Link: Gothic Gotham
In 1764, a bored English peer, no longer active in politics, builder of a fairy tale castle in the middle of Twickenham, came up with Read More
Category: Horror Fiction
The Cases of Jules de Grandin – Part 3
This post is brought to you by Strange Detectives by G. W. Thomas. This collection features the strangest detectives you have ever met. Victorian sleuths Read More
Link: Fun in the Fourth Dimension
In 1895, H.G. Wells began his classic first masterpiece The Time Machine with a short lecture on the fourth dimension: Time. Clumsy as this was Read More
Link: Clifford Ball: Apprentice to a Fallen Master
The world of fantasy was shattered in 1936 when Robert E Howard put a gun to his head and ended it all. The fledgling genre Read More
Link: The Little People: A Fantastic Thread
History has a strange way of inspiring horror writers. In the records of the Romans there is mention of a strange race that lived in Read More
We’ve Updated the Bookstore!
I’d like to thank M. D. Jackson for spending several hours making our bookstore more interactive. If you haven’t seen it already, he has added Read More
Link: Clifford D. Simak: The Beginnings of a Master
Clifford D Simak (1904-1988) had a writing career that ran for fifty-five years. He was one of the early SF writers who could adapt to Read More
Hugh Davidson, Sci-Fi Pseudonym
This post begins: Edmond Hamilton created the “Hugh Davidson” pseudonym for “Vampire Village” (Weird Tales, November 1932). I’m not sure why since he has no Read More
Link: The Door to Infinity: Mythos Without Lovecraft
I got my start in the Mythos business by playing Call of Cthulhu, a role-playing game in which private detectives, soldiers, dilettantes and hobos face Read More
Link: Damon Knight: Artist!
When you think of Damon Knight (1922-2002) you get a picture in your head of an old dude with a long, grey beard. Maybe you Read More