Tag Archives: John D. Haefele

Rediscovered: John D. Haefele on the History of Arkham House

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Don

Our resident expert in everything Arkham returns to review a new (if repurposed) book on the fabled press. John D. Haefele certainly burst fully-formed on the scene with his A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos, but he’s done a ton … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Arcane Arkham Arch-Collectors Corner No. 2

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Don

I don’t know how many obscure tidbits of Arkham House collecting lore Paul Dobish is privy to, but I’ll bet it’s more than you or me or the average joe walking down the street. The average joe might dream of … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: From One Derleth Devotee to Another

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Don

And after word got around that Wilum Pugmire took his last breath on the 26th, John D. Haefele sent along the following in memoriam statement: I was deeply saddened by news of Wilum Pugmire’s death. I never met him in … Continue reading →

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Mort: Hopfrog Nevermore

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Don

The month of March adds another death to its grim stats with the passing at age 67 of Wilum Hopfrog Pugmire, May 3 1951-March 26 2019. Got to give him a mention here if only because of his introduction to … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Another Derleth-Hater Heard From

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Don

Or, make that a self-identified “recovering Derleth-hater.” The “recovering” bit is important to the story. Deuce Richardson kind of tag-teamed with Morgan Holmes yesterday and also put up a birthday post in tribute to August Derleth, of Arkham House, Mycroft & … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Morgman on The Augman, and Others

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Don

As any long time reader, surfer or dipper into The Mean Streets may have noticed, I’m not great on anniversaries — yeah, I hop on the annual birth and death days for Hammett, and usually remember Robert E. Howard’s birthday. … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Who Knows Solar Pons?

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Don

Who knows Pons? Well, John D. Haefele for one. Haefele just put up a post on the Allied Authors blog in which he ruminates in re: August Derleth’s Sherlock Holmes of Praed Street. He gets into all manner of esoterica, … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Good Farny v. Bad Farny

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Don

Coming up for air after a long plunge into the edit on John Haefele’s magnum opus on Lovecraft, I thought of an observation from John Locke that I spotted awhile back.  I guess the coverage of “The Shunned House” in the … Continue reading →

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Two-Gun Bob: A Quick Meditation on Arriving Too Late on the Scene

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Don

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 →

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Rediscovered: That Cosmic Piping of a Flute. . .

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Don

John D. Haefele and I have been batting chapters of his upcoming Lovecraft: The Great Tales back and forth like we’re in some champeen tennis match or something. I’m doing the editing, and after I went under the knife earlier … Continue reading →

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