Charles R. Rutledge

Surprise! THE COLLECTIVE is one you probably missed. Written as "Jack Rogan," back in print for the first time! Cover art by Peter Bergting, design by Errick Nunnally. Out now in HC and ebook from my little imprint, Mystic Monkey Press!

Studio Days with Wrightson, Jones, Smith, and Kaluta. The book and the artists were a huge influence one me as a young artist.

It is the birthday of Bernie Wrightson, possibly the finest artist in the history of Horror comics. I'm going to read through some of the stories in his legendary run on DC's SWAMP THING and then admire some of the art shot full-size from the originals in the artifact edition.

If you want to experience "Lenora" and 33 other killer stories...

John Jakes' 'Ghoul's Garden' first appeared in Flashing Swords Vol 2, and the story even scored a Frank Frazetta cover.

Sometimes when I'm flipping through old sketchbooks (like more than 20 years old) I'll come across something I have no memory of drawing or why I drew it, like random dwarves or characters from the Wizard of Oz books.

Our latest Conan event mini-series, Tides of the Tyrant-King, just hit the halfway mark with our second issue released last week. What did the critics think? Read on and find out: www.jimzub.com/conan-tides-...

The evening's inspirational reading. I'm writing Gothic Sword & Sorcery while the night-winds whisper and the darkness presses against the windows.

At the Poisoned Pen hearing Joe Lansdale / @joerlansdale.bsky.social and Kasey Lansdale @kaseylansdale.bsky.social talk about their new books. #detectivefiction #crime #novels #hapandleonard

After reading some of Robert Bloch's early fiction now I want to read about his early days as a writer. I enjoy this book, but I hope they eventually found the author of this unauthorized autobiography.

Excellent. I just brewed some coffee so time for third cup with Brian Keene. I've actually had coffee with Brian more than once when we were the only people awake at a con...

It's a Karl Edward Wagner sort of morning here, writing sword & sorcery with horror at its heart.

I don't actually remember. I think it was 'The Silencers' a Matt Helm movie with Dean Martin. I was 4 so I could be wrong.

Stuff I'm reading.

The 'vibe' I'm going for in recent sword & sorcery work.

People often talk about the importance of Frank Frazetta's covers for selling the Conan books. I think Michael Whelan's Elric covers and Jeff Jones' covers for Fafhrd and the Mouser are also vital.I'd never heard of Moorcock or Leiber, but when I saw those covers back in the 70s,I had to have them.

Roman 'curse' tablets on show at Cirencester Corinium Museum www.bbc.com/news/article...

Illustration by Sebastián Cabrol for my Kharrn story, A Shadow Against the Stars. Done for the anthology, Occult Detective Quarterly Presents. Just a gorgeous piece of work.

What are your favorite movie ghosts?

In the Mail. Norton Critical Edition of FRANKENSTEIN which contains the original 1816 version. A gift from buddy Eddie was the copy of the 1972 Amicus Horror anthology film ASYLUM, with Peter Cushing and some writing by Robert Bloch.

Cryptology is my favorite Monster Mag for sure. Glad to see @realgdt.bsky.social agrees.

This Week's Comics. All Conan. All the time. With @jimzub.com

Lovely George Zeil cover with shadowy background figure and single lit window. I know zip about the book, but great cover.