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
Tag: Margaret Brundage
Arthur J. Burks Part 10: 1936
If you missed the last one… Another 5.5 stories a month. Arthur J. Burks was one of the “million-word-a-year” men and this consistent production Read More
Arthur J. Burks – Part 8: 1934
If you missed the last one … 1934 saw Arthur J. Burks get to work, writing about 4.5 stories a month. The majority of these Read More
The Pulp Heroes, A Gallery
The Deadly Mister Punch is the second novel in the adventures of Wild Inc. The ebook is on sale at a special price for Read More
The Early Jack Williamson: 1928-1933
Jack Williamson might be the longest working Pulp SF writer in history, writing from 1928 (“The Metal Man”, Amazing Stories, December 1928) to The Stonehenge Read More
Invisible Monsters in Weird Tales
Invisible monsters in Weird Tales would be a long list if I included every reference to “invisible bonds” or the feeling of being watched by Read More
Alberta Connections to Pulps and Comics
On August 19th I gave this talk to an audience at the Central Alberta Fanfest. I figured after all that research, why not make a Read More
Tomes of Evil
Tomes of evil do not begin or end with H. P. Lovecraft’s most famous volume, The Necronomicon of Abdul Alhazred. His friends like Clark Ashton Read More
Carl Jacobi, Master of the Weird Tale – Part 1
Carl Jacobi (1908-1997) has been called a Weird Tales also-ran but that is to miss so much about this fascinating writer. He was very much Read More
Weird Tales Day
Yesterday was Weird Tales Day. The one hundredth anniversary of the first issue of Weird Tales hitting the newsstands. The first Pulp magazine dedicated to Read More