Welcome to the Human Zoo
If you missed the last one… Welcome to the Human Zoo! This old SF idea has been bugging me for a while. How old is Read More
Tag: H. G. Wells
Hugo’s Monsters: Creatures from Wonder Stories
Jack Williamson’s fascinating tale from February 1932, “The Moon Era” got me wondering about what other monsters Hugo had published in Wonder Stories. Surely there Read More
The Underwater City in the Golden Age
The concept of the underwater city, usually a futuristic deal under a glass dome, is as old as Science Fiction. John Wilkins, in Mathematicall Magick Read More
The Castaways of Space
The Castaways of Space is a common theme in Science Fiction. With the vastness of space being traversed by ships, it is an easy jump Read More
The Cosmic Horror – Lovecraftian Legacy II
If you missed the last one… “The Cosmic Horror” by Richard F. Seabright appeared in Hugo Gernsback’s Wonder Stories, August 1933. (Richard F. Seabright was Read More
Classic Monsters in Comics: The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells (1897) was one of his genre-establishing books along with The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau and Read More
The Monsters of Jack Williamson’s “The Moon Era”
Jack Williamson’s “The Moon Era” is a wonderful adventure in the best of the Wonder Stories tradition. Wellsian in tone, we follow Stephen Conway to 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
Top Ten Monsters of William Hope Hodgson
The Top Ten Monsters of William Hope Hodgson are of particular interest to any fan of H. P. Lovecraft and his Cthulhu Mythos. Much of 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