W. Elwyn Backus: Weird Tales Science Fiction Writer
W. Elwyn Backus (1892-1979) was predominantly a Science Fiction writer for Weird Tales, his only market. People sometimes forget that Weird Tales published “Off Trail” Read More
Tag: H. P. Lovecraft
Fantasy on the March – Fritz Leiber’s Rallying Call
“Fantasy on the March” was Fritz Leiber’s rallying call to fans of Fantasy, both heroic and dark. The piece appeared in The Arkham Sampler (Spring Read More
The Islands of Hugo Gernsback
The Islands of Hugo Gernsback takes us in a slightly different direction than our last trip. Last time it was Weird Tales and terror tales. Read More
Golden Age Islands of Terror!
Golden Age Islands of Terror! Not your vacationing hotspot but a physical cage for bad things to happen in. Islands offer the Horror/Suspense writer a 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
Lovecraftian Elements in the Early Doctor Strange
The Lovecraftian elements in the early Doctor Strange comics were formative as well as fun to look for. As with all Marvel characters, Doctor Strange Read More
Still More Bronze Age Plant Monsters I
If you missed the last one… Still more Bronze Age Plant Monsters?! I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised when I think about this historically. In 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
Jamesian Complaint II: Not at Night
If you missed the last one… In “Ghosts– Treat Them Gently!” (Evening News, 17 April 1931) , M. R James writes: On the whole, then, Read More