George T. Wetzel (1921-1983) was, for decades, the leading researcher into the life and works of H.P. Lovecraft. His scholarly essays (which Wildside Press is working on collecting) appeared in numerous books and magazines from the 1940s through the 1970s. All the time he dabbled in writing weird fiction on his own, but never pursued it beyond the occasional contribution to a small press anthology or fan-produced magazine. Like his idol, H.P. Lovecraft, he dabbled in the art. We are pleased to...
This volume collects 8 pioneering essays (and a humorous epistolary exchange) by the late H.P. Lovecraft scholar, George T. Wetzel. This is the largest single volume of Wetzel's nonfiction ever published. Included are:<P> "Biographic Notes on Lovecraft" (from HPL, 1971)<BR> "The Mechanistic Supernatural of Lovecraft" (from Fresco, 1958)<BR> "The Cthulhu Mythos: A Study" (from HPL: Memoirs, Critiques and Bibliographies, 1971)<BR> "A Lovecraft...