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
Tag: War of the Worlds
Swords vs. Tentacles
The 1970s saw an explosion in Sword & Sorcery comics and with it a trope that has become almost a cliche: the tentacled monster. The Read More
Link: From a Gable Window
One of my favorite Cthulhu Mythos clichés is the protagonist dragged out of the window by a tentacle as he writes all about it. Where Read More
Big Brain Aliens
This post is brought to you by The Paradigm Trap by Jack Mackenzie. The long conflict between humanity and the Kreoch Empire is over. Humanity Read More