The Strangest Northerns: More Frozen Cavemen
More frozen cavemen to join the others we have looked at in Strangest Northerns. As Pulp fiction, comic books and movies offer up all kinds Read More
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The Ghostbreakers: Dr. Muncing, Exorcist
Dr. Muncing, Exorcist was a ghostbreaker character from Strange Tales, one of Weird Tales biggest competitors. In the tradition of Jules de Grandin and other Read More
The Return of a Master: Lee Brown Coye
Lee Brown Coye (1907-1981) made his debut on the covers of anthologies like Arkham House’s Sleep No More (1944) before moving onto the pages of Read More
Murray Leinster’s The Runaway Skyscraper
“The Runaway Skyscraper” is foundational. I saw proof just this week. Last week’s episode of Debris “Earthshine” (March 29, 2021) had the good guys (US Read More
Vikings on a Rampage!
Vikings on a rampage always means fun. The idea of a barbarian warrior suddenly showing up in a shopping mall or on the White House Read More
Lost Worlds of the Pulps
The lost worlds of the Pulps began almost immediately after a certain book. The Lost World (1912) by Arthur Conan Doyle, oddly, signaled the end Read More
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
My Best Science Fiction Story (1949)
My Best Science Fiction Story (1949) was an SF anthology by Leo Marguiles and Oscar J. Friend. The way the editors open the book it Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Creepers
William Merriam Rouse (1884-1937) was a prolific writer of Northern stories for the Pulps. For a time Rouse lived in Quebec, absorbing the language and Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Wolf-Woman
“The Wolf-Woman” by Bassett Morgan is a strange Northern that uses several Pulp cliches, the body frozen in the ice and the wolf-siren who runs Read More