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The Dashiell Hammett Tour
1977-2022



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Arkham House Ephemera
The Classic Years 1937–1973-

Death Lit
Essays and Reviews Selected from Fifty Years of Writing 1974–2024-

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The Book-
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Tag Archives: Brian Leno
Rediscovered: Dodging Apache Torture and Other Incidents of a Life Fully Lived
You know Brian Leno, mention stuff like Edgar Rice Burroughs and the disconcerting torture techniques of the Apache, and instantly he starts thinking about Frederick Russell Burnham. Doesn’t everyone? Here’s Brian with some thoughts for today: Recently I read A Splendid Savage: … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Autographs, Brian Leno, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Frederick Russell Burnham, Graham-Tewksbury Feud, Steve Kemper, Wyatt Earp
Rediscovered: Rejections (W)right Up to the End
You know that Brian Leno loves to jump in on new litcrit as it breaks here on the Mean Streets. And you know that above all the dude is a stone-cold, steely-eyed Autograph Hound. All the ruminating in re: Farnsworth … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged Autographs, Brian Leno, Dorothy McIlwraith, Farnsworth Wright, Fritz Leiber, Howard Wandrei, Weird Tales
Rediscovered: On a Postcard, Halloween 1944
Brian Leno reports in bright and early from behind the lines, after another raid on his autograph collection: “Was going to send you this image sometime back, but never got around to doing it. “Sorry about the blurry picture — … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged Autographs, Brian Leno, Francis X. Bushman, Halloween, Jay Kirby, Marsha Hunt, Ramon Novarro, Ricardo Cortez, Yakima Canutt
Two-Gun Bob: Brian Leno, Reporting Ringside
Whoa. Courtesy the production wizards over at The Cimmerian Press, yesterday Brian Leno popped out his second TriplePunchPack — Ringside with Robert E. Howard. Just an appetizer against the full feedbag of the book he’s working on, an in-depth look … Continue reading
Posted in Boxing, News, REH
Tagged Brian Leno, Ernest Hemingway, Jack Dempsey, Jim Tully, Kid Dula, The Cimmerian Press
Sinister Cinema: Derleth and The Tube
Not to be left out of the Derleth Anniversary action thundering around the internet, Brian Leno sends in some start-of-the-day thoughts. Take it, Brian: The other night I watched Night Gallery and the episode was “The Doll” by Algernon … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Lit
Tagged Algernon Blackwood, August Derleth, Brian Leno, Night Gallery, Rod Serling, Thriller
Two-Gun Bob: Sherlock Leno
Leno giveth, and Leno taketh away. Biblical. First Brian alerts me to the fact that REHupa mailings from the estate of Carl Osman are on the block at eBay (some with deadlines today). Now he sends at least tentative proof that … Continue reading
Two-Gun Bob: The “Great Extinction” Clock
Okay. I’m calling it. Time to set the clock on the Great Extinction Event. I was thinking about what little note to post today in acknowledgment of the birth of Robert E. Howard one hundred and thirteen years ago, when Brian Leno — … Continue reading
Posted in REH
Tagged Brian Leno, Carl Osman, eBay, Hugo Awards, Leo Grin, REHupa, Steve Tompkins, Tales of Taul, Tompk
Rediscovered: Carnera v. Young
Woke up with an email from Brian Leno lurking in the inbox, and here it is, every word, plus the attachment. Brian obviously is going full-tilt after his hobby of autograph collecting (Terry Moore and Ben Johnson starred in the … Continue reading
Posted in Boxing, Film, REH
Tagged Autographs, Brian Leno, Duke Tramel, Kid Dula, Max Baer, Mighty Joe Young, Paul Gallico, Primo Carnera, Terry Moore, Wild Wilson Dunn
Two-Gun Bob: A Quick Meditation on Arriving Too Late on the Scene
Another factor in hitting the Second Sunday fan gathering was that Tom Krabacher — an academic of many years standing, but also a longtime fan (he’s planning on doing a Dum Dum next year for Edgar Rice Burroughs enthusiasts) — … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, REH
Tagged Brian Leno, Doom Patrol, Geary Street, Glenn Lord, John D. Haefele, Kim Thanh, Lovecraft, Morgan Holmes, S.T. Joshi, Second Sunday, Tom Krabacher





