The Monsters of the Hyborian Age 10: The God in the Bowl
If you missed the last one… A Detective Story Robert E. Howard’s “The God in the Bowl” is a monster tale. But it is also Read More
Category: Mystery
Henry Kuttner Part 2 – 1940-1941
If you missed The 1930s… Henry Kuttner married Catherine Lucille Moore in 1940. (The Internet is light on exact dates. Henry doesn’t mention being married Read More
Henry Kuttner Part 1 – 1936-1939
Henry Kuttner was a prolific and fascinating writer of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Growing up in California, he was one of the first big Read More
John W. Jakes – Part 3: Bestselling Author
If you missed Part 2…. John Jakes finished the 1960s writing television tie-ins along with other paperbacks. The first collections of Brak appeared alongside his Read More
John W. Jakes – Part 1: The Pulp Years
John William Jakes made publishing history in 1974 with the Kent Family Chronicles. He created a whole new publishing category. What he had done that Read More
Frank Belknap Long – Part 3: 1950-2016
Part 1 Part 2 Frank Belknap Long was a veteran Pulpster by 1950. He had written for Weird Tales, Astounding Science-Fiction and many other Pulps. Read More
The Comics of Henry Kuttner
The comics of Henry Kuttner have been forgotten by fans. As a successful Science Fiction writer who had hopes of breaking into Hollywood, these early Read More
Fredric Brown – Part 3 (1955-2014)
If you missed Part 1 or Part 2 The final part of Fredric Brown’s career settled into a slower paced routine. He wrote a Mystery Read More
Jamesian Complaint: My Aunt Margaret’s Adventure
A note on “My Aunt Margaret’s Adventure” led me in the past to say that M. R. James did not approve of ghostbreaker stories. This Read More
The Ghostbreakers: The Horror of Studley Grange
“The Horror of Studley Grange” was one of a series from Stories From the Diary of a Doctor by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax. Read More