"The Eye of Argon" by Jim Theis - The Worst Fantasy Story Ever?
Channel: Pengun
Date: 2019-06-24

"The Eye of Argon" by Jim Theis is known as the worst fantasy story ever. It is filled with spelling errors, confusing word choices and some terrible action sequences. Dramatic readings are popular at science fiction conventions and the story has been widely mocked.

Does "The Eye of Argon" deserve to have the title of worst fantasy story ever? How did it get so well known? Who is the author, Jim Theis, and what became of him? Let's find out!

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Credit for the ONE photo I could find of Jim Theis goes to Mojo at Mojo's Craptacular - Check out her full series "In Defense of Jim Theis" here:
Part 1 - http://www.mojocrap.com/craptacular/node/1975
Part 2 - http://www.mojocrap.com/craptacular/node/1977
Part 3 - http://www.mojocrap.com/craptacular/node/1981

Video:

My Immortal (1/3) | Sundance Rejects - https://youtu.be/Ffh7cWRrqF4 - Internet Historian
Half-Life: Full Life Consequences - https://youtu.be/OHxyZaZlaOs - ICTON
Mysticon 2015 - The Eye of Argon, Part 2 - https://youtu.be/1iiCB3uqJp0 - Sean CW Korsgaard
All Con 2016 Eye of Argon Live Reading - https://youtu.be/wRH9a-MILbk - SCNS Live
Dick Kicker (Giant Bomb Remixed) - https://youtu.be/qHL2Cpb1618 - The Hamster Alliance
The Princess Bride - directed by Rob Reiner
How Bad Writing Can Make Great Writers - https://youtu.be/UG6Ook1FyMU - The Word of Wolf

Music: 

"Minstrel Guild"
"Gypsy Shoegazer"
"Crusade Heavy Industry"
"Crusade" 
"Immersed"
"New Direction"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Smoke Out The Function" - Yung $.K.R.A.P - https://youtu.be/rxtu3dxPbtM

Sources and Other Credits:

The Eye of Argon by Jim Theis: html - https://ansible.uk/misc/eyeargon.html ; pdf - https://ansible.uk/misc/eyeargon.pdf
A Short History of "The Eye of Argon" with Sandra Bond: https://ansible.uk/writing/argon-timeline.html
About "The Eye of Argon" - https://ansible.uk/misc/eyeargon-intro.html
The Eye of Argon : more background - http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~susan/sf/eyeargon/argnmail.htm
The Eye of Argon - Rules for a Reading - http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~susan/sf/argnrule.htm
Interview with Jim Theis in "OSFAN 13" - https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.arts.sf.written/dU-Vbo9OPZc/pCc8uFQR7MUJ
"In Search of Jim Theis" by Lee Weinstein 
Grïgnyr the Ecordian: A Retelling of The Eye of Argon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gr%C3%AFgnyr-Ecordian-Retelling-Eye-Argon-ebook/dp/B07PCX28JD
"Tara Gilesbie - My Immortal Cover art" by Inspirement - https://www.deviantart.com/inspirement/art/Tara-Gilesbie-My-Immortal-Cover-art-280279033

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