I’ve been reading Edgar Rice Burroughs books since I was a very young kid, and they’ve always held a special place in my heart. But like most… Read more “Book Review: The Warlord of Mars”
Tag: Writing
Book Review: The Hashish Man
As a teen, I discovered H.P. Lovecraft, and through Lovecraft (and Robert E. Howard) I discovered many other writers. Reading anthologies of “Cthulhu Mythos” stories (Lovecraft called… Read more “Book Review: The Hashish Man”
Comic Review: Peepland
I dig pulp fiction and hard boiled crime novels. I’m not an expert. I’m not a connoisseur. But I like ‘em. I like the Film Noir that… Read more “Comic Review: Peepland”
Book Review: The Name of the Wind
I gripe about Fantasy a lot. I typically don’t care for pseudo-Medieval European settings, featuring lots of familiar peoples and creatures. A lot of the work I… Read more “Book Review: The Name of the Wind”
Book Review: Frontier Cthulhu
Lovecraft’s work oozes with sinister Americana, yet rarely have I seen authors delve too deeply into America’s past when exploring Cosmic Horror. In this book from Chaosium,… Read more “Book Review: Frontier Cthulhu”
Book Review: Shub-Niggurath Cycle
In the mid-90s, I was snapping up all things Lovecraft. I’d hit the used bookstore near my house, scouring the shelves for Lovecraft or anyone I knew… Read more “Book Review: Shub-Niggurath Cycle”
Wonder Woman, Red Sonja, & a Shrink Ray
The strange evolution of Baal and the Conquest of the Sphere Where do you get your ideas? It’s a question a lot of authors are asked. Not… Read more “Wonder Woman, Red Sonja, & a Shrink Ray”
Book Review: The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies
Being a reader of Lovecraft, Howard, and some of the other ‘Weird Tales’ folk from that time, I was always aware of Clark Ashton Smith as another… Read more “Book Review: The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies”
A Week on a Cruise Ship
From Puerto Rico, we boarded the Norwegian Gem and shipped out on a tour of the Southeastern Caribbean. This was my first time on a cruise ship,… Read more “A Week on a Cruise Ship”
A Few Days in Puerto Rico
A couple weeks back, my amazing partner and I hopped on an airplane and headed down to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Neither of us had been there… Read more “A Few Days in Puerto Rico”
Matthew J. Constantine 