Wormwoodiana

This blog is devoted to fantasy, supernatural and decadent literature. It was begun and is managed by by Douglas A. Anderson, with contributions from Mark Valentine and other friends, to present relevant news and information.

Saturday, December 31, 2022

A New Look at a New Year's Eve Ghost Story

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At the Cambridge University Library Special Collections website, Clarck Drieshen discusses the authentic medieval magical document, held b...

The Oldest Pub in Britain

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At History Extra , archaeologist and architectural historian Dr James Wright investigates the various claims to be "the oldest pub in B...

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Friday, December 30, 2022

English Almanacs

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Once printing became a recognised trade in England it was of course monopolised by the state and censored by the church. But the monopoly ...

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Sunday, December 25, 2022

Recent Offtrail Releases

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Here are a couple of offtrail new books that I want to call attention to. First, is the doorstop-sized anthology, Bruin's Midnight Read...

Monday, December 19, 2022

A New Illustrated Edition of A VOYAGE TO ARCTURUS

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Recently published in the US by Beehive Books of Philadelphia is a new, lavish illustrated edition of David Lindsay's classic 1920 nove...

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

Straw Bear and Wicker Man

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Cardinal Cox, the Peterborough punk poet with a strong penchant for the uncanny, has just published a new booklet, Fan Mail for a Film ....

Monday, December 12, 2022

That Black-Edged Light: A Note on H M Tomlinson

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There are some authors who are feted and acclaimed in their lifetime but whose work falls dramatically from favour soon afterwards. As the...

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