Favorite Frankenstein Covers 1945-2015
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Category: Occult Detectives
The Doc Savage Black & White Magazine
Marvel Comics pursued a line of black & white magazines in the early 1970s. The idea, no doubt, came from the success of the Warren Read More
New Pulp: We Finally Got There
Twenty years ago I made it my mission to write as they did in the old days of Black Mask, Dime Detective and Thrilling Wonder Read More
I Steal Your Blood! Doctors of Horror!
One of the standard scenarios in Pulp horror magazines is the person stuck in a Gothic house, that either through tricks or merely atmosphere, seems Read More
Release the Hounds! The Demon Dogs of Weird Tales
Weird Tales featured many themes such as vampires, werewolves, plant monsters, cats, the undead and, of course, ghosts. One of the animal themes was dogs, Read More
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
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
Zero Ghost Detective
Ghostly detectives became a standard trope in the comics of the Golden Age. After the creators of Superman created Dr. Occult in 1935, everybody jumped Read More
Classic Interview: Jack Passarella
Jack Passarella is the author of three novels in the Buffy universe and the Wither series featuring Wendy Ward. His latest is Wither’s Rain. He Read More
The Cases of Jules de Grandin – Part 6
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