Wallace was one of the originators of the 'thriller' genre, cranking them out at pulp speed. He dominated the British literary market for several years. Edgar would go on to live large and then help script one of the most iconic films of the twentieth century.
Read MoreLet us not forget that it shows very poor taste to ladle out an adaptation that exhibits a plethora of uninteresting alterations. To make this adaption terribly dissimilar from the original Lovecraft story, such adulteration could be considered bad form. Not every movie from long ago was perfect, but greater disillusionment and disappointment is to be expected from movies these days.
Read MoreOverall, I have to rate this year's Guest Bloggerama as being the strongest since its inception. The 'killer elite' from the last four years--Brian Murphy, Daniel J. Davis, Chris L. Adams and Robert M. Price, is nearly the same. Meanwhile, each and every guest blogger turned in a great post. This might be the strongest Bloggerama yet.
Read MoreTwo years ago DMR Books released the first Renegade Swords anthology. With stories by Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Manly Wade Wellman and more, it was an instant smash hit. The second volume, featuring stories by Michael Moorcock and Karl Edward Wagner, appeared a year later. And now, Renegade Swords III is on its way!
Read MoreThis week: Richard L. Tierney, Michael Moorcock, Conan, a possible Kane movie, Lovecraft, George Barr, Star Wars, and more.
Read MoreRichard L. Tierney was one of the cadre of young authors back in the 1970s who spearheaded a Sword-and-Sorcery renaissance. He was also a poet and Cthulhu Mythos scholar of note. His tales of the ex-gladiator S&S hero, Simon of Gitta, remain classics in the genre.
Read MoreThis film, when I saw it in the theatre in 1981, had and still does have a great impact on me. In this brief essay I’d like to explain why. I write only on the basis of my own impressions. I have never listened to director John Boorman’s commentary; nor have I studied any other. This is Excalibur in the eye of the beholder.
Read MoreEdmond Hamilton wrote many stories of Merrittesque adventure for Weird Tales during the 1930s and 1940s. In my opinion, those stories are some of his finest, albeit lesser-known. Hamilton could write a gripping weird tale, though he became more famous for his straight-up science fiction, especially his space operas.
Read MorePoul Anderson is one of the very best authors the the genre ever produced, effortlessly writing anything from Hard SF to retold Viking Sagas over his five-decade career. That said, most of his earlier work has remained stubbornly out of print. Which is just one reason why Fantasy, a 1981 title from Tor books, was such a rare treasure.
Read MoreGeorge W. Barr—a cover artist for Amra, DAW Books, Amazing and Weird Tales—turned eighty-five today. Barr could—at the top of his game—paint covers with a sensuous or ethereal beauty, often in glorious colors.
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