Link: The Unnameable or The Monster as Euphemism
H. P. Lovecraft pokes fun at a Monster Writer’s Dilemma in his short horror tale, “The Unnameable”. He begins it this way: We were sitting Read More
Category: Cthulhu Mythos
Link: Mike Shayne’s Weirdest Case
Spoiler Alert: this piece will reveal the solution to both a story and a TV episode discussed. Tough guy private eyes are not known for Read More
Link: Creepy Cryptids
H. P. Lovecraft died before the age of flying saucers and Bigfoot. But I think he would have really enjoyed it. The expression these days Read More
Link: Kinsmen of the Dragon – Part 1
When I write one of these blog pieces I usually begin by reading all the stories concerned. This time around I haven’t. Let me explain. Read More
Elliott O’Donnell: Ghost Hunter and Author
It is hard to imagine how big a writer Elliott O’Donnell was in his day. He is practically forgotten today outside of scholarly circles. This Read More
Just Add Monsters: Conan Rewrites
L. Sprague de Camp found himself in the position of editor and collaborator on the Conan series after 1951, when he read Conan the Conqueror. Read More
Link: Your Elder Sign Is In My Eye: or, Advice For Writers Of Cthulhu Mythos Fiction
A sign of true cultural phenomenon seems to be that many people want to copy its masters endlessly. Conan the Cimmerian. Sherlock Holmes. Dracula. The Read More
Gardner F. Fox in the Fantastic Pulps
We live in a time when the creators of Science Fiction’s legacy go unacknowledged. For example, in the 2015 Ant-Man film Scott Lang goes “subatomic” Read More
Link: From a Gable Window
One of my favorite Cthulhu Mythos clichés is the protagonist dragged out of the window by a tentacle as he writes all about it. Where Read More
Link: The Greater Gatsby
I finally got around to seeing the Baz Lurhmann-directed Gatsby starring Leonardo diCaprio and my reaction was odd. As a film it was okay, but Read More