
The Barely-There Monsters of Thomas Malory
The Arthurian legends have a long and complicated history. Originally Celtic tales, as we can still glean from The Mabinogion, the stories in Medieval times Read More
The Arthurian legends have a long and complicated history. Originally Celtic tales, as we can still glean from The Mabinogion, the stories in Medieval times Read More
“Spear and Fang” (Weird Tales, July 1925) was Robert E. Howard’s premiere as an author. He was only nineteen when it appeared in Weird Tales. Read More
1975 saw two things happen almost simultaneously. Marv Wolfman came to Marvel comics and he created Skull the Slayer. Who? Yes, Skull was not the Read More
Solomon Kane is an iconic character. When Hugh Jackman plays a descendant of Abraham van Helsing, he looks like Kane. That austere warrior in the Read More
First, a little explanation of the title. I saw that one of the chapters in John C Wright’s book, Transhuman and Subhuman (2014) was “The Read More
I believe the movie was Spartacus (1960) with Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis. In an early scene, the trainer of the gladiators is showing the Read More
Robert E. Howard wrote some Cthulhu Mythos stories, though most are admittedly minor ones. His Serpent Men were coopted into the cycle by H. P. Read More
I am currently re-reading John Jakes’s entire Brak the Barbarian saga, and I was struck by an odd thought. Why do wizards in sword-and-sorcery always Read More
This particular piece is highly subjective. I’m just going to say that now. We all like different things and my choices won’t be your choices. Read More
Oni Press$3.99 an issueWritten by Cullen BunnArt by Joelle JonesColor by Nick FilardiLettered by Ed BrissonDesigned by Keith WoodEdited by Charles Chu Note: I have Read More