A. Merritt's "Adventurer Archaeologists"
A. Merritt helped create and define the 'adventurer archaeologist' trope. Without his influence, we might not have the likes of Indiana Jones, Dirk Pitt or Lara Croft.
Read MoreEdgar Allan Poe -- 175 Years On
The one-hundredth and seventy-fifth anniversary of the day when—in the lonesome October—Edgar Allan Poe mysteriously passed beyond this mortal coil, came and went a few days ago. The anniversary of such a literary titan shall not go unrecognized, albeit belatedly.
Read MoreCentennial Edition of A. Merritt's Ship of Ishtar Coming in November
On November 8, 1924, The Ship of Ishtar by A. Merritt hit the stands. Drenched in blood, sex and the supernatural, nothing like it had ever seen print before in American popular culture. On November 8, 2024, DMR Books will release a special Centennial Edition of Merritt’s classic proto-sword-and-sorcery novel.
Read MoreHoward Andrew Jones: Tragic News
A little over a week ago, John C. Hocking called me and told me about fantasy author, Howard Andrew Jones. Since then, several websites have reported on Howard’s condition. To put it very briefly, Mr. Jones is suffering from advanced, terminal brain cancer.
Read MoreWhen the Best is Mediocre
While reading The Best of Jules De Grandin by Seabury Quinn, I kept thinking, “How on earth was this guy more popular than Robert E. Howard or H. P. Lovecraft?”
Read MoreJoe Jusko's 'Savage Sword' Covers
Joe Jusko painted some great covers for The Savage Sword of Conan back in the day. Here are a few of them.
Read MoreKlarkash-Ton Day 2024
The cosmic wheels have whirled and turned once more. We yet again find ourselves celebrating Klarkash-Ton Day. Raise a glass of Atlantean vintage—or the closest equivalent—to the memory of Clark Ashton Smith and his almost-avatar, Klarkash-Ton.
Read MoreA. Merritt and The Ship of Ishtar
A. Merritt's landmark heroic fantasy novel, The Ship of Ishtar, still resonates a solid century after its first publication. Since that time, it has inspired classic tales from the likes of Robert E. Howard, Leigh Brackett and Michael Moorcock.
Read MoreTom Sutton's "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" Portfolio
H.P. Lovecraft, if he was still among the living, would have turned one hundred and thirty-four today. In honor of that, I'll take a quick look at an artistic tribute to HPL's The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath.
Read MoreGene Wolfe and The Book of Imaginary Beings
In this essay, Matthew Ilseman explores the influence Jorge Luis Borges had on Gene Wolfe, particularly through The Book of Imaginary Beings.
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