Edmond Hamilton’s Interstellar Patrol
Space Opera The term “Space Opera” was coined in 1941 by Wilson “Bob” Tucker, SF fan and writer. Obviously old “Bob” was not a fan Read More
Category: Pulp Magazines
Look Who’s in Thrilling Mystery
Thrilling Mystery was one of Leo Marguiles’ Pulps for Beacon Magazines. It ran from October 1935 to Summer 1944 (when it changed to Thrilling Mystery Read More
The Passage of Dilvish
Roger Zelazny’s Dilvish the Damned had two distinct periods of development, separated by a twelve year hiatus. The first explosion of story writing was in Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Horseman of Hel
“The Horseman of Hel” by Gail Kimberly (1927-2011) is a strange Nothern. Nothing about it is like what readers expect in a tale of Canada Read More
Fredric Brown’s “Arena” (1944)
The June 1944 issue of Astounding Science Fiction had a cornerstone tale of Science Fiction with Fredric Brown’s “Arena”. Rather foolishly it didn’t get the Read More
Horror Science Fiction Anthologies
Fans of Science Fiction and Horror are not always the same people. The spectrum between Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror is wide. As a result Read More
The Casebook of Lucius Leffing (1973)
Joseph Payne Brennan (1918-1990) created The Casebook of Lucius Leffing in a spirit of another age. Which is fitting, since Leffing himself suffers from the Read More
The Lion’s Way by C. T. Stoneham
Edgar Rice Burroughs must have known about C. T. Stoneham’s The Lion’s Way. But like all the imitators, ERB ignored them, having the policy of Read More
Kings of the Sci-Fi Pseudonyms
In Science Fiction, it was quite acceptable to write prolifically and sell stories under a number of nom de plums. This was a practical necessity Read More
Slime Monsters in Weird Tales
Formless, gelantinous, slimy monsters are one of the Pulps’ great creations. Weird Tales had its share, if not all the classics, such as H. P. Read More