Robots in the 1950s Golden Age
Robots in the 1950s Golden Age changed very little from the horrible invaders of the 1940s. The robots of the 1950s tended to be in Read More
Category: Science fiction
Snake Gods & Were-Serpents
Snake gods and were-serpents are the rarest of creatures! Finding Pulp stories with snakes in them is not hard. Finding weird tales or even Science Read More
Sword & Sorcery by Philippe Druillet
Sword & Sorcery comics by Philippe Druillet (1944-) expanded the visual vocabulary of heroic fantasy. Not bound by the American market, Druillet gave us a Read More
Warrior: Tales of Sword & Sorcery
The scene is 1982. At no time will there be more fantastic anthology comics being published. You have the last of the Warren magazines: Creepy, Read More
J. W. Groves: A Quiet Voice in a Loud Room
John William Groves (1910-1970) was a quiet voice in a loud room. That room is Science Fiction. Publishing a dozen stories sporadically over four decades. Read More
The Moonstone Legacy: A Gothic Trope
Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone (1868) has left Mystery and Horror fiction a legacy trope. This is the idea of the terrible revenge out of the Read More
In Their Own Words: Interviews with Leigh Brackett & Edmond Hamilton
Here are some interviews given by Leigh Brackett and Edmond Hamilton. They range from artsy film magazines to the cheapest of fanzines. My favorite is Read More
Mad Scientists, A Criteria
Mad scientists got their big start with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) though the wicked or foolish creator can be found in myth and legend. The Read More
Gallileo Seven and Edmond Hamilton
Weird Tales 1933 A connection between “Gallileo Seven” and Edmond Hamilton may have existed. And it might not have, but I find the parallels intriguing. Read More
Spock’s Brain and Other Missing Cerebrum
Brain-stealers! As a kid, I can recall the sheer terror of Doctor McCoy saying to Captain Kirk: “His brain is gone.” Aliens have stolen Mr. Read More