The Strangest Northerns: Henry Beaugrand Style
“The Wer-Wolves” (1898) by Henry Beaugrand is not technically a Northern, in that it doesn’t take place in the Arctic, Labrador or the Klondike, traditional Read More
Author: G. W. Thomas
Of Apes & Adventure: The Crystal Sceptre
The Crystal Sceptre (1901) is one of my favorite obscure adventure novels. It’s a one-off so there isn’t a whole Burroughsian pile of them but Read More
Some Victorian Werewolves
A key work in the history of the Victorian werewolf is “The Werewolf” by Captain Frederick Marryat, also known as “The White Wolf of the Read More
The Runestone: Lesson Learned
A long time ago, back in the ancient days of video rental, I saw a movie that never made it into any theater I know Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Dark Shadows Style
I can’t say I’ve even seen an episode of the original Dark Shadows, the soap opera that featured a truly Gothic line up with Jonathan Read More
Bob Hope: Afraid of Ghosts?
Bob Hope made The Ghostbreakers in 1940 with Paulette Goddard. His comic book The Adventures of Bob Hope (that ran from February 1950 to February Read More
R. F. Starzl, SF Pioneer
R. F. Starzl (1899-1976) was a promising early writer of Science Fiction for pulps like the Clayton Astounding and Amazing Stories. His career lasted only Read More
An Interview With J. B. Toner
J.B. Toner studied Literature at Thomas More College and holds a black belt in Ohana Kilohana Kenpo-Jujitsu. He has held many occupations, from altar boy Read More
Dark Shadows!
Horror comic covers can be quite explicit but the best often suggest rather than show the terror. One of the best techniques for this is Read More
Link: Shoggoths Away!
If you watch horror or science fiction movies of any decade after the 1950s, you will see slime monsters: viscous jelly creatures that pour onto Read More