Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: The Comic Ads
It’s not hard for some us to remember Dungeons & Dragons (we never used the “Advanced” much. We just called it “Dee-N-Dee”) back in the Read More
Tag: Call of Cthulhu
The Tomb From Beyond – Lovecraftian Legacy I
“The Tomb From Beyond” by Carl Jacobi is that unusual item, a weird tale in a Science Fiction magazine. Hugo Gernsback published it in Wonder Read More
The Shoggoths at Skywald
“The Shoggoths” at Skywald is a good reminder for someone like myself who got involved with the Cthulhu Mythos in the 1980s when Call of Read More
The Ghostbreakers: The Gargoyles
I recently re-watched The Gargoyles (1972) on Tubi. They have a free version that isn’t hard to watch visually. So many television movies are taken 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
Lin Carter: The Clark Ashton Smith Collabs
Lin Carter wrote eight Clark Ashton Smith Collabs over fifteen years. Each couplet appeared in its own distinct publication. The first two were sold to Read More
Link: Mike Shayne’s Weirdest Case
Spoiler Alert: this piece will reveal the solution to both a story and a TV episode discussed. Tough guy private eyes are not known for Read More
Link: The Door to Infinity: Mythos Without Lovecraft
I got my start in the Mythos business by playing Call of Cthulhu, a role-playing game in which private detectives, soldiers, dilettantes and hobos face Read More
Link: Call of Cthulhu: The Old Box Set
I’m looking at my old Call of Cthulhu box set from 1982, the one with the Gene Day artwork, the cracked corners and bindings all Read More
Early Marvel Mythos
In 2008, Marvel did Haunt of Horror: Lovecraft with adaptations of the Old Gentleman from Providence. But this wasn’t Marvel’s first go at the Mythos. Read More