The Magic Glasses
Last time we looked at Robert Bloch’s “The Cheaters”, which featured a pair of glasses that only saw the truth in people’s minds. Bloch’s idea Read More
Tag: The Beyond
Kill, Puppets, Kill!
Abraham Merritt was the king of the Fantasy writers in the 1920s. He didn’t even do the job full time. He worked on a newspaper Read More
Lost Cities of the Golden Age
In the last post I focused on the lost cities in the fiction of Edgar Rice Burroughs and his Tarzan novels. I have another one Read More
Ghost Writers in the Sky!
People don’t write stories about typewriters anymore. Even magical or haunted ones. It’s not surprising. In my collection The Book of the Black Sun I Read More
Giant Spiders in Golden Age Comics III
If you missed the last one (and you probably did)… The end of the Golden Age saw fewer superheroes and Jungle Lords and more pure Read More
The Seance Begins! Part 1
Seances and Spiritualism fiction began shortly after the movement swept the world in the 1840s. The flood of mediums who gave readings got a shot Read More
Golden Age Snake Monsters
Golden Age Snake Monsters continue the chills! Last time we looked at some of the Pulp serpents in fiction. This time we turn to the Read More
The Werewolves of ACE Comics
Recently I spoke of the werewolves in The Beyond, an Ace Comic. The other Horror and action comics of the Ace line also used werewolves. Read More
The Werewolves of The Beyond
The werewolves of Ace’s The Beyond are a mixed bag of hairy horrors. We get the traditional tale, usually attached to a love triangle. Occasionally Read More
Plant Monsters of the Golden Age: Trees – Part 2
If you missed the first part…. Continuing our look at tree monsters. Last time the trees were angry because of murders, taking their justified revenge Read More