The Granddaddy of Goth... Published in 1764, Horace Walpole's dark novel can be seen as the genesis, or beginning, of the gothic horror novel genre.  His model influenced a generation of better known gothic authors, and set the stage, or model for books by Shelley, Poe, Stoker...and bred quite a few copy…

The good ole' days? The history and reality of California's Indian population are dismal.  Under the Spanish, Indians were abused, under the Mexicans, Indians were abused, under the Americans, Indians were abused... I don't find romantic tales about what might have been very enjoyable, given the …

Look a little deeper... The tattooed man that sports ink that moves, charting a map of stories tied together like legs and arms to a torso.  This is Bradbury's illustrated man.  A collection of stories that blend science fiction with supernatural elements, a framework that resembles a good portion of Ray…

You would never expect Edgar Poe to have had involvement in one of the most well known scientific books of his day...but he was. First published in 1839, it was intended that Poe would simply lend his name to this work on seashells for a sum of $50.00, but that changed when Edgar put his pen into the mix.  H…