tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post6431497704241670298..comments2024-03-29T07:25:04.687-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Spooky Writers, Forgotten Graves, and Vengeance from Beyond the TombLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-34587900726296560522019-10-31T20:00:07.294-04:002019-10-31T20:00:07.294-04:00Appreciate the comments, Jeff! Nicely done limeric...Appreciate the comments, Jeff! Nicely done limerick, too. Is that an original? I haven't read the Bloch story, but I will now. I know the Bloch story from a Hammer horror film anthology, Torture Garden, which adapted it. Worth checking out.Lawrence Maddoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057386966178865691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-80998143938761428292019-10-31T19:55:26.207-04:002019-10-31T19:55:26.207-04:00Thanks Leigh! I was an early Lovecraftian too.
No...Thanks Leigh! I was an early Lovecraftian too. <br />Now I gotta get going before Poe and Bierce exact their pun-ishment :/Lawrence Maddoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057386966178865691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61192190215884291822019-10-26T00:11:50.411-04:002019-10-26T00:11:50.411-04:00Wonderful, spooky read, Larry! I've been a big...Wonderful, spooky read, Larry! I've been a big fan of both authors for quite a while! Ever read Robert Bloch's "The Man Who Collected Poe?"<br />Anyway, here's a Bierce limerick:<br />Ambrose Bierce got annoyed, story goes/When folks critiqued or lauded his prose/One day he said "See ya,/I'm off to meet Villa"/And what happened then, no one knows.Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-19035172486979110802019-10-25T22:45:30.669-04:002019-10-25T22:45:30.669-04:00Larry, my first concern involves Bierce and Poe he...Larry, my first concern involves Bierce and Poe heading after the source of those awful puns, but perhaps they can see your love o' craft.<br /><br />My childhood reading (which included Bierce, Oliver Onions, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, August Derleth, and way too much Lovecraft) included the fake-news version of Poe's biography. Now I know better.<br /><br />Spooky good article, Larry.<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-34379989998141934962019-10-25T18:06:42.500-04:002019-10-25T18:06:42.500-04:00Thank you Shepp! When are we hitting the track?Thank you Shepp! When are we hitting the track?Lawrence Maddoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057386966178865691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-48899812698247513142019-10-25T18:05:51.532-04:002019-10-25T18:05:51.532-04:00Thanks Eve! Yeah, Poe never seems to go out of sty...Thanks Eve! Yeah, Poe never seems to go out of style. If you haven’t seen The Simpsons’ telling of The Raven, please you-tube it. Hilarious and kinda brilliant.Lawrence Maddoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057386966178865691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-42349787418500093522019-10-25T18:03:02.780-04:002019-10-25T18:03:02.780-04:00I agree Paul, The Came Bronson deserves to be reme...I agree Paul, The Came Bronson deserves to be remembered. Really, it was too cool for network TV. And any chance I get to set the record straight about Poe, I’m taking it.Lawrence Maddoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057386966178865691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-52435553801070504902019-10-25T13:08:45.732-04:002019-10-25T13:08:45.732-04:00Missing skulls? All that’s missing here is a head...Missing skulls? All that’s missing here is a headless horseman. Great post LarryShepphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943849514754243520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-54284917602142382152019-10-25T11:39:53.010-04:002019-10-25T11:39:53.010-04:00Thanks O’Neil, Janice and R.T.! The search for Sha...Thanks O’Neil, Janice and R.T.! The search for Shakespeare’s skull is a real thing. Next time you’re at a garage sale or swap meet, keep a look out:)Lawrence Maddoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057386966178865691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-58160126757921197622019-10-25T09:58:42.776-04:002019-10-25T09:58:42.776-04:00Good post. At least Poe has a consistent and cons...Good post. At least Poe has a consistent and constant literary following. Ambrose Bierce - not so much. And yet he was witty, sardonic, scary, informative... Have to go read a little more!Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-32093446377583801862019-10-25T09:10:02.341-04:002019-10-25T09:10:02.341-04:00I used to love Then Came Bronson, Larry. Thanks fo...I used to love Then Came Bronson, Larry. Thanks for ressurecting it. And for setting the record straight on Poe. It always pisses me off that his reputation was sullied but that's what stuck.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84306446801146975272019-10-25T08:51:51.751-04:002019-10-25T08:51:51.751-04:00Eerie and entertaining. Thanks.Eerie and entertaining. Thanks.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-62598678145250089202019-10-25T07:22:53.108-04:002019-10-25T07:22:53.108-04:00an interesting piece!
an interesting piece!<br /><br />janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-1086526459844205582019-10-25T05:41:41.816-04:002019-10-25T05:41:41.816-04:00Fascinating information about two great writers. G...Fascinating information about two great writers. Good posting.O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.com