Fantastic Jungle Adventures
East of Suez, some hold, the direct control of Providence ceases; Man being there handed over to the power of the Gods and Devils of Read More
Category: Adventure
Jack Williamson in Weird Tales
Jack Williamson (1908-2006) is considered one of the great pioneers of quality Science Fiction. He, like his buddy Edmond Hamilton, had the strange idea of Read More
Link: The Radio Man: Questions & Answers
Edgar Rice Burroughs was a master of the jungle and interplanetary adventure. It is only natural he should have imitators. The most famous (or perhaps Read More
The Cases of Jules de Grandin – Part 2
With the fourth story in what was now a popular series, Seabury Quinn made a few decisions. First off, all the adventures of De Grandin Read More
The Land Unknown (1957)
The Land Unknown Trailer Director: Virgil W. VogelCast: Jock Mahoney and Shirley PattersonShawn SmithWilliam ReynoldsHenry BrandonDouglas KennedyPhil Harvey An expedition to the Antarctic discovers a Read More
The Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Earl Norem (1923-2015)
Earl Norem began his career as an illustrator after serving in World War II. He was incredibly prolific, doing work for men’s magazines, trading cards, Read More
Link: The Jungle Cover Triangle
Looking at copies of Jumbo Tales I was first struck by how lush these covers were (and who could refuse buying them?), but secondly how Read More
The Barely-There Monsters of Thomas Malory
The Arthurian legends have a long and complicated history. Originally Celtic tales, as we can still glean from The Mabinogion, the stories in Medieval times Read More
Link: The Terror of the Sea Caves: An Adventure in Publishing
Jan Laurvik stumbles upon a knife fight in the streets of Singapore. An Englishman and his Lascar mate have taken the worst of it in Read More
Link: The Top of the World: The Fiction of Ian Cameron
A bad movie can scar the reputation of a good book for many years. One such is The Lost Ones (1960), better known as Island Read More