How Does Your Garden Grow? (Gardening For Horror Writers)
Last summer I had the chance to plant and harvest my first garden. The tranquility of weeding is a pleasure I’d recommend to any writer. Read More
Category: Cthulhu Mythos
The Ballantine Fantasy Series by Per. J. Okerstrom
Late in the summer of 1968 the publishing team of Betty and Ian Ballantine recognized that the success of their edition of J. R. R. Read More
Link: Lord Baltimore, A Confessional
They say confession is good for the soul. I suppose it is not customary to admit when you are jealous. We like to pretend we Read More
The Dark Poets of Weird Tales
I would describe Marvin Kaye’s Weird Tales: The Magazine That Never Dies (1988) as an anthology for people who hate Weird Tales. Despite his loving Read More
Link: The Great White Space: Adventure Mythos
Re-reading Cthulhu Mythos fiction is not something I am apt to do. After reading literally hundreds of stories, ranging from canon tales to fanzine pastiches, Read More
Link: Dark History: Bran Mak Morn:
Robert E. Howard, more than anything, wanted to sell to Adventure Magazine. This publication of the Buttrick Co. was considered by many the best Pulp Read More
A Crash Course in Creating Monsters
Ready to start designing monsters? Take a deep breathe and….go! I like to draw my monsters when I’m designing. Not everybody has the skill, but Read More
Link: Of Fish Genes & Bloodlines
H. P. Lovecraft was skilled at borrowing what he wanted from those who came before him. It was a kind of literary game to him Read More
Link: Of Shadows & Serpents – The First Sword & Sorcery Tale
When people think of 1929 they usually recall the Great Depression and “Black Tuesday” (October 29th). I prefer to think of it as the year Read More
J. Allen St. John at Weird Tales
J. Allen St. John (1872-1957) will always be remembered first and foremost as the artist who brought the imaginative worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs to Read More