Science Fiction in The Skipper
Science Fiction was only one of many genres found in The Skipper. The Boys’ Paper from England featured the usual line-up of cowboys, detectives, military Read More
Category: Dark Worlds Quarterly
Christmas Ghosts: Occult Detectives
Christmas Ghosts and Occult detectives are a part of both the Horror and Mystery genres. The reason for this was in the early days of Read More
The Purpose of Fantasy
Back to 1981 The purpose of Fantasy never struck me as much of a question until I read Charles Platt’s “The Curse of the Hobbit” Read More
Alien Space Bats & Science Fiction Vampires
When I wrote about Alien Space Bats I was surprised how few there actually were. I thought the Pulps would be brimming with them. And Read More
Christmas Ghosts: Algernon Blackwood Style
If you missed M. R. James last time… Last time I spoke to the English ghost story as a Christmas treat. M. R. James Read More
Douglas Beekman’s Brak
Douglas Beekman’s Brak the Barbarian appeared in sixteen illustrations for Dell’s The Fortunes of Brak (1980) by John Jakes. This volume followed the Pocket Books Read More
Llana of Gathol Part 4 Invisible Men of Mars
Invisible Men of Mars “Invisible Men of Mars” (Amazing Stories, October 1941) begins after John Carter and Llana of Gathol have escaped from Pankor in Read More
Christmas Ghosts: M. R. James Style
The Christmas ghost story tradition is one of England’s finest gifts to the world. Imagine the family gathered in Dickensian fashion, with plum pudding and Read More
Llana of Gathol Part 3 The Yellow Men of Mars
The Yellow Men of Mars “The Yellow Men of Mars” (Amazing Stories, August 1941) takes us back to aerial warfare on Mars. The three wanderers Read More
Henry Kuttner Part 5 1946-1949
If you missed the last part… The Kuttners finished out the 1940s with the best of Henry’s novels, Fury, The Valley of the Flame, The Read More