The Fearless Vampire Killers of the Pulps
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) was a Roman Polanski comedy about vampire hunters in the Hammer tradition. The idea of a brave group of men Read More
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Space Opera: A Ramble
Brian Aldiss once said in an anthology called Space Opera (1974): “Science fiction is for real. Space Opera is for fun. Generally.” And for the Read More
The Super-Team: A Pulp Creation
You’ve heard me complain in the past about how much I hate “The Guy in the Chair“. That character that exists largely to give the Read More
Charlton’s Space Western
Charlton’s Space Western caught my eye because I thought that term was fairly new. The comic ran for six issues in September-October 1952 to August Read More
The Monster Story
Origins Originally I was going to start this with “The Monster Story begins with Frankenstein” but with a little more thought I realized something. It Read More
The Cases of Jules de Grandin – Part 1
….“you’re Professor Jules de Grandin, the author of Accelerated Evolution?” “The Horror on the Links” originally appeared in Weird Tales, October 1925. A girl is Read More
Link: Monsters Chasing Monsters
The history of the ghostbreaker changed on March 10, 1997 when Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired for the first time. (The movie doesn’t Read More
Guns Drawn: Space Westerns!
In recent years, Joss Whedon’s Firefly and Serenity have brought the Space Western back to the public eye. Though not a commercial success, Whedon’s tales Read More