A Shiver in the Archives

"Denizens of the archives have driven themselves into sweet oblivion by pursuing false leads down cold trails to dead ends, by amassing bulging but frequently useless dossiers, and by probing dull monographs . . . yet sometimes there comes a great notion." "A Shiver in the Archives" by Gale E. Christianson

Saturday, February 4, 2023

William Gibson on H.P. Lovecraft

In 1981, William Gibson was three years away from publishing his award-winning first novel, Neuromancer . He had published an early story (...

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Guy Thorne: Why I Chose My Pen-Name

From Pearson's Weekly , 4 July 1907: “Guy Thorne” (C. Ranger Gull), the author of “When It Was Dark” I chose my pen-...

Sunday, January 8, 2023

Why I Chose My Pen-Name: Dick Donovan

From Pearson's Weekly , 4 July 1907: "Dick Donovan" who is busily writing a splendid series of stories that will start short...

Sunday, December 18, 2022

A. Merritt's Christmas card for 1936

Merritt holds a pitchfork: "Ready for the Critics"! Happy holidays.

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Roger Dean's Gollum

Roger Dean (b. 1944) is a British artist perhaps best known for his album covers, especially those for the band Yes. I knew that he did at l...

Saturday, December 4, 2021

Poetic Elves in the 1920s

I was discussing "twee" with a friend and remembered a nifty poem I read about thirty-five years ago. Of course I had to go find ...

Saturday, June 5, 2021

More E.A. Wyke-Smith nonsense

I named this blog "A Shiver in the Archives," but sometimes that shiver is one of revulsion. I'm getting tired of finding phot...

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