Beyond the Dungeon
Twin Peaks – Season 2: Welcome a Little Further into the Strange
My spoiler-free review of Twin Peaks season 2: longer, stranger and sometimes uneven, but driven by an unforgettable finale.
From Nutons to Macralles: A Journey Through Walloon Folklore, Between Legends and Living Traditions
In Iceland, a conversation about the Hidden People led me back to Wallonia’s nutons, macralles and legends. A personal, carefully sourced journey through collected stories, history and living traditions.
The Devils: When Joe Abercrombie Turns Scooby-Doo Monsters into a Suicide Squad
A spoiler-free review of Joe Abercrombie’s The Devils: a monstrous Suicide Squad, an alternate medieval Europe and the irresistible Vigga.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey: Fantasy Was Already There in Homer
With The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan reminds us that monsters, gods, impossible journeys and tormented heroes were already part of Homer’s world. Ancient fantasy, brutal and almost relentless.
Ascension 10th Anniversary Edition: deckbuilding without boosters or a safe
Ascension delivers the pleasure of deckbuilding and card combinations without boosters or an expensive collection. Our first impressions of IELLO’s anniversary edition.
Wayward Pines and Twin Peaks: Two Towns, Two Mysteries
Wayward Pines is often compared to Twin Peaks. After reading Blake Crouch’s first novel and watching season one of the cult series, here is my spoiler-free take.
Erune: a Summer Edition with friends… deep into the night
A huge Big Box, an essential app and quests lasting until 3:30 a.m.: our first encounter with the dungeon crawler Erune.