Monthly Archives: November 2025

Posse McMillan: 5 Million Years Ago

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Don

Dennis McMillan phoned this morning and we caught up. After I got off the line I popped him the info on The Burnt Shadow and The Burnt Machens, where he played a role. Then he sent back this photo — … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Interesting Old News

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Don

Will Murray has been delving into the vasty archives of newspapers available on the net for the dedicated researcher. You’ll remember him here for his discovery that, in fact, Hammett did not write the story “The Diamond Wager”. A major … Continue reading →

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Hammett: In the Jeopardy! Matrix

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Don

Obviously deeply imbedded in the neurons that summon up clews for Jeopardy! What can I say, the ghost of Hammett strikes again. On November 13, S42E49, in the first round. Category: Whosolvedit? The $400 clew: With the name of a … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Place of Hawks (Not the House of Arkham)

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Don

Brian Leno has nabbed another couple of items for his bulging shelves — or you could think of it as three, maybe four items. The book Place of Hawks. The belly-band on the dustwrapper. A letter from August Derleth, a … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: An Audio/Video Review

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Don

John D. Haefele came across a review of our book on Arkham House ephemera on YouTube. “What a thoughtful and perceptive video-review of our book,” he wrote, “just discovered and very much appreciated!” And he got a comment from Leo … Continue reading →

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Hammett: The Grit Conundrum

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Don

Or, The Return of Terry “Pure Texts” Zobeck! Apparently there’s no end to the fine-tuning on issues in re: pure texts. Take it away, Terry: Here’s another example of a Hammett story reprinted by Frederic Dannay where the edits predate … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Shadow, Surrounded or Surmounted?

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Don

As I said I would, I dug into the various lists of seven fave The Shadow novels suggested by the poll in The Shadowed Circle Compendium. I figured out the ones that sounded like Must Reads for me. Five of … Continue reading →

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891 Post: The Halloween Caper

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Don

Got word that some inhabitants of 891 Post — the building where Hammett wrote The Maltese Falcon — put together a murder mystery for Halloween. That’s Mark Murphy as Sam Spade — or is it the ghost of Sam Spade? … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Writing Away in Arkham House

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Don

Autograph Hound Saturday again, but this time we ain’t got no John Hancock — we’ve got a book stamp. You know we could begin knocking out a series — a long series — of Book Stamp Saturdays or Mondays or … Continue reading →

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