Plant Monsters of the 1940s
If you missed the last one… The 1940s saw a variety of Science Fiction and Horror magazines use plants in different ways. Sometimes they were Read More
Time Machine Problems: Writing Historical Pulp
Writing Historical Pulp has its challenges. And its rewards. I quite enjoy small Pulp and comic book surprises in television shows and movies when they Read More
The Plant Monsters of Amazing Stories: 1929-1939
If you missed the Plant Monsters of Astounding… The Plant Monsters of Amazing Stories (from 1929-1939) give us the story of two editors: T. O’Conor Read More
The Plant Monsters of Astounding
If you missed the Plant Monsters of Hugo Gernsback, go here… The Plant Monsters of Astounding continues our look at 1930s Science Fiction. Weird Tales Read More
Hugo Gernsback’s Plant Monsters
If you missed Plant Monsters in Weird Tales (now expanded) go here… Hugo Gernsback’s Plant Monsters begin even before Science Fiction had a name. He Read More
Monsters Unleashed – Hidden Sword & Sorcery
Monsters Unleashed, the black-and-white magazine from Marvel was a trove of hidden Sword & Sorcery. The original goal of the 1973 publications Dracula Lives, Monster Read More
Giant and Killer Insects in the Pulps II
If you missed the last one…. Giant and Killer Insects in the Pulps are one of Clare Winger Harris’s classic Science Fiction themes from 1931. Read More
Weird Tales Radio II
If you missed the last one… Weird Tales Radio was an idea that Farnworth Wright floated back in 1933. It seems like a good one Read More
Link: Norvell W. Page: Wan Tengri – Prester John
While Fritz Leiber was creating a boisterous style of Sword & Sorcery based upon E. R. Eddison and James Branch Cabell, Norvell W. Page wrote Read More
Christmas Ghosts: E. F. Benson
The Christmas Ghosts of E. F. Benson are perhaps not as famous as M. R. James’. E. F. Benson was the middle child of the Read More