Giant Spiders in Golden Age Comics III
If you missed the last one (and you probably did)… The end of the Golden Age saw fewer superheroes and Jungle Lords and more pure Read More
Category: Weird Tales
Giant Spiders in Golden Age Comics I
Some of this will be familiar but I didn’t really do a proper job it last time. So here are all the best giant spider Read More
First Issues: Amazing Stories, April 1926
Amazing Stories, April 1926 is the first in a series of posts that look at the first issues of famous Science Fiction magazines. Where else Read More
The Early Jack Williamson: 1928-1933
Jack Williamson might be the longest working Pulp SF writer in history, writing from 1928 (“The Metal Man”, Amazing Stories, December 1928) to The Stonehenge Read More
The Fiend Without a Face and Amelia Reynolds Long
A few days ago I wrote about invisible monsters in Weird Tales. Little did I know that one of those tales was the basis of Read More
Invisible Monsters in Weird Tales
Invisible monsters in Weird Tales would be a long list if I included every reference to “invisible bonds” or the feeling of being watched by Read More
Winged Humans
If you missed the last one… The idea that people will encounter aliens out in space that have wings is an obvious Christian-based concept. In Read More
Alberta Connections to Pulps and Comics
On August 19th I gave this talk to an audience at the Central Alberta Fanfest. I figured after all that research, why not make a Read More
The Dark Worlds Podcast: Neither Beg Nor Yield
We talk with Jason Waltz from about his upcoming Sword & Sorcery anthology, NEITHER BEG NOR YIELD. G.W. Thomas and M.D. Jackson are joined by Read More
Tomes of Evil
Tomes of evil do not begin or end with H. P. Lovecraft’s most famous volume, The Necronomicon of Abdul Alhazred. His friends like Clark Ashton Read More