The Citadel of Fear

The Citadel of Fear

Author: Francis Stevens

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2024-10-22

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1804171719

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Two adventurers, prospecting for gold in the jungles of Mexico, stumble across a lost Aztec city and cause an ancient evil to be unleashed. An early science fiction masterpiece written by Gertrude Barrows Bennett, writing as Francis Stevens. Discovering a lost city in the Mexican jungle, two adventurers embark on a terrifying journey. Disturbing ancient gods and nightmare creatures, they find a hidden civilization of Aztecs and bring dark magic into the modern world. With a potent cocktail of romance, revenge and swampish evil this book is one of the earliest examples of fantasy and remains an enthralling read. Gertrude Barrows Bennett, writing as Francis Stevens, is often regarded as the founder of dark fantasy and was admired by H.P. Lovecraft amongst many, with some ranking her alongside Mary Shelley in impact and imaginative power. Foundations of Feminist Fiction. The early 1900s saw a quiet revolution in literature dominated by male adventure heroes. Both men and women moved beyond the norms of the male gaze to write from a different gender perspective, sometimes with female protagonists, but also expressing the universal freedom to write on any subject whatsoever.


The Fearsome Doctor Fang

The Fearsome Doctor Fang

Author: Tze Chun

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-10-01

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1952203368

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TKO Studios Presents In this globe-trotting adventure, a street cop and a treasure hunter pursue dashing Chinese criminal mastermind The Fearsome Doctor Fang. But when they discover Fang is working undercover, our trio must join forces to stop evil from awakening an ancient power…


Master of Mystery

Master of Mystery

Author: Will Murray

Publisher:

Published: 2021-07-26

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13:

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Who is The Shadow? How did he come to be? Master of Mystery: The Rise of The Shadow delves into the murky origins of perhaps the most significant media creation of all time. Between 1930 and 1954, The Shadow was a dominant figure in American popular culture. A multi-media sensation, he emerged from the creative cauldron of the earliest days of radio drama, and soon migrated to magazines, comic books, film and eventually paperback books. Only Superman and Batman, who were created a few years later, rivaled The Shadow in global public recognition. A century later, this enigmatic personality and his famous mantra, "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" remains recognizable to new generations born long after his remarkable reign. Popular culture historian and novelist Will Murray explores radio's first superstar and talks to the writers and artists who took a nebulous radio personality and brought him to blazing life in the pages of more than 300 classic pulp novels. Packed with revelations, Master of Mystery reveals how The Shadow inspired the creation of Batman in 1939! Including rare interviews with Walter B. Gibson, Theodore Tinsley, John L. Nanovic, Graves Gladney and Edd Cartier.


Falconspeare

Falconspeare

Author: Mike Mignola

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Published: 2022-01-25

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 1506724779

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Jump into an eerie Victorian-style mystery with an off-kilter, charming twist in the next knockout collaboration from Mike Mignola and Warwick Johnson-Cadwell! Monster hunters extraordinaire Professor Meinhardt, Mr. Knox, and Ms. Van Sloan have teamed up to slay spooks and investigate the uncanny before, but now they'll tackle a question that's haunted them for years: What happened to their friend and vampire slayer extraordinaire, James Falconspeare? Rendered in Johnson-Cadwell's signature loose, expressive style, and with gorgeous cover from Mignola and colorist Dave Stewart, this book will be a treat for fans of Mr. Higgins Comes Home and Our Encounters with Evil as well as folks new to the world Johnson-Cadwell and Mignola have created.


Atomic Robo Presents Real Science Adventures: the Nicodemus Job

Atomic Robo Presents Real Science Adventures: the Nicodemus Job

Author: Brian Clevinger

Publisher: IDW Publishing

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781684054510

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Constantinople is the setting for the crime of the century. The 11th Century, that is! On the eve of the First Crusade, the fate of the world rests in the hands of a disgraced soldier, an assassin, an orphan, a scribe, and a thief who have no idea they're pawns in a clash of civilizations. Heretical texts, ancient star


Thubway Tham Meets the Crimson Clown

Thubway Tham Meets the Crimson Clown

Author: Johnston McCulley

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-03-07

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9781986247276

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Thubway Tham -- A lisping pickpocket harboring delusions of grandeur; The Crimson Clown -- A "gentleman thief" justifying his crimes with charitable donations; Baron Bleud -- His legitimate business fronts hide the revenue from his criminal enterprises. With the police dogging his every step, Thubway Tham decides to lay low - but The Crimson Clown has other plans. Tham will aid him in lifting priceless jewels from The Baron ... or die! This Bold Venture edition collects the complete text of Johnston McCulley's novel for the first time! Originally presented in Detective Story Magazine, this story was an unusual for its time -- two popular characters joining forces in one story. Such "crossovers" are commonplace today in comic books, but Thubway Tham Meets the Crimson Clown no doubt made McCulley's fans sit up and take notice!


The Man Who Met Tarzan

The Man Who Met Tarzan

Author: Philip Jose Farmer

Publisher:

Published: 2021-11

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781945427237

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Collected here for the first time in print, this book presents the major writings on the Lord of the Jungle by famed Tarzan scholar, and Science Fiction Grand Master, Philip José Farmer. Included are many articles, letters, and prose pieces written over many decades of scholarship by the man who not only wrote Tarzan's biography but was privileged to have edited some of the memoirs written by Lord Greystoke himself. Grouped in a way that allows the reader to explore different aspects of Farmer's lifelong fascination and investigations, the collection culminates in an actual interview with Tarzan himself. This is the definitive collection, showcasing Farmer's love, admiration, and knowledge of Lord Greystoke, the man we all know as Tarzan of the Apes. Included are a previously unpublished article, a recently uncovered short additional piece of Tarzan's autobiography, and, perhaps of most interest, Farmer's draft notes detailing his preparation for the historic interview, as well as some key annotations he made in the immediate aftermath of the meeting. With the evidence presented here, who could doubt that Tarzan is real and that Farmer was able to track him down.


The Demon Crown

The Demon Crown

Author: James Rollins

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 9780062843234

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"Off the coast of Brazil, a team of scientists discovers a horror like no other, an island where all life has been eradicated, consumed, and possessed by a species beyond imagination. Before they can report their discovery, a mysterious agency attacks the group, killing them all, save one: an entomologist, an expert on venomous creatures, Professor Ken Matsui from Cornell University. Strangest of all, this inexplicable threat traces back to a terrifying secret buried a century ago beneath the National Mall: a cache of bones preserved in amber..."--