Clemence Housman’s “The Werewolf”
The Victorians produced many tales of werewolves but few have the impact of Clemence Housman’s “The Werewolf”. Partly because of her abilities as a writer, Read More
Category: Ghost Stories
Link: On the Trail of Lonesome Ghosts
I’ve been watching Disney’s “Lonesome Ghosts” from 1937 and wondering… where did Dick Friel get the story idea and how much it relates to the Read More
The Cases of Jules de Grandin – Part 1
This post is brought to you by The Book of the Black Sun II by G. W. Thomas, a Cthulhu Mythos collection with a difference. Read More
Link: The Trail of Lovecraft: Part One: J. Sheridan Le Fanu
H.P. Lovecraft was pretty thorough in his survey The Supernatural Horror in Literature, but he did not possess a crystal ball. He was limited to Read More
SF Pulp Authors in Boys’ Life
Boys’ Life is the magazine of the Boy Scouts of America. It began publishing in March 1911 and is still going to this day. The Read More
Manly Wade Wellman Part 2 (1941-1943)
If you miss it: Part 1 (1927-1940). The early 1940s were busy for Manly as he wrote Pulps and comics. Wellman wrote comics for Fawcett, Read More
Solomon Kane: The Weird Tales Adaptations
Solomon Kane is an iconic character. When Hugh Jackman plays a descendant of Abraham van Helsing, he looks like Kane. That austere warrior in the Read More
Manly Wade Wellman Part 1 (1927-1940)
In the later years of Manly Wade Wellman’s career, his success became largely associated with his horror writing, first from Weird Tales and later in Read More
The Hound of Death: The Supernatural Works of Agatha Christie
THE INVISIBLE WORLD It is natural for readers of supernatural fiction to wonder what beliefs an author might hold. Do they believe in ghosts? Vampires? Read More
Link: Anne of Green Horrors
I suppose it’s a national disgrace to admit you haven’t read Lucy Maud Montgomery when you are a Canuck. (My mother was a big fan, Read More