How To Write a Weird Tale in Five Easy Lessons
“How To Write a Weird Tale” by Hoy Ping Pong (Wilson “Bob” Tucker) was a typical scathing repudiation of Weird Tales by a Golden Age Read More
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Sword & Sorcery Stories You May Have Missed VI
All the stories I selected this time came from magazines first, ones that occasionally published good Sword & Sorcery. You can find them if you Read More
Have An Island Holiday: Weird Tales Style!
Have an island holiday: Weird Tales style! Here are seventeen wonderful isles to visit this year. Traveling this season could be a little dangerous so Read More
But Is It Sword & Sorcery?
“But is it Sword & Sorcery?” Have you ever read a book that you thought was the real deal only to ask that question? Paperback Read More
Sword & Sorcery Break & Enter
There is a small group of Sword & Sorcery tales that involve a hero in a break & enter into a wizard’s domicile. This is Read More
The Arthur W. Saha Year’s Best Fantasy
Arthur W. Saha (1923-1999) was editor for DAW’s Year’s Best Fantasy #7-14 (1981-1988). The previous editor had been Lin Carter, whose selections leaned towards Sword Read More
The Towers of Fantasy
The Pulps The towers of fantasy fiction have always been locations of sorcery, mystery and strife. If the bad guy lives in a tower, whether Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Mighty Samson
The Mighty Samson #8 (December 1966) featured a strange Northern with a Sword & Sorcery twist. The premise behind TMS was that the world has Read More
Artist & Author: Hannes Bok & Others
How often is the artist also the author of a Fantasy work? After looking over a selection of J R. R. Tolkien’s own artwork for Read More
Some Great Monster Stories You May Have Missed
Great monster stories you may have missed are lurking out there in old anthologies and magazines. I’ve been feeling autumnal early this year. That means Read More