Alien Space Bats & Science Fiction Vampires
When I wrote about Alien Space Bats I was surprised how few there actually were. I thought the Pulps would be brimming with them. And Read More
Tag: Cthulhu Mythos
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
Henry Kuttner Part 1 – 1936-1939
Henry Kuttner was a prolific and fascinating writer of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Growing up in California, he was one of the first big Read More
Henry Kuttner’s Fan Letters to Weird Tales
Henry Kuttner wrote fan letters to Weird Tales for eight years before he transitioned from fan to professional. Kuttner would sell his first story to Read More
The Monsters of the Hyborian Age 9: The Crawler
If you missed the last one… The Crawler from “Red Nails” (Weird Tales, July August-September October1936) is a creepier addition to an already creepy story. Read More
Space Opera from the Big Four: The Raider of the Spaceways
“The Raider of the Spaceways” is an odd debut in Science Fiction. It wasn’t Henry Kuttner’s first story (his nineteenth) but it was his first Read More
Stalker #3 (October-November 1975)
If you missed the last one… The third installment takes Stalker to the Burning Isle, which is kind of like Iceland but without the tourism. Read More
The Thongor Comics: Creatures on the Loose #29
If you missed the last one… Creatures on the Loose #29 (May 1974) was the final issue of Thongor;s adventures in Lemuria. Not surprisingly, it Read More
The Thongor Comics: Creatures on the Loose #26
If you missed the last one… Creatures on the Loose #26 (November 1973) saw the departure of Vince Colletta as inker. From now on the Read More
The Thongor Comics: Creatures on the Loose #24
If you missed the last one… Creatures on the Loose #24 (Juy 1973) began the adaptation of Lin Carter’s first Thongor novel. This was originally Read More