Monster Genre III: A Ramble
Time is a fine polisher. Take for example Charles L. Grant’s words from 1983 and the Introduction to Shadows 6: “There are Critters and there Read More
Tag: War of the Worlds
Swords vs. Tentacles
The 1970s saw an explosion in Sword & Sorcery comics and with it a trope that has become almost a cliche: the tentacled monster. The Read More
Link: From a Gable Window
One of my favorite Cthulhu Mythos clichés is the protagonist dragged out of the window by a tentacle as he writes all about it. Where Read More
Weird Tales & Robot Science Fiction
Hugo Gernsback launched Amazing Stories in April 1926. This was a big deal for “scientifiction” as Hugo called it. An all-Science Fiction magazine! This would Read More
Jeff Wayne’s Musical version of The War of the Worlds
Combining music and a classic Science Fiction story, Jeff Wayne’s album found amazing success In 1978, I was thirteen years old. Star Wars had been Read More
We’re working on Issue #3
We are working on DARK WORLDS QUARTERLY Issue # 3. We have an interview with MARC SCOTT ZICREE, screenwriter of numerous episodes of Star Trek, Read More
Loving the Alien
Our attitudes towards the alien tells us more about ourselves than almost any aspect of Science Fiction Human beings have always had a fear of, Read More
Big Brain Aliens
Aliens have big heads. Big heads mean big brains. Makes sense, right? Or does it? With the increase in understanding of our ancestral roots, we Read More