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The Birth of Final Blackout by L. Ron Hubbard

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.

The Making of Fear—a Horror Book

Originally published in July 1940, L. Ron Hubbardʼs immortal horror novel, Fear, turned the genre to the direction it goes today—one in which the horror is based on everyday realism and could conceivably happen to anyone.

The Story Behind L. Ron Hubbard’s First Sci-Fi Story

By 1938, L. Ron Hubbard had become a marquee name among adventure writers and his work was in demand by magazine editors, book publishers and movie studios. In the words of author and critic Robert Silverberg, Ron had also become …