The Fantasy News Show - 9th November 2016 HD

Episode 041 - On this week’s show: The 2016 World Fantasy Award winners have been announced. The World Fantasy Awards are a set of awards organized and overseen by the World Fantasy Convention. To find out the full list of winners and more about the World Fantasy Awards, head on over to www.worldfantasy.org Nominations are open for the annual This Is Horror Awards. The public nominations stage runs from 7th November 2016 through until 30th November 2016. Visit www.thisishorror.co.uk, click on the ‘Awards’ tab and get nominating. Monty Python and fantasy film director Terry Gilliam is developing a Time Bandits TV series. Speaking on the Guardian’s webchat, Gilliam says that he is working on two projects: one, a TV series based on Time Bandits, another based on a script by Richard LaGravanese that he wrote after the Fisher King film, called The Defective Detective.” Middle Earth is a JRR Tolkien biopic coming from Lord of the Rings producers Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne. Broadchurch and Downton Abbey director James Strong is set to direct with the script written by Angus Fletcher. He says Middle Earth is about “Tolkien’s early life and love affair with Edith Bratt, whom he later married. As yet no release date has been announced. Netflix release their teaser trailer on YouTube for Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. In Netflix’s new eight-part series, Neil Patrick Harris stars as the evil aristocrat Count Olaf, and sets about making the lives of three orphaned children as miserable as he can. All 8 episodes will be available on Netflix on Friday the 13th of January next year. Discworld Emporium have a brand new revamped and redesigned website. There are lots of products to peruse such as jewellery, stationary, posters, games and toys, figures and object d’art. Plus they have the full range of Terry Pratchett books, as you’d expect. To have a look at the new website and for all your Discworld goodies visit: www.discworldemporium.com Kickstarter: The Whatamagump is a hand crafted picture book by Tyrone Wells & Broken Eagle The book is written by Tyrone Wells, who is also a contemporary singer/songwriter. The story of a lovable monster who overcomes his biggest fears with the help and courage of his best friend; an adorably scrappy little 7 year old named Julie with a big heart and a taste for adventure. It finishes on the 25th of November. http://tinyurl.com/q9zlmed d20 are looking for funding for completion of their board game café in Watford, Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire is set to get its first board game café thanks to co-owners Mario Karaiskos, Michelle Chin, and Page Costas. It’s so close to being funded and finishes tomorrow, on the 10th of November. http://tinyurl.com/q5fo9xc Mythic Battles: Pantheon is a miniatures board game for 2 to 4 players that puts you in the sandals of an Olympian God. The game blends elements of drafting forces, card management, and special dice to enable skilful use of combos and