Steffan B. Aletti in the Lowdnes Magazines
Steffan B. Aletti in the Lowdnes magazines of the late 1960s is a good example of the renewed interest in H. P. Lovecraft and the Read More
Category: Horror Fiction
The Ghostbreakers: Dr. Muncing, Exorcist
Dr. Muncing, Exorcist was a ghostbreaker character from Strange Tales, one of Weird Tales biggest competitors. In the tradition of Jules de Grandin and other Read More
Spotted Satan, A Jungle Horror
Two Old Pros “Spotted Satan” was a jungle horror-adventure that appeared in one of the final Farnsworth Wright issues of Weird Tales (January 1940). The Read More
Fritz Leiber in Weird Tales
Fritz Leiber’s appearances in Weird Tales are both surprising and disappointing. As an outer member of the Lovecraft Circle, it was only natural that Leiber Read More
Charles Beaumont, Artist!
Like Damon Knight, Charles Beaumont (1929-1967) began his career in the fantastic as an artist. Of course, he wasn’t known as Beaumont yet but by Read More
Flowers of Evil by Robert Charles
Flowers of Evil by Robert Charles was a Horror paperback published in 1981. It is the second title in my Summer of Horror Novels. After Read More
Michael C. Norton’s The Blizzard
Michael C. Norton’s The Blizzard (1988) is the first in what will be a long summer of 1980s Horror novels. The people to blame are Read More
The Quintessential Online Ghost Story Collection
I’ve been wanting a quick source for scanned ghost story collections, thus the Quintessential Online Ghost Story Collection. I know there are some wonderful books Read More
Ova Hamlet: The Sound of Distant Memory
Ova Hamlet The Ova Hamlet stories of Richard A. Lupoff appeared in Ted White’s Fantastic (1969-1975). There were nine stories, each a strange milestone on Read More
“Cats Can Kill” by Ray Cummings
“Cats Can Kill” by Ray Cummings is a mystery wrapped up in a hair ball. This tale of were-cats appears in December 1941’s The Masked Read More