Explore seven fictional characters who used psychic powers for evil—from Stephen King’s Carrie to L. Ron Hubbard’s Doughface Jack and beyond. Learn about the dark side of telekinesis, mind control, and more, and see how these powers can corrupt even the most sympathetic of characters.
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Frank Frazetta’s painting The Lieutenant, created for L. Ron Hubbard’s Final Blackout, is more than cover art—it’s a rare self-portrait. This blog explores the book’s history, the evolution of its covers, and how this iconic image became one of Frazetta’s many personal and powerful works.
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Written in just nineteen days, Final Blackout became a defining work of speculative fiction. Read the author’s personal letters from October 1939 that provide a firsthand record of the novel that remains as timely and powerful today as when it first appeared.
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