Tag Archives: Cthulhu Mythos

Rediscovered: Of Derleth and Dreamland

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Don

Until I came to San Francisco in 1974, I had lived most of my life only 70 miles from Nashville. I believe it was a couple of years later, during a two year stint in St. Paul, when I landed a copy of the weird … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Frisco, Lit, REH | Tagged Alan Gullette, Ambrosia, August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, Cthulhu Mythos, Henry Kuttner, Joe T. Soshi, John D. Haefele, July 4, Lord Dunsany, Lovecraft, M.R. James, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Robert M. Price, The New York Review of Science Fiction, Weird Tales |

Rediscovered: Bob Bloch Refs Jim Tully

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Don

My Robert E. Howard pal Deuce Richardson noticed something he thought I should let fans of Jim Tully know about — no less than Robert Bloch doing a name check on Tully seven years before Tully’s death in 1947. Bloch … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit, News | Tagged Cthulhu Mythos, Deuce Richardson, Jim Tully, John D. Haefele, Lovecraft, Psycho, Robert Bloch |

Rediscovered: At Last, Derleth and His Mythos

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Don

Guess it didn’t quite squeak across the finish line in time to make it under the Xmas tree this year — and barely slipped under the wire for a 2012 pub date! — but John Haefele’s book on August Derleth, … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit, News | Tagged "The Festival", August Derleth, Cthulhu Mythos, John D. Haefele, Lovecraft, Rah Hoffman, Vincent Starrett, Xmas |

Tour: Fritz Leiber!

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Don

Okay, before I head out the door on another trip, yes, I am planning a Fritz Leiber Tour for Sunday October 28th — details to follow. I figure it won’t begin any earlier than noon, no later than 3 p.m. … Continue reading →

Posted in Frisco, News, Tour | Tagged August Derleth, Cthulhu Mythos, Fritz Leiber, Fritz Leiber Tour, John D. Haefele, Lovecraft, Our Lady of Darkness |

Rediscovered: The Derleth Mythos

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Don

Man, has LitCrit Month been disrupted, or what? Lots of potential posts as yet undone — but I’ve got a cool excuse for inaction. On the side I’ve been reading a proof of John Haefele’s upcoming book-length study of how … Continue reading →