H. P. Lovecraft & Virgil Finlay
H. P. Lovecraft and Virgil Finlay seem like a match made in horror heaven. HPL created the weirdest tentacular monsters and ultra-dimensions that only a Read More
Tag: Hugh Rankin
Conan the Described
Robert E. Howard described his most famous character, Conan the Cimmerian, not in minute detail but more like a force of nature. In his first Read More
Sonnets of the Midnight Hours by Donald Wandrei
Sonnets of the Midnight Hours by Donald Wandrei is one of the reasons I love the old Farnsworth Wright Weird Tales. Poetry in Weird Tales Read More
Robert E. Howard’s Bran Mak Morn in the Comics
Robert E. Howard created Bran Mak Morn from flint and blood. The tragic chief of the Picts fights a losing battle against the Romans. Even Read More
The Cases of Jules de Grandin – Part 6
This post is brought to you by Monster by G. W. Thomas. Taken from the pages of this blog, Monster offers up posts about Science Read More
August Derleth in Weird Tales
August Derleth takes a lotta crap. Some of it is deserved but some of it isn’t. Like when people say Derleth wouldn’t have been in Read More
How To Become a Mythos Icon
This post is brought to you by The Book of the Black Sun by G. W. Thomas, a mandala of Cthulhu Mythos fiction featuring a Read More
Early Lovecraft Illustrations
The earliest publications of H. P. Lovecraft were in amateur magazines like The Vagrant, so we have to wait until Weird Tales starts in 1923 Read More
The Call of Cthulhu: A Fan’s Declaration
This post is brought to you by The Book of the Black Sun by G. W. Thomas, a mandala of Cthulhu Mythos fiction featuring a Read More
Hal K(ertan) Wells, Science Fiction Dabbler
Hal Kertan Wells (1899-1979) was a Pulpster who wrote largely for the Mystery and Shudder Pulp magazines along with Detective, Western and Sports stories. (He Read More