A Nazghul Gallery
The Ringwraiths or in the Black Speech “Nazguls” of The Lord of the Rings were the original spectral knights. From mentions in Led Zeppelin songs Read More
Category: Movies
Weird Westerns and Lee Winters
The creation of the new sub-genre of Weird Westerns is not a recent thing. The first Western is considered to be Owen Wister’s The Virginian Read More
Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction
Let’s be honest. Most Science Fiction comics don’t rise above the level of the rickety Space Opera. Planet Comics was an old comic that tried Read More
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde’s Strange Adventure
A Century of Hyde The duality of the human spirit has been one of literature’s greatest themes since the time of the Greek myths. Man Read More
Favorite Frankenstein Covers 1945-2015
If you subscribe to this blog, you will have received a crappy version of this piece. My Yoast Plugin ate it before it went out Read More
Seven Decades of Dinosaur Comics: 1995-1996
If you missed 1994… 1995-1996 saw the Topps dominate with their Jurassic Park comics and Valiant carry on with their Turok rebranding. Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Franken-Style
Today Strangest Northerns gives you thrills Franken-style. The fact that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) ends in the Arctic with Victor chasing his terrible creation over Read More
Seven Decades of Dinosaur Comics: 1994
If you missed 1993… The year after Jurassic Park saw things progress with three strong series: Tim Truman’s Turok Dinosaur Hunter, Cadillacs & Dinosaurs (but Read More
New Pulp: We Finally Got There
Twenty years ago I made it my mission to write as they did in the old days of Black Mask, Dime Detective and Thrilling Wonder Read More
Welcome to the Jungle…
In which the author tries to explain to himself why he still loves jungle stories… The jungles of the world are places of adventure. Whether Read More