The Ghostbreakers: The Living Ghost
If you missed the last one… Walter Archer Frost (1875-1964) is not a name that rings a bell with Mystery fans like Agatha Christie or Read More
Category: Horror
Link: Why Did It Have To Be Snakes?
If you missed the last one… Let’s be fair right from the start and admit: Pulp fiction, all Pulp fiction hates snakes. The old Read More
Werewolves of the Silver Age
If you missed the last one… The Silver Age of Comics begins with a general prohibition on werewolves (zombies, vampires and gore). You don’t see Read More
Fake Werewolves
It seems odd to to define something by what it is not. Non-Fiction comes to mind. Gluten-Free, Peanut-Free, even Non-GMO. Well, fake werewolf novels are Read More
Werewolves of the Golden Age: 1954-1955
If you missed the last one… This finishes our general Golden Age Werewolf posts. I say that because we still have the Werewolves of EC Read More
The Comics of Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu is one of the great villains of Pulp fiction. Sax Rohmer created the character in Collier’s Magazine, Feb 15, 1913 with “The Zayat Read More
Werewolves of the Golden Age: 1953
If you missed the last one… Let’s continue our look at Golden Age werewolves in the other comics. I have to admit that I was Read More
Weird Tales TV: The Devil’s Ticket
If you missed the last one… “The Devil’s Ticket” (Weird Tales, September 1944) is that dusty old chestnut, a Deal-With-the-Devil tale. Robert Bloch gives it Read More
New Book: Monster! on Kindle and Paperback!
contents INTRODUCTION OVERCOMING THE MONSTER: SF, F & H THE MONSTER STORY THE UNNAMEABLE: THE MONSTER AS EUPHEMISM THE VAMPIRE AS LOTHARIO THE WOMAN WITH Read More
Horror Versus Weird Menace: What Is the Difference?
I have been a fan of Horror fiction for most of my life. Even before I was a strong reader I liked Horror comics and Read More