Category Archives: Weird fiction

Old School Dungeons and Dragons: Part 22

Posted on November 14, 2021 by skullsinthestars

Time for another compilation of my twitter OldSchoolDungeonsAndDragons threads! I’ve done 22 posts of these and still have tons of things to talk about. To begin: a small riddle! What are these mysterious, faux-leather bound tomes, inscribed with the TSR … Continue reading →

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The Sea Demons, by Victor Rousseau

Posted on November 12, 2021 by skullsinthestars

Continuing a discussion of odd stories of invisibility in fiction that I came across in writing my book on the history of invisibility physics. Pulp stories are sometimes quite a ride. They can be filled with bizarre ideas and twists … Continue reading →

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The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz, by Jules Verne

Posted on November 10, 2021 by skullsinthestars

My book on the history and physics of invisibility is off to the publisher for final approval, though there’s still some little stuff I want to add, including a comprehensive bibliography of stories about invisibility. Along the way, I’ve read … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeons and Dragons: Part 21

Posted on July 13, 2021 by skullsinthestars

Hey, you know what I haven’t done in a while? Compile my old school Dungeons & Dragons twitter threads into a post! So here we go… Undermountain: Stardock (1997), by Steven E. Schend. I bought this one specifically because I … Continue reading →

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Sinister Barrier, by Eric Frank Russell

Posted on June 21, 2021 by skullsinthestars

Writing a book about the history and science of invisibility has led me to read things that I would otherwise never have encountered, including a whole slew of science fiction tales about invisibility and invisible creatures. I thought I would … Continue reading →

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H.G. Wells insults the entire human race (1924)

Posted on June 2, 2021 by skullsinthestars

Most everyone knows the name H.G. Wells: he is one of the founders of science fiction as a popular and accepted form of literature, thanks to his brilliant novels The Time Machine (1895), The War of the Worlds (1898), and … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeons and Dragons: Part 20

Posted on April 19, 2021 by skullsinthestars

Wow, have I been doing these threads forever? Yes, yes I have! The first one was in August of 2019! Anyway, here are some more old school Dungeons & Dragons posts, compiled from my twitter threads. Night Below, an Underdark … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeons and Dragons: Part 19

Posted on February 5, 2021 by skullsinthestars

Have I really done enough twitter threads of old school Dungeons and Dragons to fill 19 posts? Yes, I have, and there’s more to come! Let’s jump right in… The Book of Lairs (1986), by Jim Ward and Michael Breault. … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 18

Posted on December 2, 2020 by skullsinthestars

Time for another round of old school Dungeons and Dragons, taken from my long-running twitter series! Dragons (1986), by Cory Glaberson. Here is another supplement in the Role Aids line for D&D that was produced by Mayfair Games, originally under … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 17

Posted on August 28, 2020 by skullsinthestars

Since I’m behind in compiling my old school D&D posts from twitter, here’s another post! Operation Seventh Seal (1985), by Evan Robinson. Let’s look at an adventure from another TSR roleplaying game, Top Secret!

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