In the book the authors suggest the Vril Society existed as an inner circle of the Thule Society. Although these two references are intriguing, ...

In 1871, under anonymous cover, the writer-politician Edward Bulwer-Lytton published the novella Vril: The Power of the Coming Race. Bulwer-Lytton is now most famous for coining the phrase “The ...

Vril Dox. That’s not a name you hear very often, even if you have a pull list at your local comic book store. It’s the sort of DC Comics lore that is most often remembered by devoted fans of ...

Invented to make beef last long journeys to market, Bovril became a famous British kitchen staple. Less well-known is its link to an odd, pioneering science fiction novel.

The book, which would otherwise be an interesting sci-fi book about a subterranean perfect society, comes from an author known for his racist, misogynistic, and dangerous views.

Vril gives them strength, as well, rendering them capable of incredible feats. The people call themselves the Vril-Ya, and their society seems in many ways superior to that of the surface dwellers.