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Cavemen (No Dinosaurs!)
In past posts I was largely interested in Cavemen & Dinosaurs (my phrase for the fantastic prehistoric, as best represented by Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Pellucidar Read More
In past posts I was largely interested in Cavemen & Dinosaurs (my phrase for the fantastic prehistoric, as best represented by Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Pellucidar Read More
If you missed the last one… 1932 saw Ned Pines Thrilling magazines as a strong market for Burks. Thrilling Detective and Thrilling Adventures replace many Read More
If you missed the last one… “The Devil’s Ticket” (Weird Tales, September 1944) is that dusty old chestnut, a Deal-With-the-Devil tale. Robert Bloch gives it Read More
If you missed the last one… Selling to Harry Bates at Astounding, Burks returns to Horror fiction with the same editor (for 2c a word) Read More
contents INTRODUCTION OVERCOMING THE MONSTER: SF, F & H THE MONSTER STORY THE UNNAMEABLE: THE MONSTER AS EUPHEMISM THE VAMPIRE AS LOTHARIO THE WOMAN WITH Read More
Contents: THE RISE OF THE BANE-BLOOD by G. W. Thomas G. W. spins four connected segments in the history of Malis, the Slaughter Daughter of Read More
If you missed the last one… 1930 is the year Arthur J. Burks tries his hand at Science Fiction for the first time. The magazine Read More
I have been a fan of Horror fiction for most of my life. Even before I was a strong reader I liked Horror comics and Read More
If you missed the last one… 1929 is for me a disappointment because Burks is so busy writing war and flying stories, he produces no Read More
If you missed the last one… 1927 sees Arthur J. Burks expanding his story types and his markets. We get straight adventure tales, flying stories Read More