The Strangest Northerns: The Haunted Island
“The Haunted Island” is a different kind of Northern by Algernon Blackwood. It’s not set in the far north or in a fishing vessel off Read More
Category: Ghost Stories
Neal Adams and The House of Mystery Covers
The story of Neal Adams and The House of Mystery covers is an interesting interlude in a long history. The House of Mystery ran for Read More
Der Orchideengarten: Germany’s Weird Tales
Der Orchideengarten (Phantastische Blätter) translates to The Orchids-garden: Fantastic Pages. It was a horror magazine that was published in German between 1919 and 1921. It Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Crimson Wraith from the North
“Crimson Wraith from the North” is a strange Northern that appeared in Baffling Mysteries #18 (November 1953). Uranium is the Arctic treasure once again. The Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Ghost Gallery Style
“The Ghost Gallery” was a successful comic strip that ran in Jumbo Comics from issue #42 (August 1942) to #167 (March 1953). In a 125 Read More
A Tom Sutton Cover Gallery
Tom Sutton(1937-2002) is without exception my favorite artist at Charlton. He, of course, drew for Warren and Marvel too. He also did a few for Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Charlton Style II
“The Heart of Dibji” is a latter day Northern for Charlton. Long after “Deep Freeze” in 1953, Charlton’s Haunted #2 (November 1971) offers us this Read More
Charlton Werewolves
Charlton werewolves seems like a logical choice. Charlton Comics had several lines of horror comics from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. Not all Read More
More Sword & Sorcery at DC Comics II
Last time I offered some more Sword & Sorcery stories in The House of Mystery. This time it is the sister comic, The House of Read More
Link: Fear Factor: Using Childhood Fears in Mythos Fiction
Sometimes, the day job gives you pearls. I was sitting in a seminar on Childhood Anxiety when I realized I was looking at something important Read More