illustrated book, “Breverton's Phantasmagoria: A Compendium of Monsters, Myths and Legends”.
Quite a cool looking book. I checked out something similar from the library as a kid. I remember it used classical illustrations which just made the monsters feel more "real". I always remembered the "blemayees", the race of men who carried their own heads, or had heads in their chests.
I think this is one of the reasons Ive always prefered fantasy that uses actual legendary creatures,they feel more authentic. In my d&d days, I strayed away from the obviously created creatures like gelitous cubes or rust monsters, because they had no mythology behind them.
I'm a fan of Bestiaries that have some deep history & lore to them as well. I believe (if I remember correctly) Gygax created certain D&D monsters (like the Rust Monster and Mimic) for the sole purpose of balancing the game and keeping adventuring parties from getting too powerful and becoming complacent and cocky. Still fun and iconic, though.
LOL - I guess I've realized I can like certain campy-style horror stuff that has a sense of humor about itself or is parodying other movies. Thanks for forcing that insight upon me, Dan!
Quite a cool looking book. I checked out something similar from the library as a kid. I remember it used classical illustrations which just made the monsters feel more "real". I always remembered the "blemayees", the race of men who carried their own heads, or had heads in their chests.
I think this is one of the reasons Ive always prefered fantasy that uses actual legendary creatures,they feel more authentic. In my d&d days, I strayed away from the obviously created creatures like gelitous cubes or rust monsters, because they had no mythology behind them.
I'm a fan of Bestiaries that have some deep history & lore to them as well. I believe (if I remember correctly) Gygax created certain D&D monsters (like the Rust Monster and Mimic) for the sole purpose of balancing the game and keeping adventuring parties from getting too powerful and becoming complacent and cocky. Still fun and iconic, though.
You’re right J.Q. That looks an excellent source of inspiration for fantasy stories! It’s added to my list.
Also, I had a chuckle with you saying blood and horror wasn’t really your thing apart from The Evil Dead. That’s a pretty significant exception! 😁
LOL - I guess I've realized I can like certain campy-style horror stuff that has a sense of humor about itself or is parodying other movies. Thanks for forcing that insight upon me, Dan!
Will definitely be putting this one my wish/gift list
Hope you like it, Eric!