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WEIRD TALES AND WEIRDER: A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE
June 7, 2024 10:00pm

 

Ask Dr Hal
WEIRD TALES AND WEIRDER: A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE
BY ROBERT BLOCH-- The Show continues, and we pursue the writers of classic supernatural fiction, particularly those of Farnsworth Wright's WEIRD TALES magazine, as well as writers who flourished among the Pulp fiction periodicals of their era. Visitors include KrOB and artist David Normal. Straight from the pages of WEIRD TALES comes Robert Bloch's story, A Question of Etiquette. We read this tale of a census taker caught up in Witchcraft when interviewing an actual Witch, which involves the flight through the air to the Sabbat and its Master, Satan Mekatrig. KrOB reminisces about Sinbad's 7th Voyage, as we are both wont to do. Then David brings in an enormous box of plastic-wrapped Pulp magazines-- and we read samples from them, from the sublime Clark Ashton Smith to the irrepressible Pulpmeister Robert Laslie Bellem (from the extinct publication HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE). 'Tis a cozy scene, lasting for an extra hour, four hours in all. We seem back on track, but the End of the Line could be reached at any time, of course, if recent struggles offer any guidance. Try us again next week. And also try, won't you, the next iteration of ASK DR. HAL! --the Home Edition, an online interactive video presentation. The Webinar begins at 6:00 PM Pacific Time, or for East Coast participants, 9:00 PM. It's on Twitch via Zppm. but all you need to do is go on Sunday at Six to www.askdrhalshow.com --we have cartoons, Monster Movie Moments-- we set the whole megilla in magnum motion. See you there!


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