Who Was the First Ghostbreaker? A Conversation with Christopher Lyons
G. W. Thomas: Who do you consider the first Ghostbreaker? Christopher Lyons: Bill Murray? But seriously, folks. Samuel Warren began to lay down some of Read More
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Robots Before the Pulps
The robot is an icon of Science Fiction, alongside the spaceship, the alien and the time machine. Of all these familiar themes, the robot is 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 Nursery Corner: Where Monsters Go To Die
This piece is really about toys. Only we have to take a detour first… For you see, the monsters of the 1930s and 1940s trickled Read More
Science Fiction as Social Commentary
Despite its far flung settings and futuristic subjects, the best SF still has ties to the here and now The very best science fiction, whether Read More