Magazine of Horror No. 27 (May 1969)
In this issue: Hugh B. Cave, Donald A. Wollheim, Robert Silverberg, part two of “The Devil’s Bride” by Seabury Quinn, and more.
Read MoreJoseph Clement Coll -- A Century Gone
On this day in 1921, Joseph Clement Coll died suddenly of appendicitis at the age of forty. Widely-respected for his pen-and-ink technique, Coll had illustrated classic tales by Arthur Conan Doyle and Sax Rohmer. After his death, JCC's work would influence the likes of Frank Frazetta and Gary Gianni.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 10/17/2021
This week: Michael Moorcock, Weird Tales, Fritz Leiber, Virgil Finlay, Clark Ashton Smith, Hercules films, and more.
Read MoreMagazine of Horror No. 26 (March 1969)
In this issue: “The Devil’s Bride” by Seabury Quinn, the first of David H. Keller’s “Tales from Cornwall,” and more weird fiction.
Read MoreClassic Pulp Heroics, New Herald: A Review of Schuyler Hernstrom’s The Eye of Sounnu
If it’s going to succeed in the 21st century sword-and-sorcery needs writers that know and respect its forms, classic authors, and traditions, but are unafraid to take these elements and create something new. In short, it needs writers that deliver what we know and love about sword-and-sorcery while breaking a few rules along the way in the service of their art.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 10/10/2021
This week: Poul Anderson, Cauldron Born, Weirdbook, Weird Tales, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, bootleg Conan LSD blotter paper, and more.
Read MoreColors and Curses in Clifford Ball’s “The Werewolf Howls”; a Reviewing and Interpretation
Doom, death, and time weigh upon everything within “The Werewolf Howls,” written by Clifford Ball, which creates associations to the inhuman and the profane unknowable, the scapegoat otherness, the satanic animalism, the wizened barbarism.
Read MoreMagazine of Horror No. 14 (Winter 1966/67)
At the recent Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention I picked up a stack of copies of Magazine of Horror. For its 36-issue run between 1963 and 1971, editor Robert A.W. Lowndes published lots of reprints from Weird Tales, but some original fiction as well. I thought it would be interesting to take a closer look at the contents of the issues I acquired. I’ll begin with the earliest issue I have, No. 14 (Winter 1966/67).
Read MoreOpen Call for Submissions for Samhain Sorceries
Many people have asked when DMR Books will open for submissions. The time is nigh! On All Hallows’ Eve we will begin accepting submissions for the Halloween-themed sword-and-sorcery anthology Samhain Sorceries.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 10/3/2021
This week: Clark Ashton Smith, Michael Moorcock, Schuyler Hernstrom, Brom, Tarzan, Black Sabbath (the film), and more.
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