Cephalopods Attack!
H. P. Lovecraft certainly did his bit for promoting tentacles in horror fiction. But he wasn’t the first by any stretch of the imagination. M. Read More
Category: Horror
Pigeons From Hell: Horror Masterpiece
Robert E. Howard will always be the father of Sword & Sorcery. He created Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, King Kull, and finally, Conan the Read More
Link: Fritz Leiber: Pastiche or Passé
Should a Mythos author write Lovecraftian pastiches? Is the Mythos anything, really, but a colossal pastiche of Lovecraft? Is the Mythos’ value lessened by its Read More
Plant Monsters in Weird Tales
Plant monsters were a natural for Weird Tales. The Pulp featured all types too, from the romantic in “The Woman of the Wood” by A. Read More
Wilford Allen, Weird Tales Author
Wilford Allen is a bit of a mystery. Terence Hanley at Tellers of Weird Tales wrote about Wilford C. Allen Jr. of Oregan but there Read More
Some Victorian Werewolves
A key work in the history of the Victorian werewolf is “The Werewolf” by Captain Frederick Marryat, also known as “The White Wolf of the Read More
The Runestone: Lesson Learned
A long time ago, back in the ancient days of video rental, I saw a movie that never made it into any theater I know Read More
Dark Shadows!
Horror comic covers can be quite explicit but the best often suggest rather than show the terror. One of the best techniques for this is Read More
Link: Shoggoths Away!
If you watch horror or science fiction movies of any decade after the 1950s, you will see slime monsters: viscous jelly creatures that pour onto Read More
Link: Father Brown Goes Mythos
Spoiler Alert: This column will reveal the solution to a famous Mystery story. If you haven’t read it (shame on you!), I apologize in advance. Read More