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H. P. Lovecraft: From Weird to Modern Gothic
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” This opening from ‘Supernatural Horror in Literature‘ captures the motivation of...
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Robert Bloch: Master of Psychological Terror.
Science fiction, fantasy, horror, pulp magazines and movies: this extraordinary man connects most of the interests in These Fantastic Worlds. Although best known for his novel and the film, Psycho,...
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Algernon Blackwood: Master of Supernatural Fiction
“…such delicate phantasies as Jimbo or The Centaur. Mr. Blackwood achieves in these novels a close and palpitant approach to the inmost substance of dream, and works enormous havock with the...
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Henry Fuseli: Dark Gothic Fantasy
The early gothic found ghastly, thrilling form in the supernatural intimations of Henry Fusili. A writer, translator and artist of fierce intelligence we know him primarily as the creator of the famous...
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Clark Ashton Smith: Master of Gothic, Pulp and SF classics
Golden Age writer of over 100 stories Clark Ashton Smith enjoyed a reputation for fast-paced, evocative narratives in the thrilling forms of the golden age genre fiction: horror, science fiction,...
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5 Steps to the SF and Fantasy Podcast
This week sees a new departure, at least, the opening up of a new region in These fantastic Worlds. I’m keen to invoke the spirits of Weird Tales of the 1930s, Analog in the ’50s, Marvel’s Epic in the...
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Gustave Dore Illustration: Empyrean
This astonishing engraving is from Dore’s magnificent illustrated version of Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 31. It’s very hard to create a decent image of this online because there’s so much detail in the...
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H. P. Lovecraft: From Weird to Modern Gothic
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” This opening from ‘Supernatural Horror in Literature‘ captures the motivation of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Robert Bloch: Master of Psychological Terror.
Science fiction, fantasy, horror, pulp magazines and movies: this extraordinary man connects most of the interests in These Fantastic Worlds. Although best known for his novel and the film, Psycho,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Algernon Blackwood: Master of Supernatural Fiction
“…such delicate phantasies as Jimbo or The Centaur. Mr. Blackwood achieves in these novels a close and palpitant approach to the inmost substance of dream, and works enormous havoc with the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Henry Fuseli: Dark Gothic Fantasy
The early gothic found ghastly, thrilling form in the supernatural intimations of Henry Fuseli. A writer, translator and artist of fierce intelligence we know him primarily as the creator of the famous...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clark Ashton Smith: Master of Gothic, Pulp and SF classics
Golden Age writer of over 100 stories Clark Ashton Smith enjoyed a reputation for fast-paced, evocative narratives in the thrilling forms of the golden age genre fiction: horror, science fiction,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
5 Steps to the SF and Fantasy Podcast
This week sees a new departure, at least, the opening up of a new region in These fantastic Worlds. I’m keen to invoke the spirits of Weird Tales of the 1930s, Analog in the ’50s, Marvel’s Epic in the...
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