The Ghostbreakers Mythos
Lovecraft’s circle shared mention of their separate creations in the pages of Weird Tales, name-dropping here and there a friend’s character or some other reference. Read More
Tag: Weird Tales
Going to the Dogs – Two Beginnings
This post begins: It’s not often you get to see how a writer begins his or her career. The exception is in wonderful books like Read More
Robot Pulp History in 24 Covers
The first Pulp magazine to offer robot stories was not a purely Science Fiction mag but Weird Tales, which featured the first robotic brain, giant Read More
“Cry Witch!” by Fritz Leiber
Certain themes are explored fully by an author then never touched again. John Wyndham never wrote The Return of the Triffids nor Robert A. Heinlein Read More
“The Invisible Bond” – A Mystery and Its Solution
The Mystery: Sheena, Queen of the Jungle got her start as a comic book character. Created by the same man who gave us The Spirit, Read More
Heralded by Blood and Other Tales
Jack Mackenzie’s collection of Dark Fantasy stories is now available from Rage Machine Books. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G8HHWC7 From the book’s introduction: If you ever feel that you Read More
Weird Tales Classics: “The Tree-Men of M’Bwa”
“The Tree-Men of M’Bwa” by Donald Wandrei is one of those wonderful Weird Tales gems that I love to happen upon. The story was published Read More
“The Tomb of Sarah” and Seabury Quinn
This post begins: The Jules De Grandin stories by Seabury Quinn were not innovative so much as reactionary. Anyone familiar with the Horror and Mystery Read More
Edmond Hamilton’s “The Hidden World”
“The Hidden World” (Science Wonder Quarterly, Fall 1929) by Edmond Hamilton was one of seven stories he wrote for Hugo Gernsback before 1930. I sought Read More
Weird Tales & Robot Science Fiction
Hugo Gernsback launched Amazing Stories in April 1926. This was a big deal for “scientifiction” as Hugo called it. An all-Science Fiction magazine! This would Read More