Top Ten Sword & Sorcery Fight Scenes by Ray Harryhausen
Heroic Fantasy needs two things: Monsters and a good fight scene. Imagine Conan winning in a story by political debate. Or the Witcher settling a Read More
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Lords (And Ladies) of the Dino-Jungle
Stories about people finding dinosaurs hiding in strange places go back to Victorian times. As our knowledge of prehistoric life grew, so did our fantasies Read More
Conan (1967) The Thing in the Crypt
This is the first in a series of posts about the original 196os-1970s Conan paperbacks. I haven’t worried about Howard versus pastichers or any of Read More
The Visual History of the Banth
Clinton Pettee immortalized the image of the hero astride the back of a lion caught in a titanic struggle. That was for the cover of Read More
DC Superheroes vs. T. Rex
DC Super Heroes vs. T. Rex is a no-brainer. DC loves dinos. And what dinosaur symbolizes raw Jurassic fury better than old Tyrannosaurus rex? We Read More
One Million Years BC – The Comics!
Hal Roach produced One Million Years B.C. in 1940. The film starred Victor Mature as Tumak, Carole Landis as Loana and Lon Chaney Jr. as Read More
The Underwater City in the Silver Age
If you missed the last one… The Underwater City in the Silver Age took on the domed city look most often. DC Comics don’t dominate Read More
Victorian and Edwardian Dinosaurs
I saw 65 last night and enjoyed the dinosaurs in it thoroughly. As to be expected there were Jurassic Park moments in it, but not Read More
Top Ten Monsters of William Hope Hodgson
The Top Ten Monsters of William Hope Hodgson are of particular interest to any fan of H. P. Lovecraft and his Cthulhu Mythos. Much of Read More
Monsters of the Hyborian Age 12: Yama the Demon-King
If you missed the last one… The Great Dog of Death and Terror, Yama the Demon King Yama, the Demon-King, he of many arms, is Read More