Garnett Radcliffe in Weird Tales
Garnett Radcliffe (1898-1971) did seven stories for Weird Tales. These were all between 1951-1954, so in the declining years of the magazine. Radcliffe had an Read More
Category: Weird Tales
The Valley Was Still – Low Lying Places in Weird Tales
“The Valley Was Still” is a classic tale by Manly Wade Wellman from Weird Tales. It was filmed as “Still Valley” for Twilight Zone, shown Read More
The Space Heroes of Planet Comics
If you missed the last one… Fiction House‘s Planet Comics was the single largest producer of space heroes in comics. The comic ran for 73 Read More
The Ghostbreakers: Some Early Solitary Cases
Not all ghostbreakers have lengthy careers like Carnacki, Semi-Dual or Jules De Grandin. Often they are single event participants like the unnamed narrator in Bulwer-Lytton’s Read More
The Ghost Story Anthologies of Dorothy Scarborough
A Scholar From Texas Dorothy Scarborough was born in Texas in 1878. She attended Baylor College then the University of Chicago before going onto Oxford. Read More
The Ghostbreakers: Judge Keith Hilary Pursuivant
Meet The Judge Manly Wade Wellman’s first ghostbreakers have not fared as well as his two big stars: John Thunstone and Silver John. During Wellman’s Read More
Quintessential Lost Race/World Library
Quintessential Lost Race/World Library is a no-brainer after our two previous libraries.If you missed them, go Ghost Stories Fantasy. The Lost Race (or Lost World) Read More
The Terror Garden: The Orchid Horror
“The Orchid Horror” by John Blunt appeared in Argosy, September 1911. The story begins with a strange event narrated by the author. During a friendly Read More
Plant Monsters of the Golden Age: Space Terrors
If you missed the last one…. Science Fictional Horror tales have their own small niche in the larger spectrum of speculative fiction. It sadly has Read More
Plant Monsters of the Golden Age: Trees – Part 2
If you missed the first part…. Continuing our look at tree monsters. Last time the trees were angry because of murders, taking their justified revenge Read More