Jamesian Complaint II: Not at Night
If you missed the last one… In “Ghosts– Treat Them Gently!” (Evening News, 17 April 1931) , M. R James writes: On the whole, then, Read More
Category: Weird Tales
Next Stop: The Thirteenth Floor
Last year my favorite television episode was “E is For Elevator” on Evil. This segment used the old idea of the “Thirteenth Floor”, a Read More
Blithe Spirits
I recently watched Blithe Spirit (2020) and was struck by how much of the Ghost Story genre is actually in this comedy. The film version Read More
Robert Bloch Comic Adaptations
Robert Bloch’s first comics appeared in unauthorized versions that “borrowed” the ideas from his stories without acknowledging where they came from. A perfect example of Read More
Clark Ashton Smith Comic Adaptations
The Clark Ashton Smith comic adaptations are peppered through out the decades, with the first of them being unofficial swipes first by EC Comics then Read More
Nat Schachner & Arthur Leo Zagat: Starting Out Together
Nat Schachner & Arthur Leo Zagat were a writing duo that got their start in the Gernsback magazines. How they met and began writing together Read More
Werewolves in Black & White – Part 1
Werewolves in Black & White seems like the perfect way to follow our Conan Black & White series. Why? Because a good werewolf tale has Read More
The First Ghostbreaker: Athenodorus
In an earlier post I dealt with the ancient ghost stories of the Greeks and Romans. One of these in particular is interesting because it Read More
The Sea Stories of Frank Belknap Long
The Sea Stories of Frank Belknap Long form a short phase at the beginning of his career when he wrote largely for Weird Tales. FBL Read More
Fantastic Adventures and A. Merritt
A. Merritt inspired a sub-genre of Science Fantasy we might call “Fantastic Adventures”. His placing of his novels like The Face in the Abyss and Read More