Publisher Description
The passage describes a fictional duel that took place on New Year's Eve in the year 2000 between Two-Gun Bob and Wild Wolf of West Shokan. Full of absurd events and bizarre descriptions, the piece introduces around thirty colorful characters, each of whom is a reflection of someone from H.P. Lovecraft's environment, under meaningful pseudonyms.
Glossary of Names:
Two-Gun Bob — Robert E. Howard
Knockout Bernie, the Wild Wolf of West Shokan — Bernard Austin Dwyer, of West Shokan, N.Y.
Bill Lum Li — William Lumley
Wladislaw Brenryk — H. Warner Munn
D. H. Killer — David H. Keller
M. Gin Brewery — Miles G. Breuer
A. Hijacked Barrell — A. Hyatt Verrill
G. A. Scotland — George Allan England
Frank Chimesleep Short, Jr — Frank Belknap Long, Jr.
The Effjoy of Akkamin — Forrest J. Ackerman
Mrs. M. Blunderage — Margaret Brundage (artist for Weird Tales)
Mr. C. Half-Cent — C. C. Senf (artist for Weird Tales)
Mr. Goofy Hooey — Hugh Rankin (artist for Weird Tales)
W. Lablache Talcum — Wilfred Blanch Talman
Horse Power Hateart — Howard Phillips Lovecraft
M. le Comte d’Erlette — August Derleth (author of Evening in Spring)
J. Caesar Warts — Julius Schwartz
H. Kanebrake — H. C. Koenig (employed by the Electrical Testing Laboratories)
H. Wanderer — Howard Wandrei
Robertieff Essovitch Karovsky — Robert S. Carr
Teaberry Quince — Seabury Quinn
Malik Taus, the Peacock Sultan — E. Hoffmann Price
Sing Lee Bawledout — F. Lee Baldwin
Ivor K. Rodent — Hugo Gernsback
Rev. D. Vest Wind — Unknown
Klarkash-Ton — Clark Ashton Smith
Windy City Grab-Bag — Weird Tales
W. Peter Chef — W. Paul Cook
Smearum & Weep — Dauber & Pine
Samuelus Philanthropus — Samuel Loveman
Mr. De Merit — A. Merritt (author of The Dwellers in the Mirage)
Wurst’s Weekly Americana — Hearst’s American Weekly
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About the Authors
H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant twentieth-century authors in his genre. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he lived most of his life. His relatively small corpus of work consists of three short novels and about sixty short stories.
H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant twentieth-century authors in his genre. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he lived most of his life. His relatively small corpus of work consists of three short novels and about sixty short stories.
About Josh Greenwood
Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. Born and raised in the state of Texas, Howard spent most of his life in the town of Cross Plains.