
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Something About American Wizards
File under:
fandom,
house with a clock in its walls

Sunday, November 11, 2007
48 Years for an Autograph?
File under:
books - reading,
fandom,
illinois

Adding to the mystique is that it was an Algernon Blackwood anthology, something we can easily see John enjoying (our favorite of his tales is Secret Worship - we do recommend it, just not after midnight...).
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Researching Bellairs the Boy Scout
File under:
michigan,
mummy the will and the crypt

We know John was a member of Marshall Boy Scout Troop 112 in 1951, and some of his Scouting experiences snuck into his books over the years. Take the story of Johnny Dixon, also a member of Troop 112: he goes off to Scout camp and also meets a lifelong friend in Byron Ferguson [The Mummy, the Will and the Crypt]. Camp Chocorua was probably influenced by his attendance at Camp T. Ben Johnston on Sherman Lake outside Augusta, Michigan, itself about 8 miles west of Battle Creek.
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