Tag Archives: “Pigeons from Hell from Lovecraft”

Rediscovered: John D. Haefele on Fungi from Yuggoth

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Don

Remember how John D. Haefele was nudging me to do a reread on H. P. Lovecraft’s Fungi from Yuggoth sonnet cycle a few months ago, which led to my micro-essay “Pigeons from Hell from Lovecraft”? I give Haefele a blurb … Continue reading →

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Two-Gun Bob: “Pigeons” vs. Lovecraft

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Don

Let’s kick off LitCrit Month by flipping a grenade into the complacent multitudes of Lovecraft fans, milling about the base of his fane, mumbling inchoate incantations to Cthulhu and company. I’m guessing that most Lovecraft fans never read Brian Leno’s … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: More First World War

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Don

When I began fielding Michael Stoler’s query about the use of the expression “the First World War” in Hammett’s “This King Business” from 1928 last month, I had the impression that I had encountered the use of “First” — not just … Continue reading →

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Two-Gun Bob: “Pigeons from Hell from Lovecraft”

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Don

I got a note from Bob Byrne — who you may know as “the Solar Pons guy” who wrote that thorough survey of Bogie vs. Raft I linked to awhile back — asking if I’d contribute to a symposium he’s … Continue reading →

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