1900-1930s – Realms of Night

Robert E. Howard

by Christopher FulbrightMarch 15, 2020March 15, 20200

Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936) was an American author and poet. He was born in Peaster, Texas, a small town …

Clark Ashton Smith

by Christopher FulbrightApril 15, 2018March 15, 20200

Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893 – August 14, 1961) was an American author of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction. He rose to prominence …

Fu Manchu

by Christopher FulbrightMay 30, 20170

Arthur Henry Ward (February 15, 1883 – June 1, 1959) is better known to the realm of fantastic fiction as Sax Rohmer, British author of the …

H. P. Lovecraft

by Christopher FulbrightApril 9, 2017March 15, 20201

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American poet, journalist, editor, and author. Lovecraft certainly needs no introduction to horror …

The Shadow

by Christopher FulbrightJuly 24, 2016May 14, 20170

“Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?” Americans have known the answer to this question since the early 1930s, when the iconic …

Fritz Leiber

by Christopher FulbrightDecember 13, 2015May 14, 20170

Fritz Leiber (1910 – 1992) was an American author of horror, science fiction and fantasy, credited with coining the phrase “sword and sorcery” and forging …

Dennis Wheatley

by Christopher FulbrightSeptember 27, 2015May 14, 20170

Dennis Wheatley was an English author of thrillers, adventure fiction, occult fiction, crime, and non-fiction. He was one of the most prolific and bestselling authors …

Doc Savage, The Man of Bronze

by Christopher FulbrightSeptember 12, 2015September 6, 20150

Doc Savage was a popular pulp fiction character created in the early 1930’s by Street & Smith publications. ThePulp.Net reports that the character was created …