The word “fantasy” often brings to mind a handful of tropes: dragons and princesses, a chosen one and a powerful sword, knights and castles and wizards with staves. But the truth is, there’s a wealth of wonderful worlds in contemporary…
Alain Johns is a pivotal character in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series, as one of Roland Deschain‘s earliest and closest friends. A member of Roland’s original ka-tet, Alain is notable for his psychic ability, called “the touch,” which combines…
HBO is inching closer to the start of production on their new Harry Potter TV series. We’ve now arrived at an important milestone: the casting of the story’s three central characters, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and the eponymous Harry Potter…
Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere is an interconnected universe in which many of his written works take place. While each book or series can be read and enjoyed on its own, every Cosmere story is relevant to the broader narrative. In this…
It’s happening again. Stephen King is making us think there’s the possibility of another Dark Tower story. As if sitting around waiting for news of the TV adaptation wasn’t hard enough, now we’ve got the man himself teasing us with…
Cuthbert Allgood is a central character in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, due to his role as a member of Roland Deschain‘s original ka-tet. As Roland’s closest childhood friend, Cuthbert’s blend of humor, intelligence, and loyalty, along with his skills…
In Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, Eldred Jonas serves as a kind of dark mirror to Roland Deschain. Both were trained in the ways of the gunslinger, but Jonas failed his test of manhood and ended up exiled and embittered.…
Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere universe consists of dozens of novels and stories, with a huge variety of settings, characters, and magic systems. Adaptations have been somewhat slow to come, with a few tabletop adventure games the only non-novel Cosmere ventures thus…
Here we have what we hope to be a complete list of all characters in the Harry Potter series and the information we know about them. Please note the Table of Contents at the top of the post for easier…
Musical entertainment is just as popular in the Wizarding world as it is in the Muggle one, with the Wizarding Wireless Network being played in almost every home. Not many Wizarding bands or singers are mentioned in the Harry Potter…
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