February 2020

As someone who has once worked part-time in a bookstore (no, I’m not Joe Goldberg from YOU), I can say that it’s easy to see a trend forming based on books that are a hit. When the Harry Potter books came out, fantasy universes hiding in plain sight became a trope. Twilight started teen romance […]

In the Lord of the Rings movies, both Saruman and Gandalf were part of a council of Wizards that were supposed to help the Free Peoples of Middle-earth against Sauron. Of course, we know what happened to Saruman and Gandalf, but what about the rest of the Wizard Council, otherwise known as the Istari? What

For people who have only seen the Lord of the Rings movies, a lot of the franchise’s lore can be overwhelming, even confusing. And it’s not just the movie fans: even book fans of LotR can get their facts of Middle-earth mixed up. We’re here to clear up a few things and ideally make both

In the Lord of the Rings film series, the greatest evil to ever befall Middle-earth was presented as Sauron, the Great Deceiver, the Shadow in the East, the Dark One, the Necromancer, the Enemy, and the Servant of Morgoth. But wait, who was Morgoth? And how could be the evilest figure of all Middle-earth be

For people who have only seen the Lord of the Rings movies, a lot of the franchise’s lore can be overwhelming, even confusing. And it’s not just the movie fans: even book fans of LotR can get their facts of Middle-earth mixed up. We’re here to clear up a few things and ideally make both

Fanfiction exists because of a lot of us fandom members like wondering if things turned out differently. What if Harry Potter was sorted into a different Hogwarts House? What if Percy Jackson was actually the son of two Greek Gods? What if Ned Stark didn’t die in the first book? These questions are also common

The final book of the Harry Potter saga was released in 2007 and the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, came out four years later. Sure, the Wizarding World media franchise continues through the Fantastic Beasts film series. And, well, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child exists. However, the original

In the realm of fandoms, one of the features that are common in many series is the question of what sub-group a person belongs to in a certain faction. Are you Gryffindor? Targaryen? A Hobbit? Or what caste are you in the Selection Series‘ society? Having sub-groups in a fandom is a way for the

No magic series is complete without some old, wizened wizard guiding the heroes along in their journey. Chief among these wizards are three of the most powerful magic wielders in fantasy: Gandalf, Dumbledore, and Merlin. But if we pit the three against each other, who would actually win? Sure, pitting Harry Potter vs. Lord of