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Colossus: The Collected Science Fiction of Donald Wandrei: Some of his tales have originated in the form of dreams, of which he says he has a hair-raising variety, and have been written with few changes. During the s Wandrei wrote two more non-fantastic novels and several plays, one a collaboration with his brother Howard but none were published although they were submitted to various publishers and agents. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. After August Derleth’s death inDonald Wandrei briefly acted as editorial director, but declined to resume his interest in the firm permanently. Frost it was amazing 5. Summary Bibliography: Donald Wandrei. The Collected Horror and Fantasy of Donald Wandrei coll share the sense of the grotesqueness of the world espoused in that first story. Sign in with Facebook Sign in options. A Donald Wandrei Miscellany. The collected science fiction of Donald Wandrei 3. Furthermore, “he prefers to work at night, and has often written a complete story in a single night. The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural. The Fire Vampires 3. Donald Wandrei. Wandrei was born in Saint PaulMinnesota. Bleiler Evangeline Walton R. The author note on Wandrei’s story collection his first prose volume The Eye and the Finger says: The wandrfi includes Wandrei’s mainstream novel “Invisible Sun”. He also broke into the ‘slicks’ with stories published in Esquire. Wandrei served almost four years with the U. Wandrei wrote some outlines for Gang Busters and other comic books in the s, and also attempted writing song lyrics in Hollywood. Wandrei by Donald WandreiS. August Derleth 4 9 Donakd 09, All of his grandparents were early Minnesota settlers. He attended Central High in St Paul from —24, during which he published short compositions in the school newspaper and avidly read the magazine Science and Invention. Paul Cook ‘s The Recluse Press in As an accomplished poet, Wandrei was the first to write a series of sonnets for Weird Tales”Sonnets of the Midnight Hours”. Lovecraft liked the idea so much, he embarked on his own series, ” Fungi From Yuggoth “. Two Complete Novels by Donald A. Donald Wandrei Average rating: At this period Wandrei also broke into the crime pulps with stories of his detective I. While there, he was a student editor and regular columnist on the student newspaper The Minnesota Daily and was also associated with the Minnesota Quarterly Magazineas well as contributing pieces often unsigned or pseudonymous to the campus humour magazine Ski-U-Mahwhich was edited by fellow classmate Carl Jacobi. In other projects Wikisource. Though Wandrei had, for reasons unknown, abandoned the writing of poetry aroundhe wrote four poems in and which he circulated amongst friends and colleagues as limited state broadsides. The Web of Easter Island 3. His time with the army had left him little time to write, and although he worked on several novels and plays, none of these was published. There was also an excursion to Warren, Rhode Islandlater made famous by Wandrei’s reminiscences in the Arkham House volume Marginalia during which Wandrei, Lovecraft and James Ferdinand Morton each sampled twenty-eight different flavors of ice cream at Maxfield’s ice-cream parlour. Lovecraft conducted him on a grand antiquarian tour of Providence and then on to similar tours in BostonSalem and Marblehead. He loved frequent rambles in the woods along the Minnesota River; it was Wandrei who later taught August Derleth the fine art of morel hunting. In addition to some unremarkable verse, gathered in Ecstasy and Other Poems coll chapDark Odyssey coll chap and Poems for Midnight collhe published a collection of fantasy, The Eye and the Finger colla Lovecraftian Cthulhu Mythos tale, The Web of Easter Island — probably his finest single fiction, making, as usual his work, opportunistic use of sf devices in this case travel between the Dimensions to colour the horror — and Strange Harvest coll He had fourteen stories in Weird Talesanother sixteen in Astounding Storiesplus a few in other magazines including Esquire. Time Burial. Jailed in his youth for thrill-seeking crimes, Howard Wandrei went on to a prolific career in an amazing variety of pulp magazines-- so many that he used several noms-de-plume to keep the stories separate. He wrote hard-boiled crime stories, boxing tales, mysteries. but his imaginative genius was most engaged when he was penning weird and fantastic stories. This collection is culled from stories accepted by Weird Tales, Unknown, Astounding Stories and Spicy Mystery Stories . With access to the original manuscripts, several of the stories have been restored to the author's intent-- effectively bypassing the editors and censors of the day. Pulp scholar Dwayne Olson provides nearly 40 pages of introduction, placing the author in the pulp scene, scandals and all, with an annotated discussion. When he wasn't pounding a typewriter or chasing women, alcohol and other bad habits which contributed to his early death, Howard was also an artist. Half a dozen of his original illustrations accent this collection. The reader will find a full-immersion pulp experience to savor in this collection! Genre: Horror. Time Burial : The Collected Fantasy Tales of Howard Wandrei by Howard Wandrei. Among the writers associated with the Lovecraft crowd during his New York years, Howard Wandrei's work seemed to disappear into oblivion for decades. With this second volume, (edited by Wandrei scholar Dwayne Olson) his Fantasy and Horror stories have risen from the sepulcher of disputed copyrights. The companion book to TIME BURIAL (F&B; not currently in print) includes not only previously-published and unpublished tales, but is also richly illustrated with the author's own disturbingly idiosyncratic artwork. If you've never read any Howard Wandrei stories, you'll be delighted to discover him. Time Burial : The Collected Fantasy Tales of Howard Wandrei by Howard Wandrei. Arkham House had a rival. But such challenges had been beaten back before. This young upstart was just another minnow, nibbling at the big toe of the publisher of H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith and August Derleth. Since then, F&B has concentrated on the writers from the pulp era of horror and mystery. Their perseverance has paid off. F&B has managed to publish 26 books thus far with several planned for 2001. An eclectic mix, they have done 17 single author collections (including a new edition of their first book), 4 Lovecraftian anthologies, a supernatural detective anthology and 3 novels, all of which have ranged over old-fashioned SF, fantasy, weird-menace, Gothic, Lovecraftian & modern horror. These include a hard-boiled collection, The Last Pin by Howard Wandrei, and two collections of Sherlock Holmes pastiches by Basil Copper. It is obvious to anyone who follows classic horror that Fedogan and Bremer have chosen an interesting path to establish themselves as a renowned publisher in this sub-genre. They found a wealth of material in the Wandrei estate, consider seriously titles that have been announced and then abandoned by other publishers, and carefully chose work by new talent. All the while, they have kept in mind their target market: people who love the classic style of horror and mystery. US distributor: Arkham House Publishers, Inc. P.O. Box 546 Sauk City, Wisconsin 53583 Phone (608) 643-4500 Fax (608) 643-5043. Forthcoming Titles Books slated for future release include: Solar Pons: The Adventure of the Devil's Claw , a mystery novel by Basil Copper. Collections The Early Fears (1994) by Robert Bloch Done in a 2,400 copy edition (100 were signed & numbered), all but three of the stories in this collection appeared in two other Bloch collections, The Opener of the Way and Pleasant Dreams (both from Arkham House). The book, a Bram Stoker award winner and a World Fantasy Award nominee, includes "That Hell-Bound Train", the sole Bloch story to receive a Hugo award. There, too, is "Enoch", a story that will delight most children and chill most parents. It is a gotta have for any serious fantasy and horror collector. Bottled in Blond (2000) by Hugh B. Cave Done in a 1,100 copy edition (100 were signed & numbered), this collection of stories, originally published between 1934-1942 in Dime Detective Magazine , was released in honour of Hugh B. Cave's 90th birthday. As did many of the other Weird Tales 's authors (Donald & Howard Wandrei, Carl Jacobi, E. Hoffmann Price) Hugh B. Cave also wrote mysteries. Here, the author gives us nine gin-soaked tales with a twist. Peter Kane was one of the first hard drinking, hard-boiled private eyes -- a pattern many writers who came later tried to emulate but could never quite match. The Door Below (1997) by Hugh B.
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