Christmas Ghosts: Occult Detectives
Christmas Ghosts and Occult detectives are a part of both the Horror and Mystery genres. The reason for this was in the early days of Read More
Category: Horror Fiction
The Purpose of Fantasy
Back to 1981 The purpose of Fantasy never struck me as much of a question until I read Charles Platt’s “The Curse of the Hobbit” Read More
Christmas Ghosts: Algernon Blackwood Style
If you missed M. R. James last time… Last time I spoke to the English ghost story as a Christmas treat. M. R. James Read More
Christmas Ghosts: M. R. James Style
The Christmas ghost story tradition is one of England’s finest gifts to the world. Imagine the family gathered in Dickensian fashion, with plum pudding and Read More
The Plant Monsters of David H. Keller
The plant monsters of David H. Keller appeared in his early career in the 1920-30s though a few were published in the 1940s. The idea Read More
Robert Silverberg – Monster Writer
Robert Silverberg – Monster Writer! Well, for one short year, Bob was a monster writer. By this, I mean, he wrote SF specifically with a Read More
The Monsters of the Hyborian Age 10: The God in the Bowl
If you missed the last one… A Detective Story Robert E. Howard’s “The God in the Bowl” is a monster tale. But it is also Read More
The Temple of the Monster
Enter the Temple of Doom The Temple of the Monster is a classic trope that can be found in many different types of Pulp stories. Read More
The Weird Tales Reprint Story
The Reprint The Weird Tales Reprint story was a controversial part of the Unique Magazine’s history. Reprints in Pulp magazines were not uncommon. Hugo Gernsback Read More
The Angels of Mons
The Angels of Mons, despite denials by the author of “The Phantom Bowmen”, considered a real supernatural phenomenon by some even today. How could a Read More