Link: The Graveyard Rats: Kuttner Komics
“The Graveyard Rats” (Weird Tales, March 1936) by Henry Kuttner was a spectacular debut for a writer of horror. Though in later years Kuttner seemed Read More
Tag: G. W. Thomas
Link: The Radio Man: Questions & Answers
Edgar Rice Burroughs was a master of the jungle and interplanetary adventure. It is only natural he should have imitators. The most famous (or perhaps Read More
The Cases of Jules de Grandin – Part 2
With the fourth story in what was now a popular series, Seabury Quinn made a few decisions. First off, all the adventures of De Grandin Read More
Conan Comics Parodies
Sword & Sorcery has not always been seen as the rightful prince to the Heroic Fantasy crown. During the Lancer boom of the 1960s, some Read More
Link: Literary Slumming: August Derleth and Mark R. Schorer
It is easy for readers like myself to forget that Weird Tales writers and other pulpsters had literary ambitions. Dwelling in my fan-boy bubble, I Read More
The Evolved Man of the Early Pulps
Science Fiction fans laugh (along with everybody else) when they watch Pinky and the Brain. But SF fans laugh just a little louder. The story Read More
The Land Unknown (1957)
The Land Unknown Trailer Director: Virgil W. VogelCast: Jock Mahoney and Shirley PattersonShawn SmithWilliam ReynoldsHenry BrandonDouglas KennedyPhil Harvey An expedition to the Antarctic discovers a Read More
Murder in Mesopotamia
Murder in Mesopotamia is as close as Agatha Christie ever came to writing an autobiographical mystery. Her unpublished novel Unfinished Portrait (1934) as Mary Westmacott, Read More
Clemence Housman’s “The Werewolf”
The Victorians produced many tales of werewolves but few have the impact of Clemence Housman’s “The Werewolf”. Partly because of her abilities as a writer, Read More
The Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Earl Norem (1923-2015)
Earl Norem began his career as an illustrator after serving in World War II. He was incredibly prolific, doing work for men’s magazines, trading cards, Read More