Every weekend in countries around the world, grown men and women don elaborate costumes, adopt assumed identities, and meet up to enact fantastical scenes set in alternate realities. Although many ...

Ever wonder what it was it like to engage in medieval combat? How about throwing some wizards and witchcraft and fantasy into the mix? Put it all together and you’re a LARPer. That stands for “live ...

In the popular imagination, live action role play looks like a bunch of under- and over-weight men hacking sloppily at each other with foam swords while sporting Middle Age streetwear. On occasion, ...

If youâ ve ever driven by Mandell Park in Montrose on a Sunday afternoon, you might have come across some â Battle Gamers,â more commonly referred to as LARPers â or â live action role players.â This ...

Live action role-playing (LARP) is an international phenomenon that gives fantasy fans an opportunity to inhabit the magical lives of characters that they create. We Can Be Heroes, the documentary ...

Canadian director Alexandre Franchi's debut film, The Wild Hunt (here's our review), opens this weekend in Toronto and Montreal. He'll be blogging here on The Ampersand through the weekend to provide ...

In the empty meadows hours east of Montreal, thousands of knights, warriors and magical beings gather every summer for Duché de Bicolline, the largest battle in North America. For seven days and seven ...

Supernatural’s sequel series is pitting the Winchester brothers against zombies, after a LARP gone wrong raises the dead. Dynamite Entertainment’s Supernatural comic is serving up more “Season 1”-era ...

Two rivals in the unusual business of selling foam arrows have failed to settle their dispute over patents and trademarks, and the lawsuit between them is moving forward rapidly. Defendant Jordan ...