Jules Verne in Amazing Stories
On the backs of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, the two giants of Science Fiction, Hugo Gernsback built Amazing Stories. These two pioneers of Read More
Category: Science fiction
Dark Worlds Quarterly Podcast 1: Why Do You Write Pulp?
https://anchor.fm/darkworlds/episodes/Why-we-Write-Pulp-egjvev “Why Do You Write Pulp?” with G. W. Thomas and M. D. Jackson. A casual conversation on why and how we write the stuff Read More
Podcasts and Pulp
Podcasts and Pulp? Later today you will be able to enjoy the first Dark Worlds Quarterly podcast: “Why Do You Write Pulp?” with G. W. Read More
The Sons of Edgar Rice Burroughs
The sons of Edgar Rice Burroughs must have felt some inkling of pressure from the public to continue in their father’s footsteps. Successful children of Read More
A Science Fiction Double Feature
The iconic lyrics to the opening song of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, “Science Fiction Double Feature” does a great job of summarizing the favorite Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Walter Kateley Style
Walter Kateley was an early Science Fiction writer who got his start with Hugo Gernsback’s Amazing Stories, then moved onto his Wonder Stories while still Read More
The Trial of Robot A-1
1939 saw the trial of two robots: first, Adam Link and then Robot A-1. It was a strange time for jurisprudence. Mechanical men were filling Read More
The Return of Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback’s Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Science fiction stories had made regular appearances in Read More
Four Color H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells seems like a natural for comic book adaptation. He inspired so many Science Fiction ideas and the comics use all of them Read More
Frank Belknap Long – Part Two: The 1940s
If you missed Part One… The 1940s saw Frank Belnkap Long move into new areas as a professional writer. He is moving away from Lovecraft Read More