Unnatural Death by Dorothy Sayers (Avon Books, 1964) “I know who you are now,” said Nurse Philliter, slowly. “You — you gave evidence against Sir Julian Freke. In fact, you traced the murder to him, didn’t you?” In Unnatural Death, the third Wimsey novel, Sayers again makes medical issues vital to the plot and the mystery.

Towards the end of 2025, we got the fourth volume of Wild Inc. by Jack MacKenzie: Go, Johnny Go. The covers, both front and back, are clearly inspired by the Bantam Doc Savage volumes, as the main character and organization are a loose pastiche of Doc.

Towards the end of 2025, we got the fourth volume of Wild Inc. by Jack MacKenzie: Go, Johnny Go. The covers, both front and back, are clearly inspired by the Bantam Doc Savage volumes, as the main character and organization are a loose pastiche of Doc.

I don’t systematically collect comic book materials but I pick up Edgar Rice Burroughs or Robert E. Howard related stuff when I see it. Found all three of the Marvel paperbacks above at various book sales.

The 13th Warrior (102 minutes; 1999) Written by William Wisher and Warren Lewis. Directed by John McTiernan Based on the novel, Eaters of the Dead, by Michael Crichton, who also served as a producer and uncredited director.

When I was reading the recent work by Marcos Legaria on Robert Barlow, The Man Who Collected Lovecraft, I read of an incident when the young Barlow had a dealing with another young fan that went sour.  And I learned that a book about this fan’s life had been published by one of his sons, […]

When I was reading the recent work by Marcos Legaria on Robert Barlow, The Man Who Collected Lovecraft, I read of an incident when the young Barlow had a dealing with another young fan that went sour.  And I learned that a book about this fan’s life had been published by one of his sons, […]

Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk have become geek icons. A Knight’s Tale, Castle, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Resident Alien, The Rookie: they’ve built successful careers over the years. Their real-life friendship, and their nerdy idol status, tracks back to Firefly.

If there is one group of people that deserve more praise in the literary community, it’s translators. Recent years have shown us just how vital they are to our bookshelves and TBR lists. Its them we have to thank for every Roadside Picnic and Eternaut that dares to tantalize English speakers the world over.

Tom’s Crossing (Pantheon, October 28, 2025) Every now and then I reach for a copy of Anna Karenina on my TBR bookshelf, but hesitate to wonder, “Do I really have time to get into this kind of heavy reading of some 800 plus pages right now?” So far, the answer has been, “No.” I really do intend to get to it at some point because, well, it’s Anna Karenina.

Sterner St. Paul Meek was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 8, 1894. He earned as associate of science degree from the University of Chicago in 1914 and continued his education at the University of Alabama, becoming a member of Phi Beta Kappa and earned a bachelor of science in metallurgical engineering.

In August 2025, we hailed the emergence of a second Chain Story project championed by Michael A. Stackpole. This is a Sword & Sorcery-focused, contagious set of connected (“chained”) stories. Each is: A standalone tale Readable in any order Free to read Interconnected via a theme involving a Crown Stories are being released every few weeks.

Savage Heroes (Star, February 1977). Cover by Les Edwards A couple more Sword & Sorcery anthology reviews: first up is Savage Heroes (Subtitled Tales of Sorcery & Black Magic) (1977), from British Publisher Star, edited by Eric Pendragon and illustrated by the great Jim Pitts, who is still working today.

Code Name: Intrepid is an interesting series from Robert J. Mendenhall, available through his own imprint Blue Planet Press. CNI is a special team of military and civilian experts who handle cases that are extraordinary or of an unusual order in the 1930s.

Code Name: Intrepid is an interesting series from Robert J. Mendenhall, available through his own imprint Blue Planet Press. CNI is a special team of military and civilian experts who handle cases that are extraordinary or of an unusual order in the 1930s.

Good afterevenmorn, Readers! Since the release of Iron Lung, the independent film adaptation of the equally independent video game of the same name, I have been awash in articles, interviews and reviews about the piece.

I have posted a few times on the fiction of Gary Lovisi. He is an author, editor, publisher (Gryphon Books as well as Paperback Parade), and book dealer. While some of his work has come out from his own Gryphon Books, he has also put out works from Ramble House, Wildside Press, and now Stark […]

I have not been active in the John D. MacDonald world for awhile. Time is limited, and interests are many. I recently jumped down the Columbo rabbit hole (I wrote about him back in 2016, and I’ve got a big project in the works for 2027).

Can you match the fantasy world on the left with its creator on the right? Kregen _________ 1. John Norman Magira _________ 2. Edmond Hamilton Newhon  ________ 3. Gardner F. Fox Janus __________ 4. Charles Allen Gramlich Ur_____________ 5.

So here we are, the final wild bunch of my favorite films; films that I have returned to time and time again purely for their entertainment value and healing properties. I’m sure most of the thirty films on my list are favorites for you too, but I hope there are at least one or two titles spread upon this charcuterie board of nostalgia and cheese that you haven’t seen, and might have piqued your interest enough to seek them out....

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Rosel George was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 15, 1926. She attended Sophie Newcomb College and earned a Master of Arts degree in Greek at the University of Minnesota. In 1947, she married W.

Stand on Zanzibar (Del Rey/Ballantine, June 1976). Cover by Murray Tinkelman Watching their sets in a kind of trance Were people in Mexico, people in France. They don’t chase Jones but their dreams are the same— Mr.

The Spell of Seven (Pyramid Books, June 1965). Cover by Virgil Finlay L. Sprague de Camp was a major player in the paperback Sword & Sorcery boom of the 1960s. I had the good fortune to meet him and his wife; both were urbane and erudite.

I recently discovered a new New Pulp hero, The Grey Phantom, created by Brian K. Lowe. At present there are two novels, The Invisible Crimes and The Mad Monk, with a third coming, The Perfect Murders. There are also two short stories available electronically, “The Silverback Murders” and “The Golden Rainbow Murders.” I hope they […]

Dragonslayer (109 minutes; 1981) Written by Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins. Directed by Matthew Robbins. What is it? A sorcerer’s apprentice travels across sixth-century England to battle a dragon terrorizing a small kingdom.

I have posted before on the Burroughs Bibliophiles, a literary society started by Vern Coriell with the permission of Edgar Rice Burroughs. In addition to publishing The Burroughs Bulletin, Coriell started a publication arm called the House of Greystoke, which published a variety of works from the late 1960s into the late ’70s.

I haven’t told you about What I’ve Been Watching since last year! Of course it’s only February 16, so I guess we can keep a sense of proportion. But I’ve been watching a lot of stuff this year. As always, many are re-watches.

The three book Echoes of Valor anthology series from TOR was edited by Karl Edward Wagner, who wrote excellent Sword & Sorcery tales himself, and could recognize good ones when he saw them. These were not anthologies of new stories, but reprints.

Four horror films and a western. Sounds like a great night in. Mackenna’s Gold (1969) Who’s in it? Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Julie Newmar What’s it about? Marshal MacKenna (Peck) chances upon a map to a legendary treasure, and burns it after committing it to memory.

Eric Temple Bell was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on February 7, 1883, but when he was fifteen months old, his family moved to San Jose, California. After his father’s death in January 1896, the family moved back to the United Kingdom, settling in Bedford, England.

Conan: Spawn of the Serpent God by Tim Waggoner (Titan Books, October 28, 2025). Cover artist unknown Titan Books is on a roll, publishing Conan novels in quick succession: S. M. Stirling’s Blood of the Serpent (2022), John C.