Month: October 2018
Sears 1892-2018
Before Walmart and Amazon there was Sears
Art from War of the Worlds, 1906
The War of the Worlds, Belgium edition, 1906. Artwork by Brazilian Henrique Alvim Correa (Brazilian, 1876–1910)
Ghost Rider, 1951
The original Ghost Rider, Cover by Frank Frazetta
Island of Lost Souls, 1932
Billboard for the film adaptation of the H. G. Wells novel The Island of Dr. Moreau
Ghost Story, February 16, 1937
The Los Angeles Times, California, February 16, 1937
Happy Birthday Lester Dent!
Lester Dent (1904 – 1959) was a prolific pulp fiction author of numerous stories, best known as the main author of the series of stories about the superhuman character, “Doc Savage.” He is credited with writing 159 books in 16 years during the 1930s and 40s.
He also wrote the invaluable Pulp Paper Master Fiction Plot
The Mummy’s Script
Boris Karloff reading the script between takes on the set of ‘The Mummy’
Flying Down to Rio, 1933
Flying Down to Rio is a 1933 American pre-Code RKO musical film noted for being the first screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. (Wikipedia)
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The Mysterious Rider, 1927
