tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530445464100342066.post9025887457999853592..comments2019-02-27T04:45:06.529-05:00Comments on Explanation is the Death of Horror: Six-Gun JusticeJonathan Stoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07751600613741713162noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530445464100342066.post-38567231566562719422010-10-31T15:42:10.269-04:002010-10-31T15:42:10.269-04:00First off, I have to comment on your facebook feat...First off, I have to comment on your facebook featuring the monster from one of my absolute favourite horror films, and the Simpsons reference. My brother, I must embrace you!<br><br>Howard was a man of contradictions indeed. The Picts are heroes or villains in different stories, while vikings are either staunch allies or depraved devil-worshipping heathens, and even the Celts are depicted somewhat darkly at times. His approach to other ethnicities was similarly complex, as he could have demeaning stereotypes like Gulka Gorilla-Slayer and Man-Killer Gomez in some stories, and sensitive heroic figures like Ace Jessel and N'Longa in others. Frankly, considering the time and climate of his time, I think it's remarkable Howard wrote sympathetic minority characters at all.<br><br>"Skull-Face" is very much of the Sax Roehmer school of yellow peril, with a lot of Lovecraft thrown in for good measure, and Howard's own inimitable style and conventions. The fear of non-whites uniting and rising up was a common fixture of early 20th century fiction, especially pre-war fiction. Howard was playing to his audience perfectl in that regard.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.com