The Monsters of the Space Legion
Jack Williamson wrote The Legion of Space for F. Orlin Tremaine’s Astounding Stories, April-August 1934. In that novel a group of brave Earthmen face off Read More
Tag: H.G. Wells
Fantastic Jungle Adventures
East of Suez, some hold, the direct control of Providence ceases; Man being there handed over to the power of the Gods and Devils of Read More
Jack Williamson in Weird Tales
Jack Williamson (1908-2006) is considered one of the great pioneers of quality Science Fiction. He, like his buddy Edmond Hamilton, had the strange idea of Read More
Spear and Fang: A Prehistoric Premiere
“Spear and Fang” (Weird Tales, July 1925) was Robert E. Howard’s premiere as an author. He was only nineteen when it appeared in Weird Tales. Read More
The Science Fiction of Donald Duck
It can be fun to read comics that were written and drawn before you were even born. Take Dell Comics for instance. Began as a Read More
Alien Space Bats!
I recently heard that ASB is a neologism used by writers of Alternate History Science Fiction. The term refers to an implausible idea based on Read More
The Monster Genre II
My obsession with monsters is well known. You can dribble on about H. G. Wells and Socialism, his work for Humankind until you’re blue in Read More
The Furies & Other Killer Bees
Sometimes cover art haunts me. The image of a large wasp attacking a human stayed with me for decades even though I never had a Read More
Victorian Monsterfest: “The Monster of Lake La Metrie”
I first encountered “The Monster of Lake LaMetrie”in The Rivals of H. G. Wells (1979) edited by A. Kingsley Russell. This delightful collection has the Read More
The Science Fiction of Francis Flagg
Francis Flagg is not a name that falls from the lips when people talk about the early Science Fiction writers like E. E. Smith or Read More