Edmond Hamilton’s The Lake of Life
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Tag: Basil Copper
Fake Werewolves
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
The Ghostbreakers: Werewolf Mysteries
The early 1970s saw two films that offered werewolf mysteries. One was a TV movie and the other a theatrical release. Both hid the werewolf’s Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Doom of Living Ice
“The Doom of Living Ice” is from Chamber of Chills #23 (October 1951), one of Harvey’s horror titles. The author is unknown but Pierce Rice Read More
On the Edge of the Unknown
Cosmic Horror On the edge of the unknown lie the answers. We may not like those answers but we keep seeking them. H. P. Lovecraft Read More
Impossible Crimes: The Horror-Stained Mystery
Impossible Crimes are Mystery stories that appear to be supernatural but turn out to be explainable. These stories have a way of shoving people off Read More
Lovecraftian Stories You Might Have Missed
Notice the “Lovecraftian stories”, not “Cthulhu Mythos stories” of the title. If you have been at this Mythos thing as long as I have (actively Read More
Link: Fritz Leiber: Pastiche or Passé
Should a Mythos author write Lovecraftian pastiches? Is the Mythos anything, really, but a colossal pastiche of Lovecraft? Is the Mythos’ value lessened by its Read More
Link: The Great White Space: Adventure Mythos
Re-reading Cthulhu Mythos fiction is not something I am apt to do. After reading literally hundreds of stories, ranging from canon tales to fanzine pastiches, Read More
(1977) “The Flabby Men” by Basil Copper
When a story is Lovecraftian but not Cthulhu Mythos, it can slip by your notice. “The Flabby Men” by Basil Copper is such a story. Read More