Monthly Archives: November 2012

Hammett: “Corkscrew” Part III

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Don

When Frederic Dannay, a.k.a. Ellery Queen, collected the Continental Op yarn “Corkscrew” in the 1948 Lawrence Spivak digest Nightmare Town, he resurrected it from the crumbling wood pulp pages of Black Mask much like Dr. Frankenstein rescued the monster from the grave … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “Corkscrew” Part II

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Don

As Terry Zobeck noted in the first part of his pure text survey for “Corkscrew,” the editorial changes were rampant — scanning down this post and then the next post will give you the clew. A hell of a lot … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “Corkscrew”

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Don

Thanksgiving — the day of bounty, and plenty of it. I wonder, do we have any bounty to strew Up and Down These Mean Streets? How about The Return of Terry Zobeck? — who in a race to the finish with his coverage … Continue reading →

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Sinister Cinema: Cheese Zombies

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Don

In the words of a Great American Icon, “DOH!!!” Here I’ve been goofing off, not updating the Blog of the Mean Streets and the Eldritch Spheres (and whatever else attracts my interest at the moment — and, yes, I’m still … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: More Mystery of the Missing Logo

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Don

Remember how the Spade and Archer logo disappeared from the window of the Dashiell Hammett Suite in the Hotel Union Square awhile back? For the info of anyone interested, it’s back (maybe with a slightly different design for the lettering … Continue reading →

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