The Prowler of the Wastelands: Vincent and Van Vogt
“The Prowler of the Wastelands” by Harl Vincent shows a tenuous link between its author, Harl Vincent and the later work of A. E. van Read More
Category: Pulp Magazines
Giant and Killer Insects in the Pulps
Giant and killer insects have long been part of Science Fiction. Giant and deadly insects go back to the Science Fiction’s king of monsters, H. Read More
The Sapphire Siren & Portal Fantasy
“The Sapphire Siren” was an unusual tale from an author with an equally odd name, Nyctzin Dyalhis. The story appeared in Weird Tales, February 1934 Read More
The First Doc Savage Comics
When you think of Doc Savage Comics, you probably think of the Jim Steranko color comic or the black & white magazine by Marvel. Maybe Read More
To Kiss or Kill? The War on Sentiment
Unless you’ve read L. Sprague de Camp’s biography of H.P. Lovecraft or Sam Moskowitz’s Under the Moons of Mars (1970), you might not know that Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Ghost River
“Ghost River” (Northwest Romances, Winter 1950-1951) by Tom O’Neill is a classic creepy Northern. O’Neill was a prolific Pulpster, who also wrote as E. L. Read More
Impossible Crimes: The Horror-Stained Mystery
Impossible Crimes are Mystery stories that appear to be supernatural but turn out to be explainable. These stories have a way of shoving people off Read More
Top Ten Favorite Edgar Rice Burroughs Monsters
My top ten monsters from Edgar Rice Burroughs don’t come from Tarzan. The vine-swinger had some great adventures but for the most part the most Read More
Link: Do You Believe in Ghosts?
“Do I believe in ghosts? No, but I’m afraid of them.” Thus is the modern attitude toward all things ghostly, as stated by the Marquise Read More
Top Ten Favorite Robert E. Howard Monsters
My top ten favorite Robert E. Howard monsters appear here chronologically because I can’t bring myself to pick a number one favorite. It was hard Read More