Conan. Solomon Kane. Kull the Conqueror. Bran Mak Morn. Red Sonya. Sailor Steve Costigan. These and many others are the creations of Robert E. Howard (1906...
Tag - Weird Tales
An interesting non-fiction work I got recently that was published by Bowling Green State University’s Popular Press is Gary Hoppenstand‘s In Search...
I recently got pair of more academic works edited by Gary Hoppenstand that may be of interest. The first is a hardcover reference book, Critical Insights: Pulp...
Sinister Cinema‘s Armchair Fiction has added two more volumes to their new Masters of Horror series, bringing the total to four. Like the others, we get...
When it comes to pulp artists, while there are several female artists, I think most can only name one: Margaret Brundage (1900-76). Famous, or infamous, for...
I have posted on Otis Adelbert Kline (1891-1946), who is usually known for his Venus and Mars series. But a more interesting series are his...
I recently picked up a slim volume in Steeger Books‘ H. Bedford-Jones Library: Gimlet Eye Gunn. This reprints a novelette that first saw print in Short...
While H. Bedford-Jones (1887-1949) had stories in a several pulp magazines, he was also able to get a few in Weird Tales. Among these was a short, four-story...
While authors for a long time have hidden themselves behind pseudonyms or pen names, the use of them is a big part of the pulp magazines. The reasons that some...
I have posted in the past on Sinister Cinema’s Armchair Fiction books. A new numbered series they kicked off is “MH,” which stands for...