The Ghostbreakers Before the Pulps
This post is brought to you by Strange Detectives, now on sale in ebook and paperback. The occult detective was a product of the Gothic Read More
This post is brought to you by Strange Detectives, now on sale in ebook and paperback. The occult detective was a product of the Gothic Read More
If you missed the last one… Walter Archer Frost (1875-1964) is not a name that rings a bell with Mystery fans like Agatha Christie or Read More
It seems odd to to define something by what it is not. Non-Fiction comes to mind. Gluten-Free, Peanut-Free, even Non-GMO. Well, fake werewolf novels are Read More
In past posts I was largely interested in Cavemen & Dinosaurs (my phrase for the fantastic prehistoric, as best represented by Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Pellucidar Read More
I have been a fan of Horror fiction for most of my life. Even before I was a strong reader I liked Horror comics and Read More
The word “Gothic” is open to much misinterpretation these days. Most people associate it with a certain lifestyle that requires black clothing and white make-up. Read More
In our last post, “Three Famous Fakes” we featured Arthur Conan Doyle, Grant Allen and Agatha Christie. This one offers three more ghosts that prove Read More
The stories of Arthur Conan Doyle are so much more than merely Holmes and Watson. ACD was a master storyteller and he wrote many volumes Read More
Nelson S. Bond’s “Exiles of the Dawn World” (Action Stories, December 1940) was a Cavemen & Dinosaurs spectacular published by Fiction House. Combining the two Read More
It is odd for me to stumble onto a book that is thrill after thrill. Most old books have good bits but plenty of dull Read More