The Children of Dracula – Part Two: The Door of the Unreal
Hollywood changes everything. A series of successful films and the commonly-held view of things changes. ‘Vampires turning to ash in sunlight’ is a good example. Read More
Author: G. W. Thomas
The Children of Dracula – Part One: Brood of the Witch-Queen
In “The Supernatural Horror in Literature” H. P. Lovecraft selects three novels as the offspring of Bram Stoker’s Dracula: “…Dracula evoked many similar novels of Read More
The Vampire As Lothario
I love vampires. I hate Anne Rice. Not the person Anne Rice. I don’t know her. But the institution of Anne Rice. To be perfectly Read More
Edmond Hamilton’s “The Hidden World”
“The Hidden World” (Science Wonder Quarterly, Fall 1929) by Edmond Hamilton was one of seven stories he wrote for Hugo Gernsback before 1930. I sought Read More
The Granddaddy of Masked Heroes: Jimmy Dale — The Gray Seal
By D. K. Latta Superhero movies and TV shows are big box office these days, with their roots in comic books. While comic book superheroes Read More
Weird Tales & Robot Science Fiction
Hugo Gernsback launched Amazing Stories in April 1926. This was a big deal for “scientifiction” as Hugo called it. An all-Science Fiction magazine! This would Read More
The Monsters of Jim Kjelgaard
Jim Kjelgaard will always have a place in the halls of Children’s Literature, with his many animal novels including Big Red (1945). But the author Read More
MICHAEL MAY: Kill All Monsters
Michael May is the proprietor of Michael May’s Adventureblog and he is the writer of Kill All Monsters, a graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics. Read More
GW and Jack Shoot the Poop 2: Space Opera
GW: What’s your all-time favorite space opera novel? JM: You know, that’s a tough one. I love several space opera series, but the kinds that Read More
Why Ghosts Must be Scary
Ghosts, as a monster of interest to horror fans, have fallen on hard times. Films, cartoons and comic books like Casper the Friendly Ghost and Read More