The Strangest Science Fiction Titles
Science Fiction has an advantage when it comes to titles. You can make them as crazy as you like and editors probably won’t complain. Despite Read More
Category: Pulp Magazines
The Monsters of the Hyborian Age 4: Thog the Slithering Shadow
In case you missed the last monster…. Thog the Slithering Shadow is without doubt the most Lovecraftian of all Robert E. Howard’s monsters. Formless, tentacled, Read More
Harry Harrison- Artist!
Harry Harrison is one of the few Science Fiction writers I have actually met. I got on an elevator with him and Barry B. Longyear Read More
The Ghost of Venus by Bob Butts
If you missed the last one… “The Ghost of Venus” by Bob Butts appeared as the four-part text feature for Novelty’s Target Comics #11-14 (December Read More
Snake Gods & Were-Serpents
Snake gods and were-serpents are the rarest of creatures! Finding Pulp stories with snakes in them is not hard. Finding weird tales or even Science Read More
The Monsters of the Hyborian Age 3: The Tower Spider
If you missed last time…. The gigantic spider, through the works of both Robert E. Howard and J. R. R. Tolkien, has become a standard Read More
J. W. Groves: A Quiet Voice in a Loud Room
John William Groves (1910-1970) was a quiet voice in a loud room. That room is Science Fiction. Publishing a dozen stories sporadically over four decades. Read More
The Moonstone Legacy: A Gothic Trope
Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone (1868) has left Mystery and Horror fiction a legacy trope. This is the idea of the terrible revenge out of the Read More
In Their Own Words: Interviews with Leigh Brackett & Edmond Hamilton
Here are some interviews given by Leigh Brackett and Edmond Hamilton. They range from artsy film magazines to the cheapest of fanzines. My favorite is Read More
Mad Scientists, A Criteria
Mad scientists got their big start with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) though the wicked or foolish creator can be found in myth and legend. The Read More