Tros of Samothrace: Howardian Forefather
In 1900 Mark Twain defined: “A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.” That definition comes close to Read More
In 1900 Mark Twain defined: “A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.” That definition comes close to Read More
There is probably no one more associated with the idea of a ghost story or horror tale set in the North than Algernon Blackwood. He Read More
H. G. Wells seemed like an unstoppable juggernaut in the worlds of Scientific Romance (the term Science Fiction was decades away). The Time Machine, The Read More
The idea of being trapped on an island with some kind of terror is not a new theme. But of all those Dr. Moreau scenarios Read More
For me, the battle between super man and super ape began with Tarzan of the Apes. In the book, Tarzan, just a lad, faces off Read More
The 1001 Nights is a collection of ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, and other folk tales including such favorites as Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Read More
Spoiler Alert: This column will reveal the solution to a famous Mystery story. If you haven’t read it (shame on you!), I apologize in advance. Read More
It is usually difficult to point to one book and say definitively, “That book changed me.” It is usually a gradual process with many books Read More
Dorothy McIlwraith (1891-1976) inherited Weird Tales in 1940 when Farnsworth Wright left and died shortly afterwards. McIlwraith was a graduate of McGill University in Ontario. Read More
One of my favorite Edgar Rice Burroughs’ series is the Caspak novels. There were only three, or three segments of a larger work. You can Read More