The Terror Garden: Carl Jacobi Style
The Terror Garden has specimens by Carl Jacobi (1908-1997). They illustrate how long and productive Jacobi’s career was. Dating from 1932 to 1985, this Weird Read More
Tag: Amazing Stories Quarterly
A. W. Bernal: The Man Who Was Two Men
For A. W. Bernal, fame was localized. What I mean is for a short time, to a small audience he was very famous but after Read More
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
Otis Adelbert Kline’s Doctor Dorp
This post begins: Otis Adelbert Kline is probably remembered best for his Edgar Rice Burroughs pastiches set on Venus and the Moon as well as Read More
R. F. Starzl, SF Pioneer
R. F. Starzl (1899-1976) was a promising early writer of Science Fiction for pulps like the Clayton Astounding and Amazing Stories. His career lasted only Read More
A. Hyatt Verrill – Science Fiction Writer
Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954) is an unlikely early Science Fiction writer. He traveled throughout North and South America and was a friend of Theodore Roosevelt. Read More
Serpents of the Air
Technology can date a story faster than Captain Kirk can hook up with a Venusian barmaid. One day the story is plausible, the next… A Read More