Category Archives: Weird fiction

Dark Horse, by Mary H. Herbert

Posted on June 10, 2023 by skullsinthestars

There is a quite long history of novels published by TSR based on Dungeons & Dragons, and the quality is definitely a mixed bag! Some of the earliest were the classic Dragonlance novels by Weis and Hickman, the first of … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 31

Posted on June 5, 2023 by skullsinthestars

This is the 31st installment of old school Dungeons & Dragons! There’s nothing special about that milestone, other than me realizing that it’s a lot of posts. Anyway, let’s jump right to it… X6: Quagmire! (1984), by Merle M. Rasmussen. … Continue reading →

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Night of the Big Heat, by John Lymington

Posted on June 4, 2023 by skullsinthestars

I don’t know exactly what first drew my attention to Night of the Big Heat (1959), by John Lymington. I suspect I was browsing through some Wikipedia posts about alien invasion movies, and caught sight of the 1967 film adaptation … Continue reading →

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The Dark Host, by Archie Roy

Posted on June 3, 2023 by skullsinthestars

Let’s take a look at one of the most obscure books I’ve ever read! So, I’ve written about the work of Archie Roy before, in particular his novel Devil in the Darkness (1978), a remarkably good haunted house story. In … Continue reading →

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The Little Black Bag, by C.M. Kornbluth

Posted on May 29, 2023 by skullsinthestars

As long as I’ve been having fun tracking down classic science fiction stories that I absolutely love, let me share at least one more! “The Little Black Bag,” by C.M. Kornbluth, first appeared in the July 1950 issue of Astounding … Continue reading →

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Prisoner of the Vampires of Mars, by Gustave Le Rouge

Posted on May 28, 2023 by skullsinthestars

Sometimes you just have to read a book because of its title. This was certainly the case when I decided I wanted to read Prisoner of the Vampires of Mars (1908-1909), by Gustave Le Rouge! Like, the title has everything! … Continue reading →

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Relook at “Giants From Eternity,” by Manly Wade Wellman

Posted on May 26, 2023 by skullsinthestars

In my investigations of classic pulp magazines over the past year, I’ve come across some classic stories and real gems that I had forgotten about. One of these guilty pleasures is “Giants From Eternity,” by Manly Wade Wellman, published in … Continue reading →

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A Subway Named Mobius, by A.J. Deutsch

Posted on May 25, 2023 by skullsinthestars

I’ve spent a lot of time talking about short stories about invisibility, but my searches have occasionally reminded me of some of my other favorite, non-invisibility-related, science fiction stories. Today I thought I’d take a short look at “A Subway … Continue reading →

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Rogue Moon, by Algis Budrys

Posted on May 24, 2023 by skullsinthestars

Oh, what the heck — as long as I’m thinking of Algis Budrys’ work, and I’m still on a blogging roll, let me say a few words about his most famous novel Rogue Moon (1960). I read it on a … Continue reading →

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Perseus Had a Helmet, by Richard Sale

Posted on May 22, 2023 by skullsinthestars

Fate has led me to another invisibility story while looking for something completely different! This gives me one more opportunity to remind people that my book on invisibility is available while I blog about this story. One of the very … Continue reading →

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