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Magical, Mysterious, and Monstrous News Oct 2-8 2026 Bronze Age Apotropaic Hearth Burial at La Almoloya Excavations at the 3,700-year-old Bronze Age site of La Almoloya in southeastern Spain revealed an unusual subterranean burial tied… Read More The post Magical, Mysterious, and Monstrous News Oct 2-8 2026 first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Magical, Mysterious, and Monstrous Discoveries – September 26-October 2 2026 Links to news items Part 1 https://goodereader.com/blog/book-recommendations/the-top-10-best-new-kindle-books-for-october-2026 https://www.suggestionlabs.com/blog/other-mommy-how-scary https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3961847/v-h-s-mixtape-announced-for-october-2026-premiere-on-shudder/ https://www.laughingplace.com/entertainment/20th-century-whalefall-release-date/ https://www.watchdarkly.com/articles/crawlers-2026 ...

Magical, Mysterious, and Monstrous Discoveries – September 19-25 2026 Links to news items https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-909482 https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-909385 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260922005715.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260919031035.htm https://conference.hebrew.edu.rs/news/jordan-mcclinton-shiloh-favissa-202 Second Temple Pilgrim Mikvaot Uncovered at Jerusalem’s Ophel On September 24, 2026, researchers from the Hebrew ...

Welcome to Words With Power where I review the latest discoveries and insights into writings and objects magical, weird, mystical, and fantastic. https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/09/scrap-of-1700-year-old-copy-of-the-odyssey-washes-up-in-utrecht/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/netherlands-ancient-odyssey-papyrus-fragment https://archaeology.org/news/2026/09/18/medieval-serpentine-pendant-uncovered-in-russia/ https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/switzerland-returns-a-mask-dating-back-almost-3000-ye...

Travel and murder in this new thriller – Book tour interview with Andrea Bartz Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3jyDWvo Interview Timeline Andrea Bartz is a Brooklyn-based journalist and author of We Were Never Here,… Read More The post Travel and murder in this new thriller – Book tour interview with Andrea Bartz first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Artist and Author Brian Catling discusses his writing and his art Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3rmzinv Interview Timeline Brian Catling is a poet, sculptor, painter, and performance artist. He makes installations and paints portraits… Read More The post Artist and author Brian Catling discusses his writing and his art first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Post-apocalyptic science fiction with Gene Doucette Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3jkRmfS Interview Timeline Gene Doucette has authored more than twenty sci-fi and fantasy titles. He recently released The Apocalypse Seven. We spoke about the… Read More The post Post-apocalyptic science fiction with Gene Doucette first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

An Insider Look at The Last Kids on Earth Check the book out here https://amzn.to/2Tdg7PS Interview Timeline The Last Kids on Earth is a popular multi-media franchise. Thunderbird Entertainment and Atomic Cartoons produce the Last… Read More The post An Insider Look at The Last Kids on Earth first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

How nerds protect the earth despite being marginalized – Interview with Anthony Lioi Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3fY5MPM Interview Timeline Anthony Lioi studies and teaches popular culture. He wrote a work on the ecology… Read More The post How nerds protect the earth despite being marginalized – Interview with Anthony Lioi first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

How to scare yourself with horror and other creepy nuggets – Interview with Josh Malerman Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3tPnJoA Interview Timeline Josh Malerman is a New York Times bestselling author and one… Read More The post How to scare yourself with horror and other creepy nuggets – Interview with Josh Malerman first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Why Murderbot is tough to write and other sci-fi secrets – Interview with Martha Wells Check the book out here https://amzn.to/33EmJJ3 Interview Timeline Martha Wells has written many fantasy and sci-fi novels, short fiction and… Read More The post Why Murderbot is tough to write and other sci-fi secrets – Interview with Martha Wells first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Why Project Hail Mary is awesome and other sci-fi nuggets – Interview with Andy Weir Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3nVHQ3f Interview Timeline Andy Weir spent over two decades as a software engineer before publishing… Read More The post Why Project Hail Mary is awesome and other sci-fi nuggets – Interview with Andy Weir first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

How modern alternative horror films have divided critics and fans with David Church Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3dUl6x6 Interview Timeline David Church is a film and media scholar specializing in genre studies, taste cultures,… Read More The post How modern alternative horror films have divided critics and fans with David Church first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

How colonialism and politics shaped Indian science fiction with Suparno Banerjee Check the book out here https://amzn.to/2Q7IMVH Interview Timeline Suparno Banerjee has been a life long fan of science fiction. He studied science fiction and… Read More The post How colonialism and politics shaped Indian science fiction with Suparno Banerjee first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

How a deep-nerd comic book writer ended up writing for the Sonic TV series with Justin Peniston Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3a84i3f Interview Timeline Justin Peniston has a deep love of comic books and… Read More The post How a deep-nerd comic book writer ended up writing for the Sonic TV series with Justin Peniston first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

How the Japanese imperial system inspired a sci-fi book series with Juliette Wade Check the book out here https://amzn.to/39KwCbD Interview Timeline Juliette Wade loves to learn and has degrees in both anthropology and linguistics. She… Read More The post How the Japanese imperial system inspired a sci-fi book series with Juliette Wade first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

The strange rivalry between British fantasy writers with Hadas Elber-Aviram Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3wdpdeu Interview Timeline Hadas Elber-Aviram has loved fantasy since she was small and studied as a graduate student. She recently… Read More The post The strange rivalry between British fantasy writers with Hadas Elber-Aviram first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

How a slow-burning idea of a lonely cabin in the woods became a sci-fi novel with David Arnold Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3997wTw Interview Timeline David Arnold spent many years as a freelance musician… Read More The post How a slow-burning idea of a lonely cabin in the woods became a sci-fi novel with David Arnold first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

How female cross-dressing intrigued the British literary world with Ula Klein Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3cuWmcM Interview Timeline Ula Lukszo Klein is Director of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh.… Read More The post How female cross-dressing intrigued the British literary world with Ula Klein first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

How Sweden adopted French knightly romances and Europeanized itself with Sofia Loden Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3ccvKgt Interview Timeline Sofia Loden is a Pro Futura Scientia XII Fellow at Stockholm University and the Swedish… Read More The post How Sweden adopted French knightly romances and Europeanized itself with Sofia Loden first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

How Nicole Glover wrote a fantasy novel about historic Philadelphia and the Underground Railroad Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3uUG4lY Interview Timeline The Conductors is Nicole Glover’s debut novel. She is a fantasy fan and… Read More The post How Nicole Glover wrote a fantasy novel about historic Philadelphia and the Underground Railroad first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

What Calamity Jane’s life might really have been like – Interview with Western author K. Lyn Wurth Check the book out here https://amzn.to/37Croh8 Interview Timeline K Lyn Wurth has written many western stories and novels… Read More The post What Calamity Jane’s life might really have been like – Interview with Western author K. Lyn Wurth first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Where did Edgar Allan Poe live and create his masterpieces with Scott Peeples Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3qo7cXD Interview Timeline Scott Peeples is a professor of literature and has written three books on Edgar… Read More The post Where did Edgar Allan Poe live and create his masterpieces with Scott Peeples first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

How a spider queen won a Bram Stoker award for her first novel with Sarah Read Check the book out here https://amzn.to/2Naauis Interview Timeline Sarah Read is author of the 2019 Bram Stoker award for… Read More The post How a spider queen won a Bram Stoker award for her first novel with Sarah Read first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.