Tag Archives: Edgar Rice Burroughs

Sinister Cinema: Night Moves

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Don

Matthew Asprey Gear’s previous film tome piled up over 300 pages covering the career of Orson Welles, but this year he’s taking it easy with a monograph half that length. Got to appreciate the guys sitting around knocking out monographs. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film | Tagged Alan Sharp, Arthur Penn, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Gene Hackman, Jim Thompson, Matthew Asprey, Night Moves, Robert Mitchum, Warren Oates |

Rediscovered: Further ERBivoring

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Don

Kevin Cook, noted pulp and book collector, chimes in with some comments on Edgar Rice Burroughs: “Unless you have a fortune hidden away somewhere, I would vote against dropping all the other authors you collect in favor of ERB as you … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit | Tagged Book Collecting, Charles B. Stilson, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Kevin Cook, Kioga, Norris Chambers, Richard A. Lupoff, Tarzan, William L. Chester |

Rediscovered: ERBivores on the Prod

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Don

On Saturday the 11th I made a run up to Folsom to do a little talk for a gathering of Edgar Rice Burroughs fans, assembled for North Coast Mangani III (aka NCM3). Thomas Krabacher talked me into it, figuring I … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit, News, REH | Tagged Book Collecting, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Geronimo, Jungle Stories, Ki-Gor, Morgan Holmes, Prince Valiant, Richard A. Lupoff, Tarzan, Thomas Yeates, Tom Krabacher |

Rediscovered: High Stakes Burroughs Bibliophilia

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Don

From the far reaches of Bismarck, North Dakota, our good buddy and occasional Guest Blogger Brian Leno got a sudden urge to ERB a bit for the Mean Streets. Why not? And you know Brian and his collections — he sent … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit, REH | Tagged Book Collecting, Brian Leno, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., Frank Frazetta, Jim Gerlach, Jim Sullos, Robert B. Zeuschner, Roy Krenkel |

Hammett: It’s Raining Dashiells in Gotham City

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Don

Next week Gotham begins airing the last set of new episodes heading to the first season finale. It’s already been renewed, so no need to worry about an unresolved cliff-hanger — if they do have a cliff-hanger they leave unresolved next season, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Film, News, REH, Tour | Tagged 891 Post, Alexandre Dumas, Batman, Dash Mihok, Dashiell Eaves, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Gotham, John Milius, Leave It to Beaver, Leo Grin, Lyle Talbot, More Dashiells, Senator Joseph McCarthy, Stephen Talbot, Weird Tales |

Two-Gun Bob: Norris Chambers RIP

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Don

I’m running behind on memorial notices, as pals of mine have been kicking off right and left, it seems. And even though I did a Memorial March theme last year, noting the anniversaries for the deaths of Lovecraft and ERB, as … Continue reading →

Posted in News, REH, Willeford | Tagged Edgar Rice Burroughs, George Orwell, Leo Grin, Lovecraft, Norris Chambers, Tarzan, Texas, The Cimmerian, Tompk |

Hollywood Beat: Behind the Scenes on John Carter

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Don

While I have no intention of becoming a reliable news source for free stuff you can download on Kindle, I did notice during a surf through Bill Crider’s blog today that the ebook version of John Carter and the Gods of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, News | Tagged Bill Crider, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter, Kindle, Michael D. Sellers |

Two-Gun Bob: First, You Crack Argosy

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Don

When the article “Conan the Argonaut” appeared in The Cimmerian in 2008, one of the inset quotes, selected to illustrate the mindset that essay argues against, came from Lin Carter in his 1973 book on fantasy literature, Imaginary Worlds, where he … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit, REH | Tagged "Conan the Argonaut", "Conan vs. Conantics", A. Merritt, Brian Leno, Conan, Edgar Rice Burroughs, George Allan England, Harold Lamb, Harry Morris, Imaginary Worlds, John Carter, L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter, Nyctalops, Otis Adelbert Kline, PulpFest, Pulps, Rafael Sabatini, Ray Cummings, Talbot Mundy, Tarzan, The Cimmerian, Weird Tales |

Rediscovered: Stabbed in the Forehead! (and Other Pulp Thrills)

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Don

How about a postmortem on PulpFest before something else ripping Up and Down These Mean Streets distracts me? It’s always something — latest is juggling a date and time to do a walk for a Private Eye convention in October. (Tours … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Film, Lit, News, REH | Tagged Alexandre Dumas, Anthony Tollin, Arkham House, Black Mask, Bob Clampett, Book Collecting, Brian Leno, Chester Himes, Conan, Count of Monte Cristo, Dillinger, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Erle Stanley Gardner, Esquire, Fantomas, Fat Charley Makley, German Village, Green Lawn Cemetery, James Thurber, Jim Tully, John Carter, Mike Chomko, Nick Certo, O. Henry, Ohio Caverns, Ohio State Pen, PulpFest, Pulps, Rick Lai, Rusty Burke, Serpent Mound, Smart Set, St Marys Ohio, Stark House Press, Terry Zobeck, The Shadow, The Spider, Walker Martin, Walter B. Gibson |

Hammett: The Big 88

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Don

My spies out there in the world, always keeping an eye on the news, have alerted me to the latest honor for the author who makes The Dashiell Hammett Tour the rollicking fun ride that it is: Hammett’s Red Harvest has … Continue reading →