The Scale of the Fantastic
The following is presented partly as an explanation of what I see as valid material for this blog. Do you think of Sherlock Holmes as Read More
Tag: William Hope Hodgson
The Strangest Northerns: Gold Key Style
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea was a successful television show by producer Irwin Allen (1916-1991). The show was based on a film of Read More
The Case of the Ghost-Finder: Carnacki
In a house at No. 472, Cheyne Walk, five men assemble for a delightful dinner. Jessop, Arkright, Taylor and Dodgson (the narrator) all come to Read More
Welcome to the Terror Garden – Plant Monsters by the Bushel
They are older than Man, older than the animals of Earth. They never sleep. But they are always watching. And waiting. In a war that Read More
The False Monster Tradition
The notion that a monster should prove to be a fraud is a fairly recent idea. The warriors gathered around the scop reciting Beowulf would Read More
William Hope Hodgson: The Bottleneck
Horror writers use many techniques to heighten the terror in their work. One of my favorites is the bottleneck. As with traffic jams, the bottleneck Read More
C. L. Grant – In the Shadow of Udolpho
I always applaud the brave. S. T. Joshi in his The Modern Weird Tale (2001) is brave. He has the critical kahunas to state that Read More
Why Write Horror?
Why write horror? Why not the socially more accepted Science Fiction or Fantasy, in which the reader experiences wonder and the heights of imagination? Why Read More