H. Rider Haggard burst upon the literary scene in the late nineteenth century with novels like King Solomon’s Mines and She. He essentially created the ‘exotic adventure’ macro-genre, influencing the creators of Tarzan, Conan, James Bond and Indiana Jones. Over a hundred years after his death, Haggard’s books are still in print, biographies are being published and documentaries are being made about his creations.
Read More"Marchers of Valhalla" is the longest, and possibly the best, of the James Allison tales. It is a thrilling story where one can enjoy the exquisite and ferocious way in which REH narrates the adventures of Hialmar, the far-roving warrior of Nordheim.
Read MoreToday marks the ninetieth anniversary of Robert E. Howard’s death. It also marks the (official) fortieth anniversary of Howard Days. I have a few things to say about that and also some thoughts regarding Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith.
Read MoreBelieve it or not, Marilyn Monroe possessed some unguessed connections to Edgar Rice Burroughs, H. Rider Haggard and Fritz Leiber.
Read MoreThe Lemurian, Kelkor—also known as ‘Kelka’—was a major figure in the court of King Kull. He became the commander of the Red Slayers and, quite likely, saved Kull’s life. Read on to find out more about this neglected Thurian Age bad-ass.
Read MoreBelisarius was perhaps the last great general of the Roman Empire, both East and West. In 20th-century historical fiction, few titles are as unjustly forgotten as Robert Graves' Count Belisarius.
Read MoreToday marks the seventy-fifth birthday of the wildly talented artist, John Bolton. While he is, perhaps, more famous for his Kull covers for Marvel Comics, I want to focus on his Dark Horse Cormac Mac Art and Bran Mak Morn covers.
Read MoreFor World Goth Day, Matthew Pungitore shares his appreciation of Gothic literature.
Read MoreIn honor of Ken Kelly’s birthday, I reminisced a little bit and posted a gallery drawn from his amazing body of artwork.
Read MoreCormac FitzGeoffrey is perhaps the most notable of all the protagonists that Robert E. Howard created in his ‘Crusader’ stories; tales written with a significant element of historical realism. Cormac is reminiscent of Conan: tall stature, tigerish strength, fierce blue eyes, jet-black hair…and a force of nature on the battlefield.
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