Arthur J. Burks – Part 1: 1924-1926
Arthur Josephus Burks (1898-1974) is one of Pulp history’s most fascinating authors. Dubbed “The Million Word Man” because he wrote that many words in a Read More
Arthur Josephus Burks (1898-1974) is one of Pulp history’s most fascinating authors. Dubbed “The Million Word Man” because he wrote that many words in a Read More
Ray Bradbury in Planet Stories follows Ray’s first publications in Weird Tales. Where those stories would eventually lead to Dark Carnival (Arkham House, 1947), the Read More
If you missed Part 1… The 1950s saw the passing of the Pulps and Weird Tales in particular. Because of this Carl Jacobi’s work becomes Read More
“The Tomb From Beyond” by Carl Jacobi is that unusual item, a weird tale in a Science Fiction magazine. Hugo Gernsback published it in Wonder Read More
Carl Jacobi (1908-1997) has been called a Weird Tales also-ran but that is to miss so much about this fascinating writer. He was very much Read More
“Fantasy on the March” was Fritz Leiber’s rallying call to fans of Fantasy, both heroic and dark. The piece appeared in The Arkham Sampler (Spring Read More
Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, October 1981 did something special for Halloween. An issue devoted to monsters– well, criminals who appeared to be monsters anyway–in a Read More
“The Shoggoths” at Skywald is a good reminder for someone like myself who got involved with the Cthulhu Mythos in the 1980s when Call of Read More
Sax Rohmer (1883-1959) created Fu Manchu in 1911, with the first section of the serial appearing in October 1912. “The Zayat Kiss” opens the novel Read More
Steffan B. Aletti in the Lowdnes magazines of the late 1960s is a good example of the renewed interest in H. P. Lovecraft and the Read More