Into Outer Darkness
H. Russell Wakefield (1888-1964) is the third man in a triumvirate of English ghost story writers. The first two are M. R. James and E. Read More
Category: Ghost Stories
Neal Adams and The House of Mystery Covers
The story of Neal Adams and The House of Mystery covers is an interesting interlude in a long history. The House of Mystery ran for Read More
Der Orchideengarten: Germany’s Weird Tales
Der Orchideengarten (Phantastische Blätter) translates to The Orchids-garden: Fantastic Pages. It was a horror magazine that was published in German between 1919 and 1921. It Read More
Charlton Werewolves
Charlton werewolves seems like a logical choice. Charlton Comics had several lines of horror comics from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. Not all Read More
More Sword & Sorcery at DC Comics II
Last time I offered some more Sword & Sorcery stories in The House of Mystery. This time it is the sister comic, The House of Read More
Link: Fear Factor: Using Childhood Fears in Mythos Fiction
Sometimes, the day job gives you pearls. I was sitting in a seminar on Childhood Anxiety when I realized I was looking at something important Read More
S. P. Meek: Science Fiction Adventure Writer
Captain S. P. Meek (1894-1972), if you were to look him up on Google, would most likely come up as the author of Jerry, the Read More
Pulp Scenarios in 1960s Sitcoms
We are going to look at Pulp Scenarios that showed up in the wacky sitcoms of the 1960s. I’m not going to suggest that Sherwood Read More
Sonnets of the Midnight Hours by Donald Wandrei
Sonnets of the Midnight Hours by Donald Wandrei is one of the reasons I love the old Farnsworth Wright Weird Tales. Poetry in Weird Tales Read More
John Dickson Carr and M. R. James
John Dickson Carr John Dickson Carr (1906-1977) belongs to the Golden Age of mystery writing. Though perhaps not as well known today as he once Read More