The Disasters of Science Fiction: A Gallery
Catastrophe! Science Fiction has done a good many stories about death and destruction. H. G. Wells helped popularized this idea with his The War of Read More
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The Northern
I’ve been doing a series on “Strange Northerns” because I enjoy supernatural tales set in my home country of Canada. This has led to people Read More
A. W. Bernal: The Man Who Was Two Men
For A. W. Bernal, fame was localized. What I mean is for a short time, to a small audience he was very famous but after Read More
“Bumheads!” Big Brain Aliens: A Gallery
M. D. Jackson wrote about big-brained aliens awhile back but I thought it would be fun to look at some of those covers that gave Read More
Dark Worlds Quarterly Podcast 1: Why Do You Write Pulp?
https://anchor.fm/darkworlds/episodes/Why-we-Write-Pulp-egjvev “Why Do You Write Pulp?” with G. W. Thomas and M. D. Jackson. A casual conversation on why and how we write the stuff Read More
Podcasts and Pulp
Podcasts and Pulp? Later today you will be able to enjoy the first Dark Worlds Quarterly podcast: “Why Do You Write Pulp?” with G. W. Read More
The Monsters of the Hyborian Age 2: Satha the Giant Snake
If you missed last time… Satha the giant snake of the Hyborian Age is as iconic as the other frequent Howard baddie, the gorilla. Satha Read More
A Science Fiction Double Feature
The iconic lyrics to the opening song of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, “Science Fiction Double Feature” does a great job of summarizing the favorite Read More
Heroic Fantasy Movies and Television: The 1990s
If you missed 1982-1989… Heroic fantasy movies and television changed in the 1990s. CGI came to Hollywood in 1993 with Jurassic Park but the Fantasy Read More
Clawfang the Barbarian
Clawfang the Barbarian wins the silver medal in the Valhalla of Sword & Sorcery comics. As most know today, the first comic character to bear Read More