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Late 20th-Century Small Press Horror (October 2018 Literary Meeting)

Welcome to the October 2018 Literary Meeting! The theme for this meeting was Late 20th-Century Small Press Horror Magazines. As always, I’ve made informal references in text, with full references listed at the end. Aromatic Accompaniment: Midsummer’s Night by Yankee … Continue reading




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Fairy Tale Adaptations (April 2018 Literary Meeting)

Welcome to the April 2018 Literary Meeting! At the insistence of guest host Rachel Banka, our most recent literary theme was folk lore and fairy tale adaptations – particularly adaptations that maintained the spooky, scary, horrific, fantastic, and/or violent elements … Continue reading




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Bridging the Gothic (October 2017 Literary Meeting)

Welcome to the October 2017 Literary Meeting! The most recent literary theme was an attempt to discover what it is about the Gothic that bridges works that so little resemble each other under the same heading of “Gothic.” As always, … Continue reading




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Antiquarian Horror (January 2017 Literary Meeting)

      Welcome to the January 2017 Literary Meeting! The most recent literary theme is Antiquarian Horror. As always, I’ve made informal references in text, with full references listed at the end. Aromatic Accompaniment: Flickering Fireside and Poplar & … Continue reading




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The Movements of H.P. Lovecraft (July 2016 Literary Meeting)

Welcome to the July 2016 Literary Meeting! The theme this month was the Literary Movements of H.P. Lovecraft. As always, I’ve made informal references in text, with full references listed at the end . Aromatic Accompaniment: Black Birch by Chesapeake Bay Candle. … Continue reading




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