Monster Genre III: A Ramble
Time is a fine polisher. Take for example Charles L. Grant’s words from 1983 and the Introduction to Shadows 6: “There are Critters and there Read More
Category: Horror Fiction
Snow Beasts! Yeti, Bigfoot and Sasquatch in Comics – Part I
Snow Beasts! They have many names: Yeti, Bigfoot or Sasquatch, depending on where you are. I called them YiBS in a previous post. I mentioned Read More
Carl Jacobi, Master of the Weird Tale – Part II
If you missed Part 1… The 1950s saw the passing of the Pulps and Weird Tales in particular. Because of this Carl Jacobi’s work becomes Read More
The Supernatural Mystery – A Quintessential Library
Mystery fiction and Horror fiction are fruit from the same tree. The Gothics of the 1760-1820s spawned many different varieties of tales. Some were actually Read More
Sword & Sorcery Stories You Might Have Missed XII
The Guardian of the Vault “The Guardian of the Vault” by Paul Spencer (Years’ Best Fantasy 2, 1976) is a story chosen by Lin Carter Read More
The Cosmic Horror – Lovecraftian Legacy II
If you missed the last one… “The Cosmic Horror” by Richard F. Seabright appeared in Hugo Gernsback’s Wonder Stories, August 1933. (Richard F. Seabright was Read More
The Tomb From Beyond – Lovecraftian Legacy I
“The Tomb From Beyond” by Carl Jacobi is that unusual item, a weird tale in a Science Fiction magazine. Hugo Gernsback published it in Wonder Read More
Carl Jacobi, Master of the Weird Tale – Part 1
Carl Jacobi (1908-1997) has been called a Weird Tales also-ran but that is to miss so much about this fascinating writer. He was very much Read More
The Monsters of Jay Disbrow
The Monsters of Jay Disbrow is probably the best thing to come from the 1950s comics. Jack Kirby created a million different gigantic creatures, but, Read More
Imperial Gothic: The Best Horror Stories of Rudyard Kipling
So Much More Than Just The Jungle Book Imperial Gothic could only mean The Best Horror Stories of Rudyard Kipling. The word ‘Kipling’ is enough Read More