The Beast of Gevaudan
The Beast of Gevaudan Of all the werewolves in history, the Beast of Gevaudan is perhaps the most intriguing. We can assume from the accounts Read More
Category: Occult Detectives
Lovecraftian Elements in the Early Doctor Strange
The Lovecraftian elements in the early Doctor Strange comics were formative as well as fun to look for. As with all Marvel characters, Doctor Strange Read More
The Shoggoths at Skywald
“The Shoggoths” at Skywald is a good reminder for someone like myself who got involved with the Cthulhu Mythos in the 1980s when Call of Read More
The Ghostbreakers: Werewolf Mysteries
The early 1970s saw two films that offered werewolf mysteries. One was a TV movie and the other a theatrical release. Both hid the werewolf’s Read More
The Ghostbreakers: The Gargoyles
I recently re-watched The Gargoyles (1972) on Tubi. They have a free version that isn’t hard to watch visually. So many television movies are taken Read More
Blithe Spirits
I recently watched Blithe Spirit (2020) and was struck by how much of the Ghost Story genre is actually in this comedy. The film version Read More
The First Ghostbreaker: Athenodorus
In an earlier post I dealt with the ancient ghost stories of the Greeks and Romans. One of these in particular is interesting because it Read More
The Ghostbreakers: Dr. Thirteen, Skeptic!
Doctor Terence Thirteen is a long-lasting DC character with several careers. This post is about the first one. Dr. 13’s first appearance was in Star Read More
The Vampire Master and Other Tales of Horror
The Vampire Master and Other Tales of Horror (2000) was Edmond Hamilton’s seventh collection. Like his first, it was intended to present Hamilton as horror Read More
The Werewolves of ACE Comics
Recently I spoke of the werewolves in The Beyond, an Ace Comic. The other Horror and action comics of the Ace line also used werewolves. Read More