The Strangest Northerns: Cave of Doom
“Cave of Doom” appeared in Chamber of Chills #10 (July 1952). The writer is unknown but the art was done by Al Avison. This time Read More
Tag: H. P. Lovecraft
The Ghostbreakers: Ghost on Lonesome Hill
Roscoe in Argosy “Ghost on Lonesome Hill” was an Argosy Mystery/Horror piece by Theodore Roscoe from December 27, 1941. (I won’t go on about the Read More
Giant Ants of the Pulps
Precursors Giant Ants of the Pulps seems like a no-brainer, right? Of course the Pulps were crawling with mad scientists creating giant bugs, or ones Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Doom of Living Ice
“The Doom of Living Ice” is from Chamber of Chills #23 (October 1951), one of Harvey’s horror titles. The author is unknown but Pierce Rice 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
Christmas Ghosts: Occult Detectives
Christmas Ghosts and Occult detectives are a part of both the Horror and Mystery genres. The reason for this was in the early days of 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
Christmas Ghosts: Algernon Blackwood Style
If you missed M. R. James last time… Last time I spoke to the English ghost story as a Christmas treat. M. R. James Read More
The Unspeakable Shrine – Part 1
“The Unspeakable Shrine” was a two-parter in the B&W magazine, Savage Tales. The Brak the Barbarian adventure appeared in issues #7-8 (November 1974-January 1975). Though Read More
The Adventures of Kardios
The adventures of Kardios, the last inhabitant of Atlantis, are a late Sword & Sorcery series. I say late because as editor, Andrew J Offutt Read More