John W. Jakes – Part 2: The Magazine and Paperback Years
If you miss Part 1… John Jakes, after five years in the Pulps, moved on to writing for magazines and novels. His story output slowed Read More
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John W. Jakes – Part 1: The Pulp Years
John William Jakes made publishing history in 1974 with the Kent Family Chronicles. He created a whole new publishing category. What he had done that Read More
Spotted Satan, A Jungle Horror
Two Old Pros “Spotted Satan” was a jungle horror-adventure that appeared in one of the final Farnsworth Wright issues of Weird Tales (January 1940). The Read More
Nick Cuti and Sword & Sorcery
Nicola Cuti (1944-2020) was born in Brooklyn. He was an airman in the military before working with Ralph Bakshi at the Krantz Animation Studio. He Read More
Before Star Trek There Was Pulp!
Before Star Trek there was Pulp! Here are three dozen different ideas seen on Star Trek the original series, Star Trek The Next Generation and Read More
Magic Versus Science: Campbellian Fantasy After 1943
Unknown Worlds was an important magazine for Fantasy fiction. Before its run between 1939 and 1943, the fantastic genre was found in Science Fiction magazines Read More
The Return of a Master: Lee Brown Coye
Lee Brown Coye (1907-1981) made his debut on the covers of anthologies like Arkham House’s Sleep No More (1944) before moving onto the pages of Read More
Murray Leinster’s The Runaway Skyscraper
“The Runaway Skyscraper” is foundational. I saw proof just this week. Last week’s episode of Debris “Earthshine” (March 29, 2021) had the good guys (US Read More
The Other Worlds: A Pulp Snapshot
The Other Worlds, an anthology by Phil Stong and Garden City Publishing, is a Pulp snapshot of the industry of fantastic literature before 1942. Where Read More
Gardner F. Fox’s Crom the Barbarian
Gardner F. Fox’s Crom the Barbarian is special. I have avoided it for a while because I really wanted to do it properly. I want Read More