Moonlit Avenue

Good evening, stranger. Welcome to our hideaway saloon. Tonight, drinks are on the house. The entertainment has begun, so please take a seat. Welcome to American Fantastic's 2019 Fall update.

TATTERED ROOM BY MICHAEL MAES

Michael Maes has returned with a new batch of photos, including this digitally edited piece that showcases a room in tatters. Mike has a fondness for the abandoned and forgotten. He's also created a flaming skull sculpture and captured the beauty of leaves falling into into a natural pool of water. See the rest of his gallery here. You can see more of Mike's work on his Instagram @michael_maes and purchase prints of his work from his etsy store MMaesPhotography.

SKELETON AND DRAGONFLY BY JACK SCALLY

Jack Scally IV strips everything bare with this new drawing from his Inktober series. Follow Jack on Facebook or his Instagram @eradelphic. See his gallery for images of bats swooping through a valley with a green sky behind them, and a twisting white dragon reminiscent of Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away. You can purchase his work at his store on Big Cartel.

FOREGROUND FOLIAGE BY CALEB BEECHEM

Caleb Beechem has returned to dazzle us with new images of the natural world. His recent photography includes red leaves hanging like banners from their branches, a lake reflecting the sky, and the moon in triplicate. View the rest of his gallery and see even more of his work on Instagram @calebbeechemphotography.

SABRINA BY YOKO MOLOTOV

Yoko Molotov casts a spell with this illustration of Sabrina and her feline friend. She’s also created a cyborg and we’ve included the Two of Swords from her Tarot series. You can see the rest of her gallery and read a feature written about Yoko Molotov by John Beechem here. Follow Yoko on on Instagram @yoko_molotov. To purchase her work, visit her website.

Hip Squared has wrapped up Season 2 with an examination of the Angry Videogame Nerd and the Witcher book series. Other recent topics include the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov, the comic book series Paper Girls by Brian K Vaughan and Cliff Chiang, and the animated G.I. Joe: the Movie. Hip Squared delves into new pop culture topics every week. It’s hosted by John Beechem and Troy Kremer, and produced by Maplex Monk.

You can also listen to the second episode of 50Talk2, a long form interview show with Louisville artists hosted by John Beechem. In this episode, John interviews Krishna and Marty Edlin, a father and son musical duo who rock together in the heavy metal band Cyclops Shaman and in the Alice Cooper cover band Sick Little Things. Stay tuned for conversations with even more Louisville artists. Contact americanfantastic@gmail.com if you know someone who would be good to interview (including you).

American Fantastic Theatre debuts with three audio stories by John Beechem, The Cottonwood Curse, Thirteen Candles and The Lost Journals of Nelly Bly: Clash of the Kaiju. These stories can also be read for free on American Fantastic. For those who have difficulty finding time to read, or just like to listen to stories, American Fantastic Theatre offers an audio version of the written word. Keep listening!

Hip Squared, 50Talk2, and American Fantastic Theatre can be streamed and downloaded from American Fantastic. You can also follow them on Apple Podcasts (aka iTunes) and Google Podcasts. Please subscribe, rate and review!

And for his Halloween horror story, John Beechem has penned The Lost Journals of Nelly Bly: Clash of the Kaiju. This story imagines an adventure to Japan with the pioneering 19th and 20th century journalist Nelly Bly and the writer HP Lovecraft. Together with some new friends, they must prevent the rise of one of the Old Ones, but this leads to a monstrous conclusion of epic proportions. Read the story, or listen with American Fantastic Theatre.

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