#BookWormSat Mischief-makers The Brownie stories, written and illustrated by Palmer Cox, were published in magazines and a series of books in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They used rhyming verse and many illustrations to tell new tales based on these mischievous creatures from folklore.

#PhantomsFriday Illustration by Stephen Fabian from the art book Fantasy by Fabian (1978). It was accompanied by this text: On the red hearth's reddest centre, from a blazing knot of oak, Seemed to gibe and grin this phantom when in terror I awoke; More info in alt text.

#BookologyThursday A painting by Stephen Somers from The Art of Arkham Horror (Dark Horse Books, 2021). Inspired by weird fiction stories of undersea gods and monsters by many authors.

#BookWormSat Recompense by Robert E. Howard was not published in his lifetime, but was a titled draft in his standard finished format, ready to be submitted. This text is from Collected Poetry V1 (REH Foundation Press, 2008). His skill with poems like this carried over into his prose writing.

#BookWormSat A Song of Dreams was first published by Clark Ashton Smith in The Star-Treader and Other Poems in 1912 and later modified very slightly. If I had to choose one favorite poem by him, it would be this one, since it expresses so beautifully why people read and write speculative fiction.

The Spire awakens once more in Steam Early Access on March 5, 2026! ⚔️ New characters, enemies, environments & more await you in Slay the Spire 2, the sequel to the iconic roguelike deckbuilder. Will you attempt the climb alone... or enlist the aid of your fellow adventurers?

“Hellwig's Conquest: A Tactical Game based on Chess” This book now available on Etsy and ebay. Letter-sized, perfect bound, w/ color plates, 144 pages. Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/1619390774/hellwigs-conquest-a-tactical-game-based ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/376551975509

#WyrdWednesday Sadastor (1930) by Clark Ashton Smith. A demon tells a strange, dark tale of a doomed siren on a dead planet. This prose poem or very short story, filled with beautiful language, is almost never mentioned among his works, but is one of my favorites. Art credit in alt text.

A geological probe droid - it's going to be an objective marker for games of Space Weirdos, etc. A long forgotten relic that has valuable information stored inside. #miniaturepainting #scratchbuilding #nerdlings #spaceweirdos

#BookWormSat The Snake (2008) by Tanith Lee. Reprinted in The Earth is Flat (2023), a collection of stories that were not included in her Flat Earth novels. When a woman discovers that her husband-to-be's death was not as it seems, she plots a cunning vengeance. Art credit in alt text.

#PhantomsFriday Garden at Lu (Weird Tales, Mar 1942)) by Gerald Chan Sieg. Her name was Geraldine, but she published with a male pseudonym. Art credit in alt text.

Earthdawn, the awesome #ttrpg could be described as Fallout meets D&D. Earthdawn used to share its in-game timeline with that of Shadowrun, until licensing made them go their separate ways. It was first published in 1993. Your people survived a magical apocalypse in "dungeons". Now you emerge.

#WyrdWednesday Tainaron: Mail From Another City (1985) by Finnish author Leena Krohn. Translated into English by Hilda Hawkins. A collection of thirty letters, each a beautifully written philosophical vignette, sent by a human who is living in and exploring a city of anthropomorphic insects.

#WyrdWednesday The Dragon Masters (1962) by Jack Vance. This novella was set in a human space colony that used reptilian aliens to create armies of genetically enhanced dinosaurs.

I am starting to make prints of my work available, starting with this one. Open to requests! 🌈💾 #floppydiskart

I was delighted to find that sessions from the Smith Circle conference a few weeks ago are available on YouTube, since I was not there. I will enjoy watching those. I also recommend the documentary The Emperor of Dreams from 2018. www.youtube.com/@TheCASmithC...

Brian LeBlanc’s amazing cover at for MAGNIFICENT EXILES—coming in February!

#BookWormSat Gardens In an Old Town Garden (1916) by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

#PhantomsFriday Murder House (1949) by Elizabeth Coatsworth. First published in her collection The Creaking Stair.

#WyrdWednesday The spooky prophesy of The Bell of Morni by Robert E. Howard. Untitled draft. Origin of assigned title unknown. Now associated with Howard's fictionalized Pictish stories. This text is from Collected Poetry V2 (REH Foundation Press, 2008).

#PhantomsFriday The Old Stone House (1913) by Walter de la Mare. This text is from a 1925 Henry Holt reprint. Art credit in alt text.

#BookWormSat Fantasy worlds Fantasy of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History (2001) by Randy Broecker. This is a very good history of 20th-century fantasy stories. Illustrated with 250+ book and magazine covers. Includes many subgenres.

#BookWormSat Fantasy worlds Here is a sample of books from favorite authors related to this topic. I often use the work of these authors for weekly hashtags, so likely no surprises! I couldn't decide which to post, so I made one giant image 🤔😅 Alt text contains author - title - cover artist.

#WyrdWednesday Endings Nyarlathotep heralds the end of humankind in the 1920 short story by H. P. Lovecraft. Art credit in alt text.

#BookWormSat Winter A Winter Ride (1912) by Amy Lowell. This text is from the 1919 reprint of her collection A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass.

#WyrdWednesday Any topic The Sci-Fi & Fantasy Art of Patrick J. Jones (Korero Press, 2016) is one of my favorite art books. He is an artist and teacher who does paintings based on speculative fiction and mythology. I tried to pick a broad sample of his work. More info in alt text.

It is the Birthday of Karl Edward Wagner. It was my discovery of Wagner's Kane which led me to his horror fiction, which led me to Manly Wade Wellman, which put me on the path I'm currently on. Karl's essays led me to read the Gothic novels, to discover Hugh B. cave and Joseph Payne Brennan, 1/2

#PhantomsFriday Painting from Elsewhere: The Fantasy Art of Jesper Ejsing (2019). Used as cover art for the Tomb of Ice expansion for the Descent tabletop game. Ejsing has done art for many other games like D&D, Magic: The Gathering, and Hearthstone.

#WyrdWednesday A painting from Out of the Forests: The Art of Paul Bonner (2008) for the tactical miniatures game Confrontation that depicts a huge underground battle. This is a small part of a painting that spans two pages. I was not able to photograph the whole scene well enough to post.

#WyrdWednesday The Dweller in the Gulf (1933) by Clark Ashton Smith. Prospectors discover a malevolent entity deep beneath the surface of Mars in this sci-fi/horror tale. Wonder Stories infuriated Smith by changing the plot without his consent. Night Shade properly restored the original.

#PhantomsFriday Cover art by Virgil Finlay for Weird Tales, September 1952.

#WyrdWednesday Dark night, dark tales Black-and-white illustration by Clyde Caldwell for AD&D 1E module I6 Ravenloft (1983) by Tracy and Laura Hickman. A large carriage drawn by two horses approaches Castle Ravenloft under the dark skies of Barovia. Strahd von Zarovich awaits.

#BookWormSat A Heroine of the World (1989) by Tanith Lee. A girl with a fanciful, artistic mind faces horrors of war, occupation, and life in foreign societies. Set in a fictional world loosely based on northern and eastern Europe. Features the lyrical writing and mysticism that Lee did so well.

#PhantomsFriday Another interior illustration by Stephen Fabian for the 1977 Underwood-Miller reprint of The Eyes of the Overworld (1966) by Jack Vance. This image is from a book that collects his art. In this scene, a ghostly city and ship full of ghost revelers appeared, then disappeared.

#WyrdWednesday The Seven Geases (1934) by Clark Ashton Smith. An arrogant nobleman on a hunting expedition annoys the wrong sorcerer and is sent as a sacrifice to dwellers below. Paddock, as used here, is an archaic word for toad. Tsathoggua idol sculpted by Jason McKittrick.

#PhantomsFriday Two haunted house poems. Tenant by Frances Angevine Gray. I could not find an original publication date. This text is from Fire and Sleet and Candlelight (1961). In the Shadows (1935) by Leah Bodine Drake.

#PhantomsFriday Interior illustration by Stephen Fabian for the 1977 Underwood-Miller reprint of The Eyes of the Overworld (1966) by Jack Vance.

Share the last movie you watched. I knew nothing about this movie and just read the short description on a streaming service before watching. I really enjoyed it.

#WyrdWednesday Elric and Stormbringer. Art credit in alt text.

#BookWormSat Gnomes (1976 Dutch/1977 English) written by Wil Huygen and beautifully illustrated throughout by Rien Poortvliet. A fascinating field guide to gnomes and similar beings. One of my childhood favorites.

#BookWormSat The closing poem of Flower Fables (1854) by Louisa May Alcott. This text is from an 1898 reprint as part of the Altemus' Young People's Library. I don't have a definite credit for the art.

#WyrdWednesday The King in Yellow (1895) by Robert W. Chambers.

#BookWormSat There Will Come Soft Rains (1950) by Ray Bradbury. Published in Collier's. Revised for The Martian Chronicles. "The five spots of paint—the man, the woman, the boy, the girl, the ball—remained. The rest was a thin layer of charcoal." The 1918 Sara Teasdale poem central to the story:

#WyrdWednesday Fire Demon by Frank Frazetta. Used as cover art for the 1977 anthology Swords Against Darkness with stories by Robert E. Howard/Andrew J. Offutt, Poul Anderson, George W. Proctor, Bruce Jones, Manly Wade Wellman, Richard L. Tierney, Raul Garcia Capella, David Drake, Ramsey Campbell.

The first-ever Clark Ashton Smith conference is now just over 2 months away. Discounted hotel reservations are available until Dec 10th. Come out and celebrate the Emperor of Dreams in his own hometown. Tickets and more information can be gotten at thesmithcircle.net

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported our Kickstarter! 🖤 If you would like to dance on strange, wild music with the witches of Flanders, consider backing our project! Every little bit helps! ✨ kck.st/492NqKt

#BookWormSat This collection of Karl Edward Wagner's early novellas has one story with a werewolf and one with ghouls, ghosts, and a vampire. Plus an excellent quasi-Western, but in a sword-and-sorcery setting. Art credit in alt text.

#PhantomsFriday Some One (1913) by Walter de la Mare. Text is from Collected Poems (1921). I like to think of this poem as a counterpart to his more well-known spooky poem The Listeners. Which side of the door was the phantom on...🤔

The Robert E. Howard House & Museum in Cross Plains, TX is in need of imminent repair work to its foundations, as well as moisture and termite damage. If you can afford to give a little to help keep this bit of pulp history alive, it would be appreciated. rehfoundation.org/save-the-reh...

#PhantomsFriday Strindberg's Ghost Sonata (2008) by Tanith Lee. A very moving novella with a tie-in to August Strindberg's play. A man, saved from suicide, is trapped in the household of his rescuers. His destiny intertwines with that of a ghost woman with a strange and traumatic past.