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Tag Archives: August Derleth
Rediscovered: The Life of Donald Sidney-Fryer
Mere months after putting the wraps to Hobgoblin Apollo, Donald Sidney-Fryer has placed his autobio with Hippocampus Press and they’re offering it at half-off — I think that is the presale price. The sample cover is an early draft version, … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit, News
Tagged August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Fritz Leiber, Hippocampus Press
Rediscovered: Podcast from Arkham Country
No doubt I shoulda/woulda done a post yesterday for the anniversary of Hammett’s death in 1961, but I got a request close to the last minute to join a podcast about August Derleth and the Cthulhu Mythos for The Lovecraft eZine. … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News, REH
Tagged August Derleth, Cthulhu Mythos, John D. Haefele, Lovecraft, Lovecraft eZine
John D. Haefele’s “A Testament to His Influence”
To celebrate the third edition of John D. Haefele’s A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos going live on Kindle — illustrated in full color from his pristine holdings of Arkham House books and ephemera — we present a review intimately connected … Continue reading
Hammett: And Walker Martin
Even rambling on at some length, I couldn’t cover every detail or drop every name in my PulpFest report — though I consider some of that action taken care of by links to other posts, which namecheck people I skip … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, News
Tagged August Derleth, Fritz Leiber, John D. Haefele, Nick Certo, PulpFest, Smart Set, Tom Krabacher, Walker Martin
Rediscovered: John D. Haefele’s “Why HPL?”
On the occasion of HPL: Birthday 125, how about another origin story from yet another guy who traveled to PulpFest to honor H. P. Lovecraft? In this instance we showcase how John D. Haefele first encountered the Old Gent from Providence, … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, REH
Tagged Arkham House, August Derleth, Cthulhu Mythos, Frank Belknap Long, John D. Haefele, lit, Lovecraft, Olaf Stapledon, PulpFest, Tolkien
Rediscovered: Dustjackets for Derleth
Even though we are nearing the end of over four months in release, it is still fun for me to keep track of how A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos by my pal John D. Haefele is doing on the … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit, News
Tagged August Derleth, Book Collecting, Brian Leno, Cthulhu Mythos, John D. Haefele, Lovecraft, PulpFest
Rediscovered: That Haefele/Harksen First Edition Hardcover
You may recall that I had my initial encounter with John D. Haefele — author of A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos — back in 2002, when he added his research into Arkham House ephemerae to the stack of notes … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News
Tagged Arkham House, August Derleth, Book Collecting, Cthulhu Mythos, Firsts, Haefele's Heretics, Henrik Harksen, John D. Haefele, Lovecraft
Hollywood Beat: Bogart vs. Raft
There’s a theory that Humphrey Bogart owes his superstar status to George Raft, because Raft kept turning down key roles that propelled Bogie from second string to Icon. If you’ve been on the tour, you know that I touch on … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Lit, Tour
Tagged August Derleth, Bogie, George Raft, John D. Haefele, Sherlock Holmes, Solar Pons
