My Best Science Fiction Story (1949)
My Best Science Fiction Story (1949) was an SF anthology by Leo Marguiles and Oscar J. Friend. The way the editors open the book it Read More
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Manly Wade Wellman Part 6 (1970-2016)
If you missed Part 5… The 1970s saw Wellman finishing his Sherlock Holmes Versus the War of the Worlds series with his son, Wade, as Read More
Manly Wade Wellman Part 5 (1960-1979)
If you missed Part 4 and the other sections, check them out. They have been expanded with new letters, links and information. Manly Wade Wellman Read More
Ray Bradbury in Weird Tales
Ray Bradbury began in Weird Tales like other Fantasy and Science Fiction writers in the 1940s. Like Fritz Leiber, Ray was a Dorothy McIlwraith contributor, Read More
Pigeons From Hell: Horror Masterpiece
Robert E. Howard will always be the father of Sword & Sorcery. He created Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, King Kull, and finally, Conan the Read More
Weird Tales Covers That Weren’t
Dorothy McIlwraith (1891-1976) inherited Weird Tales in 1940 when Farnsworth Wright left and died shortly afterwards. McIlwraith was a graduate of McGill University in Ontario. Read More
August Derleth in Weird Tales
August Derleth takes a lotta crap. Some of it is deserved but some of it isn’t. Like when people say Derleth wouldn’t have been in Read More
The Hogs of Horror
Monsters are often warped versions of animals. Wolves, bears, tigers even lizards and birds are common choices, the more dangerous the animal the more likely. Read More
Link: Damon Knight: Artist!
When you think of Damon Knight (1922-2002) you get a picture in your head of an old dude with a long, grey beard. Maybe you Read More
Manly Wade Wellman Part 2 (1941-1943)
If you miss it: Part 1 (1927-1940). The early 1940s were busy for Manly as he wrote Pulps and comics. Wellman wrote comics for Fawcett, Read More