The First Mythos Images
I came across Hannes Bok’s illustration for H. P. Lovecraft’s “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” and this got me thinking, “Is this the very first interpretation Read More
Category: Horror
C. L. Grant – In the Shadow of Udolpho
I always applaud the brave. S. T. Joshi in his The Modern Weird Tale (2001) is brave. He has the critical kahunas to state that Read More
The Ghostbreakers Mythos
Lovecraft’s circle shared mention of their separate creations in the pages of Weird Tales, name-dropping here and there a friend’s character or some other reference. Read More
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – Doc Savage Across the Genres
Doc Savage is hard to place in any one publisher’s pigeon-hole, which may be the reason Bantam Books reprinted the adventures with “Novel” on the Read More
The Strangest Northerns Ever
It is not often that cosmic horror and Northerns meet. Three examples would include “The Wendigo” (1910) by Algernon Blackwood, “The Thing From – Outside” Read More
“The Invisible Bond” – A Mystery and Its Solution
The Mystery: Sheena, Queen of the Jungle got her start as a comic book character. Created by the same man who gave us The Spirit, Read More
The Nursery Corner: Where Monsters Go To Die
This piece is really about toys. Only we have to take a detour first… For you see, the monsters of the 1930s and 1940s trickled Read More
Heralded by Blood and Other Tales
Jack Mackenzie’s collection of Dark Fantasy stories is now available from Rage Machine Books. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G8HHWC7 From the book’s introduction: If you ever feel that you Read More
J. Sheridan Le Fanu & the Critics: Seen Through Other Eyes
If you read anything by Jack Sullivan or Mike Ashley you will see that today J. Sheridan Le Fanu has fans. Horror fans. He has Read More
We’re all Ed Wood Now
My wife and I recently purchased a big screen smart tv. What makes it so smart is beyond me, but with it we can watch Read More