Edgar Allan Poe Comics in the Golden Age
If you missed the last one… Edgar Allan Poe brings good news and bad ones for the Horror comic fan. On the plus side, he Read More
Tag: H. P. Lovecraft
The Fiend Without a Face and Amelia Reynolds Long
A few days ago I wrote about invisible monsters in Weird Tales. Little did I know that one of those tales was the basis of Read More
Invisible Monsters in Weird Tales
Invisible monsters in Weird Tales would be a long list if I included every reference to “invisible bonds” or the feeling of being watched by Read More
Alberta Connections to Pulps and Comics
On August 19th I gave this talk to an audience at the Central Alberta Fanfest. I figured after all that research, why not make a Read More
Tomes of Evil
Tomes of evil do not begin or end with H. P. Lovecraft’s most famous volume, The Necronomicon of Abdul Alhazred. His friends like Clark Ashton Read More
Lovecraftian Elements in Sword & Sorcery
The Lovecraftian elements in Sword & Sorcery often make it or break it for me. I love that blend of energy that H. P. Lovecraft Read More
The Lovecraftian Tom Sutton at Charlton
Tom Sutton has great range from space heroes to terror tales. His most Lovecraftian examples of his great Horror art came in the early to Read More
The Cosmic Horror – Lovecraftian Legacy II
If you missed the last one… “The Cosmic Horror” by Richard F. Seabright appeared in Hugo Gernsback’s Wonder Stories, August 1933. (Richard F. Seabright was Read More
The Ghoul Gallery – A Golden Age Gathering
I stole the title of Hugh B. Cave’s “The Ghoul Gallery” (Weird Tales, June 1932) because it makes my point nicely. The story is about Read More
The Monsters of Jay Disbrow
The Monsters of Jay Disbrow is probably the best thing to come from the 1950s comics. Jack Kirby created a million different gigantic creatures, but, Read More