Jules de Grandin, Pulp Superstar Part 2
This one is just too big for Word Press so here the rest… 41. “Stealthy Death”(November 1930) 42. “The Wolf of St. Bonnot”(December 1930) 43. Read More
Tag: Weird Tales
The Terror of the Totem Poles
The First Nations of the Pacific Coast and Alaska are known for their beautiful art and their spiritual totem poles. For my sister, Sheila and Read More
Welcome to the Terror Garden – Plant Monsters by the Bushel
They are older than Man, older than the animals of Earth. They never sleep. But they are always watching. And waiting. In a war that Read More
The Werewolves of Weird Tales – 1936-1954
Continuing our list of great werewolf stories from “The Unique Magazine”. As the Pulp moved into the 1940s and the editorship of Dorothy McIlwraith the Read More
Werewolves of Weird Tales – 1923-1935
(Feel free to sing “Werewolves of Weird Tales” to Warren Zevon’s classic song. I know I did. I know you will, too.) If you are Read More
Sword & Sorcery versus Sword & Planet
A swordsman, his arms bearing red wounds, limps across a battlefield covered in bodies. His helmet is gone; his shield is broken. The flag of Read More
Paul Ernst and the Clayton Astounding
Paul Ernst (1899-1983) was the consummate professional writer, one who understood exactly what an editor wanted and provided it. Getting his start in Weird Tales Read More
The Science Fiction of Clark Ashton Smith
Usually when you mention Clark Ashton Smith you get a nod towards H. P. Lovecraft or Weird Tales. Certainly Smith did make his reputation in Read More
The Gods of East & West
In a previous article I showed how “The Tomb of Sarah” was the inspiration for one of Seabury Quinn’s Jules de Grandin stories. Quinn wrote Read More
Why I Read & Write Pulp
I’ve been spending a lot of time amongst the Pulps lately. And it begs the question: what is the appeal of these old, flaking, brown Read More