Featured – New Pulp Tales

The Pulpy Prehistory of the The Thing III – The Thing from Another World

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 Featured, Pulp Spotlight At the Mountains of Madness, David Henry, H.P. Lovecraft, Howard Hawks, John Carpenter, John W Campbell, Lovecraftian, pulp spotlight, The Thing, The Thing from Another World, Who Goes There?

Where John Carpenter fans might find Who Goes There? familiar, like coming home after a long absence, its 1951 adaptation is more like viewing the story through a funhouse mirror: anything recognizable is distorted, and

The Pulpy Prehistory of The Thing II – Who Goes There?

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 Featured, Pulp Spotlight At the Mountains of Madness, David Henry, H.P. Lovecraft, John Carpenter, John W Campbell, Lovecraftian, pulp spotlight, Shoggoth, The Thing, Who Goes There?

In his long journey home, Odysseus was forced to pass between the fearsome monster, Scylla, and the vast, ship-swallowing whirlpool, Charybdis. A similar danger confronts anyone tasked with describing the origins of John W. Campbell’s

The Pulpy Prehistory of The Thing I – At the Mountains of Madness

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 Featured, Pulp Spotlight At the Mountains of Madness, David Henry, H.P. Lovecraft, John Carpenter, Lovecraftian, pulp spotlight, Shoggoth, The Thing

While magazines made of literal pulp are long gone, the spirit of the pulps is like a good movie monster–it just refuses to die. H. P. Lovecraft in particular has had a long undeath, spawning

Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep

August 24, 2022August 23, 2022 Column, Featured, Pulp Spotlight #detective, mystery, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep

It's once again time to cast our gaze back to one of the greats of yesteryear. Today I'll be looking at one of the fathers of the Hardboiled Detective sub-genre: Raymond Chandler (along with one

The Circle of the Bear – Part Four: Enter the Circle

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 Featured, Weird Fiction Circle of the Bear, David Henry, Jonathan Sparks, Weird Fiction

This is the final part in a four part series. Here are parts one, two, and three. The coals from the first fire had never died. Ned Bowles kindled a new flame from them while

The Circle of the Bear – Part Three: The Hunt

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 Featured, Weird Fiction Circle of the Bear, David Henry, Jonathan Sparks, Weird Fiction

This is part three of a four part series. Click here and here for parts one and two. After all the drums, the skins, the grease from the effigy pot, and the rank incense, I

The Circle of the Bear – Part Two: The Cave

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 Featured, Weird Fiction Circle of the Bear, David Henry, Jonathan Sparks, Weird Fiction

This is part two of a four part series. Click here for the beginning of the adventure Ned Bowles made me strip. I was buck naked in front of him and five other guys, while

The Circle of the Bear – Part One: The Mound

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Featured, Weird Fiction Circle of the Bear, David Henry, Jonathan Sparks, Weird Fiction

The field I was standing in was scrubby and overgrown, at the top of a broad, low mound. It was at the corner of a pine plantation, and I had convinced the owner to let

Beyond the Black Part 15

July 6, 2022July 5, 2022 Featured, Sci-Fi Beyond the Black, Sci-fi, science fiction

Not sure what happened before? Make sure to catch up Here before reading on! Gadwall joined Radley on long-range comms. “Crowe, how many hostile ships are in the system?” “And how close?” Radley added. “Three

Beyond the Black Part 14

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 Featured, Sci-Fi Beyond the Black, Sci-fi, science fiction

If you're not caught up, don't fret! You can find the rest of the crew's adventures right Here. “Pellina, is this true?” Hicklepeck's bulging eyes focused on the Chryl rifle gripped in the cybernetic hand