Plant Monsters of the Golden Age: Vines & Other Horrors
If you missed the last one… Vine & Other Horrors covers a lot of ground (no pun intended). We have killer vines, of course, but Read More
Tag: EC Comics
Plant Monsters of the Golden Age: Space Terrors
If you missed the last one…. Science Fictional Horror tales have their own small niche in the larger spectrum of speculative fiction. It sadly has Read More
Plant Monsters of the Golden Age: Slime Monsters!
Golden Age slime monsters in the comics take their inspiration from the very first story to appear in Weird Tales (March 1923). “Ooze” by Anthony Read More
Alien Space Bats & Science Fiction Vampires
This post begins: When I wrote about Alien Space Bats I was surprised how few there actually were. I thought the Pulps would be brimming Read More
Severed Hands in the Comics
Here are more severed hands in the comics. As old as the Gothics, the idea of a severed hand that comes to gain revenge for Read More
Harry Harrison… Beware!
Harry Harrison… Beware! Not of Harry Harrison’s writing because that’s excellent. Beware he drew horror strips for more than just EC Comics. While he and Read More
Harry Harrison- Artist!
Harry Harrison is one of the few Science Fiction writers I have actually met. I got on an elevator with him and Barry B. Longyear Read More
My Best Science Fiction Story (1949)
My Best Science Fiction Story (1949) was an SF anthology by Leo Marguiles and Oscar J. Friend. The way the editors open the book it Read More
Repta the Jungle Girl
Repta the Jungle Girl is from “The Beautiful Beast” in The House of Mystery #185 (March-April 1970). The fact that she appeared in a horror Read More
Ray Bradbury Science Fiction in EC Comics
Ray Bradbury Science Fiction in EC Comics appeared between March 1951 and September 1954. This began as a bit of story stealing, when Al Feldstein Read More