Yag-kosha and The Tower of the Elephant
“The Tower of the Elephant” (Weird Tales, March 1933) by Robert E. Howard is one of the central Conan stories, set in his youth. Conan Read More
Tag: H. P. Lovecraft
Overcoming the Monster: Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
This piece begins…Let me tell you how I overcame a monster. A writer gets few a-ha! moments because the process of story-creating can be a Read More
Release the Hounds! The Demon Dogs of Weird Tales
Weird Tales featured many themes such as vampires, werewolves, plant monsters, cats, the undead and, of course, ghosts. One of the animal themes was dogs, Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Arthur Quiller-Couch
Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944) has a big reputation in literary circles with the monumental The Oxford Book Of English Verse 1250–1900, a book out of which Read More
Link: The Brink of Madness
“Should the writer of the ghost story himself believe in ghosts?” asked Reverend Montague Summers in his introduction to The Supernatural Omnibus (the only other Read More
Cephalopods Attack!
H. P. Lovecraft certainly did his bit for promoting tentacles in horror fiction. But he wasn’t the first by any stretch of the imagination. M. Read More
Link: Fritz Leiber: Pastiche or Passé
Should a Mythos author write Lovecraftian pastiches? Is the Mythos anything, really, but a colossal pastiche of Lovecraft? Is the Mythos’ value lessened by its Read More
Lin Carter’s People of the Dragon
When reading Lin Carter you have to ask yourself before beginning: “Which author is he pastiching now?” If there is pure Lin Carter fiction out Read More
Plant Monsters in Weird Tales
Plant monsters were a natural for Weird Tales. The Pulp featured all types too, from the romantic in “The Woman of the Wood” by A. Read More
The Runestone: Lesson Learned
A long time ago, back in the ancient days of video rental, I saw a movie that never made it into any theater I know Read More