The Cases of Jules de Grandin – Part 3
With six stories under his belt, Seabury Quinn settled in to write a long series and keep the pot boiling. One of his techniques that Read More
Category: Occult Detectives
Link: The Little People: A Fantastic Thread
History has a strange way of inspiring horror writers. In the records of the Romans there is mention of a strange race that lived in Read More
We’ve Updated the Bookstore!
I’d like to thank M. D. Jackson for spending several hours making our bookstore more interactive. If you haven’t seen it already, he has added Read More
Hugh Davidson, Sci-Fi Pseudonym
Edmond Hamilton created the “Hugh Davidson” pseudonym for “Vampire Village” (Weird Tales, November 1932). I’m not sure why since he has no other story under Read More
Link: The Door to Infinity: Mythos Without Lovecraft
I got my start in the Mythos business by playing Call of Cthulhu, a role-playing game in which private detectives, soldiers, dilettantes and hobos face Read More
Link: Ghosts & Laughs: Comedians as Ghostbreakers
The idea of a ‘funny ghostbreaker’ begins not in a movie, but on the stage. Paul Dickey and Charles Goddard’s The Ghost Breaker: A Melodramatic Read More
Link: The Darker Drink: Pseudonymous Saint
The Saint series by Leslie Charteris is known for its highly adventurous flare. In fact, Charteris really created the James Bond film feel. If you Read More
Link: “Spider Mansion” and the Old Hand
Fritz Leiber was an innovator. If he wrote in a genre, he always tried to do something to improve that type of storytelling. This desire Read More
In Search of a Classic: The Mummy
The Mummy as a monster was created out of ignorance. The mystique of evil Egyptian sorceries was the vagaries of human curiosity. Hieroglyphics were not Read More
The Cases of Jules de Grandin – Part 2
With the fourth story in what was now a popular series, Seabury Quinn made a few decisions. First off, all the adventures of De Grandin Read More