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In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you’ll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
The latest and greatest edition to self-guide you up and down the mean streets.
Willeford: The Book
Includes the first “Mr. Hunt” story, “Knives in the Dark.”
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Tour: Every Sunday in October
Partly because some people asked for some of the dates, partly to give the packed audience for the Hammett talk in the Mechanics’ Library a chance to slip on the old gumshoes and ease on down the mean streets, you’ll … Continue reading
Two-Gun Bob: “Pigeons” vs. Lovecraft
Let’s kick off LitCrit Month by flipping a grenade into the complacent multitudes of Lovecraft fans, milling about the base of his fane, mumbling inchoate incantations to Cthulhu and company. I’m guessing that most Lovecraft fans never read Brian Leno’s … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Lit, REH
Tagged "Pigeons from Hell from Lovecraft", "The Frost-Giant's Daughter", Black Gate, Brian Leno, Conan, Jeff Shanks, Leo Grin, Lovecraft, The Cimmerian, TriplePunchPack, W.C. Tuttle, Will Murray