Ramsey Campbell’s Sword & Sorcery Hero – Ryre
Writers often experiment early in their careers, trying different styles, genres or publishing opportunities. Until success pulls them in a certain direction the scribbler is Read More
Category: H. P. Lovecraft
Weird Wednesdays: Malcolm M. Ferguson (1919-2011)
I began this piece with one goal in mind, to find a latter day Lovecraftian tribute, preferably one that others had missed. That’s not what Read More
The Ghosts of an Antiquary
M. R. James (1862-1936) is in my mind the greatest of all the ghost story writers. Nobody else can deliver a true shudder of grim 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
The First Mythos Images
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
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
Conan of Aquilonia
In 1967 Lancer began the tide of Sword & Sorcery publishing with the purple-edged paperbacks of Conan. These original volumes (and I chuckle as I Read More
Link: The Ghostbreakers Mythos
Lovecraft’s circle shared mention of their separate creations in the pages of Weird Tales, name-dropping here and there a friend’s character or some other reference. Read More
The Strangest Northerns Ever
It is not often that cosmic horror and Northerns meet. Three examples would include “The Wendigo” (1910) by Algernon Blackwood, “The Thing From – Outside” Read More
J. Sheridan Le Fanu & the Critics: Seen Through Other Eyes
If you read anything by Jack Sullivan or Mike Ashley you will see that today J. Sheridan Le Fanu has fans. Horror fans. He has Read More