Category Archives: Weird fiction

Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 26

Posted on July 20, 2022 by skullsinthestars

Time for more old school Dungeons & Dragons, compiled from the threads I post on twitter! Without further ado, let us begin: Lords of Darkness, by Ed Greenwood et al. (1988). This is another one of those reference books that … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeons And Dragons: Part 25

Posted on May 23, 2022 by skullsinthestars

Time for the next installment of old school D&D! I have been buoyed by a visit to Games Plus in Mount Prospect outside of Chicago, which has a massive collection of new and used game stuff! (So expect posts to … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeons and Dragons: Part 24

Posted on April 17, 2022 by skullsinthestars

Twenty-four blog posts about old school Dungeons & Dragons? I can hardly believe I’ve done it! Let’s begin right away: Palace of the Silver Princess (1981), by Tom Moldvay and Jean Wells. This module is one of the true classics, … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeons and Dragons: Part 23

Posted on January 7, 2022 by skullsinthestars

Let’s continue to collect those old school D&D threads that I share on twitter! The Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor, by the Judges Guild staff (1978). This one is a true classic of old school gaming! Judges Guild, which still does … Continue reading →

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The Handyman, by Lester Barclay

Posted on December 21, 2021 by skullsinthestars

Let’s tackle another invisibility story! This one is a little different, in that it is a story about an imaginary invisible friend! “The Handyman,” by Lester Barclay, appeared in the October 1950 issue of Fantastic Adventures. It is short and … Continue reading →

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Priestess of the Moon, by Ray Cummings

Posted on December 20, 2021 by skullsinthestars

More invisibility? Okay, sure, why not. I may be cursed to blog about invisibility in fiction for the rest of my life. While preparing a post about McGivern’s “The Visible Invisible Man,” I suddenly realized that there is another story … Continue reading →

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The Visible Invisible Man, by William P. McGivern

Posted on December 16, 2021 by skullsinthestars

Here’s another invisibility story — again, my book on the history and physics of invisibility will be out next year! The last we saw of William P. McGivern was his story “The Chameleon Man,” published in January of 1942. But … Continue reading →

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Cloak of Aesir, by Don A. Stuart

Posted on December 13, 2021 by skullsinthestars

This is the last of my daily run of blog posts for now, marking the 30th post in a row! Most of them have been on invisibility in fiction, and we wrap with a fascinating example. I’ve still got more … Continue reading →

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Ghost Planet, by Thorne Lee

Posted on December 12, 2021 by skullsinthestars

The penultimate post on invisibility in fiction in my attempt to blog 30 days in a row! I’ve got more stories to blog after that, but this will probably be the end of my continuous run. So we’ve technically already … Continue reading →

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Invisible One, by Neil R. Jones

Posted on December 10, 2021 by skullsinthestars

Starting to get exhausted by all these invisibility posts! But I’m going for 30 straight days of blogging, then I’ll rest. The scene: In her Ohio home on the outskirts of the 26th Century metropolis of Cincinnati, Moira Presby softly … Continue reading →