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
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The Purpose of Fantasy
Back to 1981 The purpose of Fantasy never struck me as much of a question until I read Charles Platt’s “The Curse of the Hobbit” Read More
Welcome to Room 1313
Welcome to Room 1313. The summer is fast approaching and a nice holiday is just what you need after a year without travel. You should Read More
Michael C. Norton’s The Blizzard
Michael C. Norton’s The Blizzard (1988) is the first in what will be a long summer of 1980s Horror novels. The people to blame are Read More
Science Fiction Across the Genres
Science Fiction runs the gamut as it burns across the genres. You might think an SF story has to be robots, spaceships, time travel or Read More
The Sapphire Siren & Portal Fantasy
“The Sapphire Siren” was an unusual tale from an author with an equally odd name, Nyctzin Dyalhis. The story appeared in Weird Tales, February 1934 Read More
Slime Monsters in Weird Tales
This post begins: Formless, gelantinous, slimy monsters are one of the Pulps’ great creations. Weird Tales had its share, if not all the classics, such Read More
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde’s Strange Adventure
A Century of Hyde The duality of the human spirit has been one of literature’s greatest themes since the time of the Greek myths. Man Read More
Weird Tales’ Hidden Treasure: The Night Wire
The September 1926 issue of Weird Tales had a true gem of terror hidden among its pretty impressive contents: “Across Space” by Edmond Hamilton, “Ancient Read More
Link: Shoggoths Away!
If you watch horror or science fiction movies of any decade after the 1950s, you will see slime monsters: viscous jelly creatures that pour onto Read More