The Monsters of H. Rider Haggard
H. Rider Haggard is not usually thought of as a monster writer, and for the most part that reputation is sound. He loved to write Read More
Category: Adventure
Seven More Voyages of Sinbad
In the last segment we focused on comics that were basically movie adaptations. Now we can leave Hollywood behind and look at seven other Sinbad Read More
Wilford Allen, Weird Tales Author
Wilford Allen is a bit of a mystery. Terence Hanley at Tellers of Weird Tales wrote about Wilford C. Allen Jr. of Oregan but there Read More
Of Apes & Adventure: The Crystal Sceptre
The Crystal Sceptre (1901) is one of my favorite obscure adventure novels. It’s a one-off so there isn’t a whole Burroughsian pile of them but Read More
An Interview With J. B. Toner
J.B. Toner studied Literature at Thomas More College and holds a black belt in Ohana Kilohana Kenpo-Jujitsu. He has held many occupations, from altar boy Read More
Tros of Samothrace: Howardian Forefather
In 1900 Mark Twain defined: “A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.” That definition comes close to Read More
The Creatures of The First Men in the Moon
H. G. Wells seemed like an unstoppable juggernaut in the worlds of Scientific Romance (the term Science Fiction was decades away). The Time Machine, The Read More
Man Versus Gorilla
For me, the battle between super man and super ape began with Tarzan of the Apes. In the book, Tarzan, just a lad, faces off Read More
The Arabian Nights and Sword & Sorcery
The 1001 Nights is a collection of ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, and other folk tales including such favorites as Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Read More
The Movie That Time Forgot or A Review With Plenty of Whingeing
One of my favorite Edgar Rice Burroughs’ series is the Caspak novels. There were only three, or three segments of a larger work. You can Read More