Wormwoodiana

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

Monday, March 9, 2026

The Path to Reading

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Often, but not always, there are external reasons as to why one might be reading any particular book. This story starts some ten years ago. ...
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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

The Centenary of 'Amazing Stories' (Part 2): A Guest Post by John Howard

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      An Amazing Centenary 2: A New Sort of Magazine The first issue of Amazing Stories appeared in early March 1926, with a cover date o...
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Sunday, March 1, 2026

The Centenary of 'Amazing Stories' (Part 1): A Guest Post by John Howard

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    An Amazing Centenary 1: The Lure of Scientifiction For me 1977 was a great time to up my game as a serious reader of science fiction. ...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

‘“Oh, Whistle and I’ll Come To You, My Lad”’: An Edition of M. R. James’ Manuscript

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    Crumpled Linen Press , run by Mark Jones and Paul M. Chapman, is a new publisher devoted to ‘beautiful facsimile manuscript editions o...
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Monday, February 23, 2026

Mothra

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As a youth I enjoyed the various Japanese monster films that showed up on late night television. We didn't then know to call the monster...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Corvo's Appendix III - A Guest Post by Fogus

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While perusing my pipe-leaf-haunted 1931 Modern Library edition of A History of the Borgias , I came across a footnote about the tribulati...
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