Sunday, December 10, 2017

Houdini and Dunninger lurk in The Shadow 124

An article by Will Murray exploring the "Gibson-Houdini-Lovecraft connection" is included in volume 124 of Sanctum Books The Shadow. The collection includes two stories in which The Shadow unmasks phony spiritualists, including "House of Ghosts" in which he teams with Joseph Dunninger.

THE SHADOW Volume 124: “The Ghost Makers” & “House of Ghosts”. The Master of Darkness unmasks phony spiritualists in two legendary pulp novels. First, in one of Walter Gibson’s greatest classics, the Dark Avenger investigates “The Ghost Makers” after a glowing dagger materializes to bring death at a seance. Then, The Shadow teams with real-life ghostbuster Joseph Dunninger to investigate a series of spirit murders in a “House of Ghosts." This haunting collectors collection showcases the original color pulp covers by George Rozen and Modest Stein and interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Paul Orban, while Will Murray explores the Gibson-Houdini-Lovecraft connection and Anthony Tollin recalls The Shadow Big Little Books. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-241-4 Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95

You can purchase The Shadow Vol. 124 via the Sanctum Books website and on Amazon. For more information visit Sanctum Books on Facebook.

Thanks to Tim King for the alert.

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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousDecember 13, 2017 at 11:39 AM

    Also included in the article by Mr. Murray is a nice mention and a perspective from C. M. Eddy, Jr.
    While not as big a name, Eddy was someone who was behind the scenes in his work for Houdini. It's nice that Eddy is getting some recognition after all these years being in the background.

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