A Million Years in the Future - A Weird Tales Science Fiction Adventure
A Million Years in the Future by Thomas P. Kelley, which was serialized in Weird Tales in 1940, has never been reprinted.
Read MoreKinsmen of the Dragon: A Lost Merritt-esque Classic
While perusing scans of old pulps, an ad in a 1951 issue of Imagination really grabbed my attention. “The Most Exciting Book Since Merritt’s Moon Pool”, the ad declared. “An original, never-before-published science-fantasy novel of the calibre of the great classics of Merritt, Taine, Wells… told with the gripping realism and brilliance of another Poe!” Well, damn, who wouldn’t want to read that?
Read MoreHannes Bok: The Perfect (Weird Tales) Cover
Fifty-five years ago today, Wayne Francis Woodard, better known as "Hannes Bok," died in poverty. He was friends with, and had his work admired by, the likes of Ray Bradbury, A. Merritt, August Derleth, Farnsworth Wright and others. His shining triumph was his cover painting for the November 1941 issue of Weird Tales.
Read MoreThree Merritt Mysteries
Today, I'm looking to crowdsource answers to some Merritt-related enigmas, one of which has plagued me for well over a decade.
Read MoreCollecting Merritt: "You Collect Who?"
As important to me as A. Merritt is, it constantly surprises me that there are still many today who have never heard of him. Actually - let me walk that back a bit. It used to surprise me.
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