The Case of Professor Zoff
The popularity of Dr. Occult and later Dr. Thirteen made occult detective characters another “must have” feature of early comics, along with the jungle lord Read More
Category: Dark Worlds Quarterly
Kings of the Sci-Fi Pseudonyms
In Science Fiction, it was quite acceptable to write prolifically and sell stories under a number of nom de plums. This was a practical necessity Read More
Careful What You Wish For II
If you miss Part 1… I’m going to do a lot of mopy whingeing here so if you don’t feel like it, I understand. Old Read More
Francis Stevens: Queen of the Fantastic
Francis Stevens (1884-1948) is proof that sometimes writers get a second chance. Her work appeared largely in the weeklies like Argosy and All-Story. There is Read More
A Short, Shocking Ending: Flash Fiction Heroes
Flash fiction had a bit of renaissance at the turn of this century. The year 2000 saw the Internet becoming the main source of reading Read More
Charlton’s Space 1999: The Magazine
Space 1999, the Science Fiction TV show began airing September 4, 1975 and shortly after a new magazine and comic by Charlton appeared in stores. Read More
Giants of Science Fiction
Giants of Science Fiction can mean either the greats who wrote SF, or as in this case, the giants that appear in Science Fiction tales. Read More
Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Rich Buckler (1949-2017)
Rich Buckler (1949-2017) is another superhero artist who dabbled in S&S in the 1970s with “The Bloodstaff” (which he also wrote) (Eerie #29, September 1970) Read More
Too Late to the Party: Joseph Payne Brennan
This post begins: Joseph Payne Brennan (1918-1990) would become one of the preeminent horror short story writers of the 1960s and 1970s along with Basil Read More
Mythos Sites: Nan-Matol
This post is brought to you by The Book of the Black Sun by G. W. Thomas, a mandala of Cthulhu Mythos fiction featuring a Read More