Link: The Legion of Space: Lest We Forget
We live in a world that ignores its past. “Everything old is new again” is a kinder way to say it. Even Science Fiction does Read More
Category: Pulp Magazines
Mark of the Monster: Jack Williamson’s Lovecraftian Lapse
In a 2000 interview with Jayme Lynn Blaske, Jack Williamson was asked this question: “Have you ever had a story published, and afterwards wished you Read More
Boris Dolgov: Weird Tales Artist
Being an artist for Weird Tales was not a fast track to fame and fortune. It is only in retrospect that names like Hugh Rankin, Read More
The Sword & Sorcery of Clark Ashton Smith
Sword & Sorcery as an idea never existed back in 1936. I chose that date because it was the year Robert E. Howard killed himself. Read More
Link: The Feud That Never Was
I was enjoying Bob Powell’s Complete Cave Girl (Dark Horse) and something in the editorials got me thinking. Why didn’t Edgar Rice Burroughs sue when Read More
Link: Shooting Star: Murder From the Moon
Robert Bloch holds an unusual position in genre fiction in that he wrote for both the science fiction and mystery magazines equally well. (Fredric Brown Read More
The Domino Effect
There are many types of masks. Masks have been employed throughout human history to disguise identity or to represent the presence of a mythical creature Read More
Link: When Planets Clashed: War in Space
Manly Wade Wellman continually surprises me. “When Planets Clashed,” his writing debut back in Wonder Stories Quarterly Spring 1931 is no exception. I expected a juvenile Read More
Matson Bell, The Ghost Cop
The career of a writer is usually driven by commercial success. What writer would choose to compose unsellable works if they knew they could sell Read More
The Covers That Time Forgot!
When you are an avid Burroughian like myself, it is very hard to find images you haven’t seen countless times. You goggle at the Frazettas, Read More