The Werewolves of ACG – Part 1 (1948-1951)
American Comics Group had five horror titles including Adventures Into the Unknown, Forbidden Worlds, Out of the Night, The Skeleton Hand and The Clutching Hand. Read More
Category: Horror
How To Become a Mythos Icon
This post is brought to you by The Book of the Black Sun by G. W. Thomas, a mandala of Cthulhu Mythos fiction featuring a Read More
Pulp Cover Vampires
When people think of garish Horror and Suspense Pulp cover art they often arrive at the idea that there are many that have vampires on Read More
Ancient Terrors: The Ghost Stories of Greece and Rome
The creation of the Gothic Novel is accredited to Horace Walpole in 1764 with the writing of The Castle of Otranto. This book inspired an Read More
Link: August Derleth: Hack or Hero?
August Derleth has been the whipping boy for HPL fans since 1939, when he created Arkham House with Donald Wandrei, a publishing concern specifically created Read More
Link: EAP-HPL-PKD: Shades of the Gothic
The word ‘Gothic’ has many definitions, all conflicting. First, it means the Germanic people who, amongst other tribes, sacked Rome in 410 AD. Because of Read More
Link: The Game’s Afoot: Mythos Mysteries
There is no requirement that a Mythos tale have a mystery in it, but the most successful often do. The main character of “The Call Read More
Link: Manly Banister’s Werewolves
At the age of 13, Manly Banister (March 9, 1914 – June 1986) like many Science Fiction writers began in the fanzines. In the 1950s Read More
Swords vs. Tentacles
The 1970s saw an explosion in Sword & Sorcery comics and with it a trope that has become almost a cliche: the tentacled monster. The Read More
Link: Apocalyptic Fiction
Life is what happens to you when you aren’t paying attention. Usually these life events take the form of a surprise in one way or Read More