Invisible Monsters in Weird Tales
Invisible monsters in Weird Tales would be a long list if I included every reference to “invisible bonds” or the feeling of being watched by Read More
Category: Horror Fiction
Alberta Connections to Pulps and Comics
On August 19th I gave this talk to an audience at the Central Alberta Fanfest. I figured after all that research, why not make a Read More
Tomes of Evil
Tomes of evil do not begin or end with H. P. Lovecraft’s most famous volume, The Necronomicon of Abdul Alhazred. His friends like Clark Ashton Read More
The Seance Begins! Part 1
Seances and Spiritualism fiction began shortly after the movement swept the world in the 1840s. The flood of mediums who gave readings got a shot Read More
Plant Monsters of the 1950s
If you missed the 1940s… With the Plant Monsters of the 1950s we see the last of the Pulps and the transition to digest-sized SF. Read More
Lovecraftian Elements in Sword & Sorcery
The Lovecraftian elements in Sword & Sorcery often make it or break it for me. I love that blend of energy that H. P. Lovecraft Read More
The Central Alberta Fanfest on August 19, 2023
I will be speaking at the Central Alberta Fanfest on August 19th at 1:45 PM. This is in Ponoka, AB. My topic is “Alberta Read More
The Ghostbreakers: Mister E
DC Comics love a good ghostbreaker. Some have long careers, even get movies. Others lurk in out-of-way places like in the back pages of old Read More
Phantom Hounds in Comics
The Phantom Hounds howl in comics! Arthur Conan Doyle left us with a dual heritage from his work and life. He created Mystery’s finest false Read More
Dracula Comics Not in the Tomb
One reader suggested I do a post on Dracula comics not by Marvel. (Thanks, Tim.) Like the word “nonfiction”, we are defining this by what Read More