The Ghostbreakers Before the Pulps
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Tag: Arthur Machen
The Magic Glasses
Last time we looked at Robert Bloch’s “The Cheaters”, which featured a pair of glasses that only saw the truth in people’s minds. Bloch’s idea Read More
Weird Tales TV: The Cheaters
Weird Tales Weird Tales published literally hundreds of stories over its original thirty-one year run. It should be no surprise that some of these stories Read More
Sword & Sorcery in Odd Places 1: Coven 13
Sword & Sorcery can show up in some odd places. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised when I find heroic fantasy in the pages of Read More
Old Time Radio Ghost Stories
Here are more Old Time Radio Ghost Stories for your Yuletide pleasure. This time I stuck to actual radio performance (no readings). The stars are Read More
The Man With the X-Ray Eyes
In an earlier post I suggested that Edmond Hamilton’s “The Man Who Saw Everything” was the source for the 1963 movie, The Man With the Read More
The Fantastic in the Argosy: 1939
If you missed the last one… 1939 saw a resurgence of fantastic material with very few gaps through the year. Because of this we don’t Read More
The Masters of Fantasy by Neil Austin
“The Masters of Fantasy” by Neil Austin was a biography feature that ran in Famous Fantastic Mysteries from August 1947 to April 1950. In all, Read More
The Horror On the Asteroid & Other Tales of Planetary Horror
The Horror On the Asteroid & Other Tales of Planetary Horror (1936) was Edmond Hamilton’s first collection. It was published by Phillip Allen, with Read More
The Quintessential Monster Library
The Quintessential Monster Library might have an issue with our earlier Quintessential Ghost Story Library except it doesn’t really. The books and stories selected for Read More