Sword & Sorcery versus Sword & Planet
A swordsman, his arms bearing red wounds, limps across a battlefield covered in bodies. His helmet is gone; his shield is broken. The flag of Read More
Author: G. W. Thomas
Sherlock Holmes Parodies
Every time you turn around someone comes out with their own Sherlock Holmes novel these days. But almost from the very beginning other writers have Read More
An Elric of Melnibone Gallery
Michael Moorcock’s albino swordsman appeared for the first time in Science Fantasy #47 (1961) in the story “The Dreaming City”. Fifty-eight years later, television finally Read More
The Adventures of Allan Quatermain
The tales of Allan Quatermain were standard reading for youngsters in the years before World War II. By 1975, when I was twelve and the Read More
Classic Interview: Rick Hautala
Rick Hautala received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Horror Writers of America’s Stoker Awards on March 31, 2012 (along with another worthy, Joe R. Read More
Creating Monsters II: The Birds
What Daphne du Maurier does in “The Birds” was not new. H. G. Wells was her mentor, I believe, for he wrote several stories about Read More
Portraits of Gollum
If you are like just about every person on the planet you have this great sculpture in your office or den. We all got them Read More
Paul Ernst and the Clayton Astounding
Paul Ernst (1899-1983) was the consummate professional writer, one who understood exactly what an editor wanted and provided it. Getting his start in Weird Tales Read More
Tarzan: King of the Ring
The idea of Tarzan (or some other jungle lord) taking on the heavy weight champion of the world in a round of fisticuffs is a Read More
William L. Chester’s Kioga
William L. Chester was not the first to “borrow” from Edgar Rive Burroughs but he was one of the better writers to create his own Read More