The Great Horror Anthologists – Part 1
For many younger readers, their entry drug into the worlds of horror was the novels of Stephen King. For me that was not the case. Read More
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Classic Interview with Darrell Schweitzer (2003)
“This is my path. I will not turn from it.” — Mysteries of the Faceless King DARRELL SCHWEITZER is an important figure in fantasy fiction Read More
Lin Carter’s Imaginary Worlds
One of the last books published by the Ballantine Fantasy Series (BFS) was Imaginary Worlds (1973) by Lin Carter. I recently picked up a copy Read More
Sword & Sorcery Anthologies: 1986-2008
If you missed the first one…. Barbarians (1986) edited by Robert Adams, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh1. ” Scylla’s Daughter” by Fritz Leiber2. Read More
Sword & Sorcery Anthologies 1963-1985
The Sword & Sorcery boom of the late 1960s was driven by the publication of The Lord of the Rings by Donald A. Wollheim at Read More
The Original Conan Art
The original Conan by Robert E. Howard appeared largely in Weird Tales. Because of this, the artists of Weird Tales are intrinsically linked to the Read More
Science Fiction Themes: What Has Changed?
One of the darlings of the Gernsback magazines was author, Clare Winger Harris (1891-1968). She may be the first official “fan-girl” of that era. (C. Read More
Dark Worlds Magazine
Dark Worlds Magazine was an effort to recapture the excitement of the old days of the pulp magazines. Magazines like Amazing Stories and Astounding Science Fiction and Weird Tales. It was Read More
The 2018 Hugo Award Winners
The 76th Annual World Science Fiction Convention was held over the weekend in San Jose, California. During the convention the coveted (and controversial) Hugo Awards Read More
Heralded by Blood and Other Tales
Jack Mackenzie’s collection of Dark Fantasy stories is now available from Rage Machine Books. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G8HHWC7 From the book’s introduction: If you ever feel that you Read More