Willard E. Hawkins, High Mountain Scribe
Willard E. Hawkins (1887-1970) was a Pulp writer, an editor and newspaperman from Colorado. He didn’t write exclusively for the fantastic Pulps, selling Westerns and Read More
The Vampires of ACG – Part 4 (1953-1954)
If you missed the last one… Our last batch of vampires from ACG. As before, most of the writers are not known, except for Richard Read More
The Vampires of ACG – Part 3 (1952-1953)
If you missed the last one… This time around we will see several predatory vamps, both male and female, but we also get some more Read More
The Vampires of ACG – Part 2 (1951-1952)
If you missed the last one…(and you might want to go back because I added three stories to the last one…) As we saw last Read More
Original Ghosts (and Their Pictures)
It’s October (and Friday the 13th!) and spook season is upon us! All those creepy collections you like to drag out this time of year, Read More
The Gorillas of DC’s Strange Adventures
In a previous post I mentioned DC’s predilection for gorilla covers in a piece on Arthur J. Burk’s “Manape the Mighty”. Well, it’s about time Read More
Beyond the Vortex
If you missed the last one… The idea of vortex as a place of danger dates back to mythology. Jason and the other Argonauts had Read More
Miles Breuer, Noble Amateur
Miles J. Breuer, M. D. (1889-1945) was an early Science Fiction writer as well as a doctor from Lincoln, Nebraska. He was a acolyte of Read More
The Golden Knight
The Golden Knight was a series character who first appeared in Fantastic Comics #1. He ran until #20 then had a final episode in The Read More
Top Ten Favorite Swords in Heroic Fantasy
The enchanted sword has been a part of heroic fantasy since the beginning. Beowulf slays Grendel’s mother with an elder blade he conveniently finds in Read More