Tag Archives: John D. Haefele

Rediscovered: Some Arkham in the House

Courtesy an eagle-eyed bud of mine, ever perched over eBay, I landed a couple of Items of Arkham House ephemera I needed just a couple of days ago. If you consult the list I did of the classic era Derleth-Wandrei … Continue reading

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Rediscovered: REH and HPL Dip Tentative Toes into Newsprint

“I’ve been aware of your blog for years,” Bill Mullins told me in a recent note, “but have recently started reading it more closely via being acquainted with Terry Zobeck.” Bill’s one of those guys jumping into the quest for … Continue reading

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Rediscovered: The Big Picnic

John D. Haefele just got a nice nod for Xmas for his Cyclopean tome Lovecraft: The Great Tales — and from noted Lovecraftian Ken Hite, no less. In November I got an enthusiastic yet somewhat startled note from my academic … Continue reading

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Rediscovered: On Library Shelves. . .

Got a note and a couple of pics from Tom Krabacher, academic, to let me know that “Great Tales has arrived in the academy!”  If not earlier in other venues, John D. Haefele’s recent and monumental tome Lovecraft: The Great … Continue reading

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Rediscovered: Haefele on The Candlelight Press

For you bibliophiles out there, John D. Haefele just put up a comprehensive yet compact history and survey of The Candlelight Press — one of the presses August Derleth of Arkham House had a couple of fingers in for a … Continue reading

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Rediscovered: Windy Reportage

Tom Krabacher sent along a few notes on the recent Windy City pulp convention, held on the outskirts of Chicago. He had a posse lined up to roam the aisles, but for various reasons several bailed on him close to … Continue reading

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Rediscovered: Doodlebug

The collection of Lovecraft’s letters to Robert H. Barlow, O Fortunate Floridian, has so many irritating flaws and omissions I honestly think it would be better to toss it on the scrapheap and do a new edition under less fannish … Continue reading

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Rediscovered: A Review of an Eldritch Review

Over on the DMR blog Deuce Richardson just popped up a review of John D. Haefele’s most recent book (and presumed magnum opus) Lovecraft: The Great Tales. He wrestles with the complexities, and I suppose my fave pull quote would … Continue reading

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Rediscovered: More Bradbury?

For an Autograph Hound Quick Follow-Up John D. Haefele sends in: “How about this one, which I found in a bookstore? I doubt it is actually Bradbury’s signature — & the ‘John!’ is purely a coincidence.” I don’t know, the … Continue reading

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Rediscovered: The First Strut of the Logo

Before John D. Haefele recently released Addenda 2 to his Cimmerian Library booklet, apparently the Hesperia Press cat butt logo had appeared only on Lest We Forget: August Derleth on the Subject of H. P. Lovecraft (Hesperia Special Issue No. 6), … Continue reading

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