A Vision of Venus: 1920s
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Tag: Fantastic Novels
C. L. Moore & Henry Kuttner’s Earth’s Last Citadel
If you missed the last one… Fantastic Adventures continues to bring you classic adventure fiction with a touch of weirdness. This time it is the Read More
Invisibility in the Pulps: 1920s
The original idea of something or someone being unseeable, usually because of a scientific discovery or a rare color in nature, dates back before H. Read More
Atlantis: The Pulp Years – Part 1: 1910-1920s
Atlantis flourished during The Pulp Years, 1923-1954. In L. Sprague de Camp’s Lost Continents (1954) he discusses the romantic novels of the 1880-90s, then follows Read More
The Masters of Fantasy by Neil Austin
“The Masters of Fantasy” by Neil Austin was a biography feature that ran in Famous Fantastic Mysteries from August 1947 to April 1950. In all, Read More
The Beast Plants: Monstrous Adventures
The Beasts Plants always appear in monstrous adventures. It is part of the formula from the beginning. And it makes sense. Giant, man-eating plants don’t Read More
Donald A Wollheim – Part 2: 1948-1988
If you missed the last part… Wollheim continued to edit Pulps and to supply stories when needed. When the Pulps died, he turned to writing Read More
Henry Kuttner Part 6: 1950-1958
If you missed last time…. The final phase of Henry Kuttner’s career saw some big changes. A final “Lewis Padgett” tale for Astounding in 1953 Read More
Lost Worlds of the Pulps
The lost worlds of the Pulps began almost immediately after a certain book. The Lost World (1912) by Arthur Conan Doyle, oddly, signaled the end Read More
Snake Gods & Were-Serpents
Snake gods and were-serpents are the rarest of creatures! Finding Pulp stories with snakes in them is not hard. Finding weird tales or even Science Read More