Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Parasite”
Despite the title, “The Parasite” is not a story about tape worms or anything of that nature. It is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s horror Read More
Category: Horror
Link: By Its Cover: Mythos Tomes
H. P. Lovecraft did not invent the idea of the arcane tome, one so evil its very existence meant insanity and worse for its possessor. Read More
Zero Ghost Detective
Ghostly detectives became a standard trope in the comics of the Golden Age. After the creators of Superman created Dr. Occult in 1935, everybody jumped Read More
Anthony M. Rud and “Ooze”
To a fan of Weird Tales Anthony M. Rud is the guy who kicked it all off. He wrote the lead story “Ooze” in the Read More
The Plant Monsters of ACG
ACG pre-Code horror comics did more than just vampires and werewolves (though lots of those). Five comic stories in four years featured killer plant monsters. Read More
Pulp Artist/Comic Artist
Doing research on my favorite Pulp artists at Field Guide to Wild American Artists, I found the end of each biography was almost always “and Read More
Classic Interview: Jack Passarella
Jack Passarella is the author of three novels in the Buffy universe and the Wither series featuring Wendy Ward. His latest is Wither’s Rain. He Read More
The Terror of Blue John Gap
“The Terror of Blue John Gap” by Arthur Conan Doyle (The Strand, August 1910) is a personal favorite of mine, along with C. J. Cutcliffe Read More
Link: Why Mythos Movies Suck (A Lot)
The earliest Lovecraft adaptation was The Haunted Palace in 1963. Using a title of Poe’s and a plot of HPL’s, Roger Corman serves up a Read More
The Cases of Jules de Grandin – Part 6
Seabury Quinn is now grinding the Jules de Grandin tales out at a quick pace but despite that these are the best of the tales. Read More