The Monsters of Jay Disbrow
The Monsters of Jay Disbrow is probably the best thing to come from the 1950s comics. Jack Kirby created a million different gigantic creatures, but, Read More
Category: Cthulhu Mythos
Lovecraft in Black & White
Lovecraft in Black & white is a no-brainer. The Gothic appeal of the Cthulhu Mythos is best served by uncolored penwork. The late Silver Age Read More
Weird Tales Day
Yesterday was Weird Tales Day. The one hundredth anniversary of the first issue of Weird Tales hitting the newsstands. The first Pulp magazine dedicated to Read More
Adventures Underground
Adventures Underground! What an amazing place to tell a story. Jules Verne chose it well when he wrote Journey to the Center of the Earth Read More
Druidic Magic in the Pulps
There are exceptions to the villain rule, of course. Bran Mak Morn, the Robert E. Howard character, is not afraid of Gonar’s magic. In “The Read More
Plant Monsters in The House of Mystery
Plant Monsters in The House of Mystery follow the tropes found in fiction first: the haunted tree, the biological experiment, weed men and others. DC Read More
Plant Monsters of the 1940s
If you missed the last one… The 1940s saw a variety of Science Fiction and Horror magazines use plants in different ways. Sometimes they were Read More
The Plant Monsters of Astounding
If you missed the Plant Monsters of Hugo Gernsback, go here… The Plant Monsters of Astounding continues our look at 1930s Science Fiction. Weird Tales Read More
Link: James Allison: Dreaming of the Past
Robert E. Howard produced several series: Solomon Kane, Kull of Valusia, Bran Mak Morn, and finally Conan the Cimmerian, all existing more or less in Read More
Old Time Radio Ghost Stories
Here are more Old Time Radio Ghost Stories for your Yuletide pleasure. This time I stuck to actual radio performance (no readings). The stars are Read More