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steve12553 · 30th September 2007, 10:58 PM

I can mention movies and books that date back half a century but I rarely read anything new or timely. (I frequently don't now). I was just facinated by science and all things beyond. I had an early facination with dinosaurs. I remember staying up past midnight on Saturday nights when the local NBC affiliate ran many of the classics from the 30s and 40s. Frankenstein, The Wolfman, Dracula and after all the sequels all the many low budget Science Fiction/Horror movies. Fantasy was easy to pick up. A dragon is very similar to a dinosaur that breathes fire. I was a poor kid, maybe all poor kids need sort of escape and some of them lean this way.

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steve12553 The Enigma of Steel Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 838	Re: What initially inspired you to get into Fantasy or Science fiction?? I can mention movies and books that date back half a century but I rarely read anything new or timely. (I frequently don't now). I was just facinated by science and all things beyond. I had an early facination with dinosaurs. I remember staying up past midnight on Saturday nights when the local NBC affiliate ran many of the classics from the 30s and 40s. Frankenstein, The Wolfman, Dracula and after all the sequels all the many low budget Science Fiction/Horror movies. Fantasy was easy to pick up. A dragon is very similar to a dinosaur that breathes fire. I was a poor kid, maybe all poor kids need sort of escape and some of them lean this way.