Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961) was a self-educated American poet, sculptor, painter, and author of fantasy, horror, and science fiction short stories. He achieved early local recognition, largely through the enthusiasm of George Sterling, for traditional verse in the vein of Swinburne.
As a poet, Smith is grouped with the West Coast Romantics (alongside Ambrose Bierce, Joaquin Miller, Sterling, Nora... [click here for more]
Nicholas Ahlhelm revives the golden age public domain hero Rulah, Jungle Goddess in the first of an all new series of short stories! Matt Baker's classic art inspires a new take on the age-old jungle girl subgenre. Rulah is really Jane Dodge, intrepid pilot lost in the heart of Africa. But how did Jane become the so-called Jungle Goddess. "The Rise of Rulah" tells the origin of Matt Baker's... [click here for more]
Dateline, 1962. Will Walden was a normal kid. A little overweight and always bullied, Will's life suddenly changes during a lab accident. Suddenly he finds himself not only with super powers but also the owner of a shiny new flying saucer! Will quickly takes inspiration from his favorite comic books and becomes the hero of a city as the mysterious UFO! But can he withstand the attack of a rampaging... [click here for more]
EIGHTEEN WHISPERS TO THE DARKNESS
‘The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.’
So begins H. P. Lovecraft’s essay “Supernatural Horror in Literature,” arguably the most important analysis of horror ever written. Yet while hordes of writers have created works based on Lovecraft’s... [click here for more]