William Hope Hodgson: The Bottleneck
Horror writers use many techniques to heighten the terror in their work. One of my favorites is the bottleneck. As with traffic jams, the bottleneck Read More
Category: Horror
The First Mythos Images
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
Link: The Ghostbreakers Mythos
Lovecraft’s circle shared mention of their separate creations in the pages of Weird Tales, name-dropping here and there a friend’s character or some other reference. Read More
J. Sheridan Le Fanu & the Critics: Seen Through Other Eyes
This post is brought to you by Monster, Monster 2 and Monster 3 by G. W. Thomas. These collections are filled with posts from Dark Read More
Weird Tales Classics: “The Tree-Men of M’Bwa”
This post is brought to you by Strange Adventures by G. W. Thomas. Enjoy a fast-paced adventure filled with action and horror? Then this is Read More
The Curse of the Monolith
This post is brought to you by Bearshirt #5 The Beacon House and Other Stories by G. W. Thomas. This story collection follows four novels Read More
Vampirella: Character or Commodity?
Created as a “tacky bit of titillation”, can Vampirella become more than merely a “sexy vampire”? Poor Vampirella. You look at her and you think Read More
Sword & Sorcery: Fossil or Fuel?
This post is brought to you by the Swords of Fire series. These collections offers longer heroic fantasy with four novellas, each with an illustration Read More
The Monster Genre
This post is brought to you by The Book of the Black Sun, a classic Mythos collection by G. W. Thomas. Originally published in 2002, Read More