Giant Spiders in the Pulps (Not Weird Tales)
Giant Spiders in the Pulps (Not Weird Tales) means we begin by saying what this piece is not about. Like the word “non-fiction”, we are Read More
Category: Pulp Magazines
Magic Carpet Tales: The Other Weird Tales
Magic Carpet Tales are the other Weird Tales. The owners of “The Unique Magazine” had another short-lived publication that was sister to the world’s most Read More
Lin Carter: The Clark Ashton Smith Collabs
Lin Carter wrote eight Clark Ashton Smith Collabs over fifteen years. Each couplet appeared in its own distinct publication. The first two were sold to Read More
J. Harvey Haggard, The Planet Prince
John Harvey Haggard (1912-2001) was born in Missouri but immigrated to California. This railroad man was six foot three and possibly distantly related to H. Read More
Poul Anderson: The Invisible Classic
Sometimes great books come and go, waiting for another chance to be discovered and given the place on our bookshelves they truly deserve. Sword & Read More
Terror in the Sargasso Sea
Terror in the Sargasso Sea began when sailors sailed the Carribean in search of land and gold. It was Horror master, William Hope Hodgson, who Read More
Gods of the North
“The Gods of the North” originally appeared in The Fantasy Fan, March 1934, a fanzine published by Charles Hornig. The story was rejected by Farnsworth Read More
The Horror Stories of James B. Hendryx (Jr.?)
Note: Ed Hulse pointed out that these stories were probably written by James B. Hendryx’s son, Jim Hendryx Jr. I think he is right. The Read More
The Return of Manape the Mighty
The return of Manape the Mighty did not happen in a Pulp magazine. Arthur J. Burks wrote the two stories for Astounding Stories of Super-Science Read More
The Devilman of the Deep
“The Devilman of the Deep” was an eight-part serial in the British story paper, Scoops. Some historians consider Scoops to be the first all-Science Fiction Read More