Edgar Rice Burroughs -- 70 Years Gone
Seventy years ago--as of yesterday--we lost one of the greatest storytellers and one of the most imaginative human beings in the history of literature. Edgar Rice Burroughs was that bad-ass.
Read MoreThe Savage Swords of Lovecraft
Despite memes to the contrary, HPL did write tales where his protagonists actively fought back, sometimes even winning--for now. Those are the Lovecraft stories I'll look at today.
Read MoreAndre Norton -- 15 Years Gone
Andre Norton died on this date in 2005. As it so happens, March 17 is also the birthday of the mighty Ken Barr, who painted possibly the finest run of Norton covers ever. It’s time to give both of them their due.
Read MoreA. Merritt and the Irish
For Saint Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d look at how A. Merritt viewed Ireland and the Irish. A. Merritt's ancestors came from the southwest of England, but he had a sincere admiration for the Emerald Isle.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 3/15/2020
This week: A new issue of the great fantasy/adventure magazine Cirsova, Roy Thomas, Brackett, Frazetta, occult detectives, Mythos horror, and more.
Read MoreReview: Color Out of Space Starring Nicolas Cage
Entertaining adaptations of H. P. Lovecraft's work are, in my estimation, few and very far between. For the most part movies tapping into Lovecraft's work tend to feel like they're miles away from the cosmic horror themes that saturate most of the author's stories. After about fifteen minutes, Color Out of Space broke past my antagonism and hooked me.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 3/8/2020
This week: sword and sorcery movie posters, Elric, ERB films and comics, Manilla Road, August Derleth and other Weird Tales writers, and more.
Read MoreThe Weird Fiction of Jean Ray
A ship sails into another dimension. A house in Hamburg is besieged by invisible forces. The greatest detective in the world battles a monster of unknown origin under the streets of London. These are stories of Jean Ray, who was known as “The Belgian Poe.” Other writers he was similar to are H. P. Lovecraft, William Hope Hodgson, and Guy de Maussapant.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 3/1/2020
This week: Demons & Wizards on which books are the most metal, plus HPL, CAS, Manly Wade Wellman, Jack Vance, and more pulp fantasy, adventure and horror.
Read MoreThe Savage Swords of Tim Powers
Award-winning author, Tim Powers, got to celebrate his actual birthday today, him being a Leap Year baby and all. I’ve been a solid fan of his for three decades and I thought a look at Tim’s more swashbuckling output was called for.
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