One of the things I like about Truman Capote, other than the celebrated author’s writing, was that owing in part to his discovery of Ray Bradbury’s short story, “The Homecoming,” (languishing in a ...

Even his multitude of short stories — "A Sound of Thunder," "The Pedestrian," and "The Veldt" all come to mind — introduced and explored matters of society and technology that only seem more relevant ...

In 1952 EC publisher Bill Gaines received a hilarious letter from Ray Bradbury gently requesting $50 in payment for the rights to his two stories “The Rocket Man” and “Kaleidoscope.” Turns out EC had ...

Released in 1950, Ray Bradbury’s debut novel The Martian Chronicles is an iconic piece of sci-fi literature that chronicles humanity's attempt to colonize Mars through a series of interconnected ...

1920: Ray Douglas Bradbury is born Aug. 22 in Waukegan, Ill. 1934: Bradbury’s family moves to Los Angeles. 1939: Bradbury publishes one of his first short stories, “Hollerbochen’s Dilemma” in the fan ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Ray Bradbury has the most amazing dreams. “I write screenplays,’ he says ...

Bradbury was a Martian. Though he did root a few short stories in the wet, wan, jungly loam of Venus, his heart belonged to that fourth planet from the sun, the diminutive, rose-tinged one. He planted ...

Tales of body-snatching aliens and apocalyptic super-flus by Ray Bradbury, Stephen King and more double as time capsules of American fear. By Michael Koryta As spooky season approaches, the master of ...