Monster Genre III: A Ramble
Time is a fine polisher. Take for example Charles L. Grant’s words from 1983 and the Introduction to Shadows 6: “There are Critters and there Read More
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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 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
Lovecraft in Black & White
Lovecraft in Black & white is a no-brainer. The Gothic appeal of the Cthulhu Mythos is best served by uncolored penwork. The late Silver Age Read More
Weird Tales Day
Yesterday was Weird Tales Day. The one hundredth anniversary of the first issue of Weird Tales hitting the newsstands. The first Pulp magazine dedicated to Read More
Druidic Magic in the Pulps
There are exceptions to the villain rule, of course. Bran Mak Morn, the Robert E. Howard character, is not afraid of Gonar’s magic. In “The Read More
Plant Monsters of the 1940s
If you missed the last one… The 1940s saw a variety of Science Fiction and Horror magazines use plants in different ways. Sometimes they were Read More
Top Ten Most Prolific Authors in Weird Tales
The most prolific authors in Weird Tales are names you know. You don’t appear a hundred times and not get noticed. Still, the question remains, Read More
Robert Bloch Comic Adaptations
Robert Bloch’s first comics appeared in unauthorized versions that “borrowed” the ideas from his stories without acknowledging where they came from. A perfect example of Read More
The Strangest Northerns: When the Totem Walks!
“When the Totem Walks” is another chapter in the Terror of the Totem Poles. (If you missed the last one, go here.) Once again the Read More