Scobius, you muck-encrusted mockery of a man, how can you fail to mention three of the most significant things about HALLOWEEN 3?   Okay, I understand how you can't mention two of them, as rhapdodizing about Stacey Nelkin's specRACKular mammosity is the type of thing that's frowned on here.   But really, to leave out…

Scobius, you muck-encrusted mockery of a man, how can you fail to mention three of the most significant things about HALLOWEEN 3?   Okay, I understand how you can't mention two of them, as rhapdodizing about Stacey Nelkin's specRACKular mammosity is the type of thing that's frowned on here.   But really, to leave out…

My original response here is being held for moderation, presumably because I used the n-word in quotation marks, citing Howard stories like "Black Canaan" that are about white heroes preventing "n—-r" uprisings.  In case it never gets out of moderation, here's another go at it.

My original response here is being held for moderation, presumably because I used the n-word in quotation marks, citing Howard stories like "Black Canaan" that are about white heroes preventing "n—-r" uprisings.  In case it never gets out of moderation, here's another go at it.

Kane's Obi-Wan Kenobi or Gandalf figure is an African shaman, N'longa, who is introduced as a goofy Ju-Ju Man stereotype but then revealed as a figure of immense wisdom and power.  And who is the "he" is "totally racist,"  Kane or his creator Howard?  Does Kane ever speak out in support of slavery or express support…

Kane's Obi-Wan Kenobi or Gandalf figure is an African shaman, N'longa, who is introduced as a goofy Ju-Ju Man stereotype but then revealed as a figure of immense wisdom and power.  And who is the "he" is "totally racist,"  Kane or his creator Howard?  Does Kane ever speak out in support of slavery or express support…

Yeah, it kills me that Robert E. Howard, who grew up and lived in a podunk town during the Depression, would never have had a Puritan hanging out in a Catholic monastery or decorating his body with tattoos of the Cross, and would have known that the idea of a monastery in Elizabethan England was historically absurd,…

Yeah, it kills me that Robert E. Howard, who grew up and lived in a podunk town during the Depression, would never have had a Puritan hanging out in a Catholic monastery or decorating his body with tattoos of the Cross, and would have known that the idea of a monastery in Elizabethan England was historically absurd,…

Conan doesn't pull the nails out in "A Witch Shall be Born."  He's tough enough to survive being crucified for a period of time (I don't recall how long) in the scorching desert, even biting off the head of a vulture that lands on his shoulder and goes for his eye (and drinking its blood to sustain himself), but he's…

Conan doesn't pull the nails out in "A Witch Shall be Born."  He's tough enough to survive being crucified for a period of time (I don't recall how long) in the scorching desert, even biting off the head of a vulture that lands on his shoulder and goes for his eye (and drinking its blood to sustain himself), but he's…

So, the show called REVOLUTION is about a future in which an Evil Black Man has taken away our guns, yet the bad guys are called "The Militia"?  That seems a bit schizophrenic.

So, the show called REVOLUTION is about a future in which an Evil Black Man has taken away our guns, yet the bad guys are called "The Militia"?  That seems a bit schizophrenic.

For whatever reason (possibly this outdated browser), the thread structure won't let me reply to the post below about Fu Manchu.  The Sax Rohmer novels arguably become less racist as they go along.  The "yellow fiend" of the 20s becomes a semi-sympathetic antagonist by the late 30s.  In some ways he's like Fantomas or…

For whatever reason (possibly this outdated browser), the thread structure won't let me reply to the post below about Fu Manchu.  The Sax Rohmer novels arguably become less racist as they go along.  The "yellow fiend" of the 20s becomes a semi-sympathetic antagonist by the late 30s.  In some ways he's like Fantomas or…

If I was David Miscavige I'd have been hyping Hubbard's post-Dianetics stuff. His fiction got considerably worse once he became a self-styled prophet, losing much of its humor and pulp energy and replacing it with shrill crackpottery.  This happened long before BATTLEFIELD EARTH and kept me from ever even considering…

If I was David Miscavige I'd have been hyping Hubbard's post-Dianetics stuff. His fiction got considerably worse once he became a self-styled prophet, losing much of its humor and pulp energy and replacing it with shrill crackpottery.  This happened long before BATTLEFIELD EARTH and kept me from ever even considering…

The difference between the awesome Frazetta illustration in the header (that presumably came from a Science Fiction Bookclub edition) and the mass-market paperback cover by Boris Vallejo shows clearly why Frazetta rules and Boris drools.  Boris's figures all look so stiff and obviously posed, and his heroes clearly…

The difference between the awesome Frazetta illustration in the header (that presumably came from a Science Fiction Bookclub edition) and the mass-market paperback cover by Boris Vallejo shows clearly why Frazetta rules and Boris drools.  Boris's figures all look so stiff and obviously posed, and his heroes clearly…

Looking forward to the Parker.

Looking forward to the Parker.