tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post9011378612265801773..comments2024-03-29T00:32:33.920-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Pulp Fantasy Library: The Desrick on YandroJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-18978048684361700242020-12-10T21:19:37.022-05:002020-12-10T21:19:37.022-05:00The "behinder" (which I've more ofte...The "behinder" (which I've more often seen called the "hide-behind") is a real folklore creature.Deadstophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844595286531971355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21815058693037295352020-12-08T08:51:47.217-05:002020-12-08T08:51:47.217-05:00Reading Wellman makes you realize that creatures l...Reading Wellman makes you realize that creatures like the Cloaker, Entrapper, and Mimic aren't necessarily just things Gygax came up with to mess with players. I haven't been able to figure out if Wellman's creatures are his own creations or if they come from folklore, but my reading into Appalachian folklore has been limited so far. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116795932377593506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2275120857878587112020-12-07T14:14:34.848-05:002020-12-07T14:14:34.848-05:00I presume you're familiar with the DCC adventu...I presume you're familiar with the DCC adventure, "The Chained Coffin?" It's entirely based upon the Silver John stories. It is available in a great hardcover omnibus edition that combines a setting with several flavorful adventures. Would be a snap to convert to OSE or other OSR games.Persimmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966572602767972805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-25496663052777841672020-12-07T10:26:24.467-05:002020-12-07T10:26:24.467-05:00And I now find that the first novel (The Old Gods ...And I now find that the first novel (The Old Gods Waken) is available as an audio book from Amazon, as is a collection of the stories called Owls Hoot In The Daytime.John Brinegarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123235797335728124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84695643424386232112020-12-07T10:11:09.752-05:002020-12-07T10:11:09.752-05:00Oddly enough, I read the novels before any of the ...Oddly enough, I read the novels before any of the short stories, about forty years ago. The public library had them, and I thought they were great. It wasn't until many years later that I found the short stories, in a paperback collection called John The Balladeer. I now have the Paizo collection, but I wish I had the novels.John Brinegarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123235797335728124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-77147710030321960632020-12-07T09:04:41.833-05:002020-12-07T09:04:41.833-05:00I don't believe I've ever read the novels,...I don't believe I've ever read the novels, because of how hard they are to find. James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23419773626395106302020-12-07T09:03:16.193-05:002020-12-07T09:03:16.193-05:00Wellman's Silver John stories are some of the ...Wellman's Silver John stories are some of the most underappreciated "weird fiction" of its era, and are fairly difficult to get ahold of these days. Paizo (aka the Pathfinder folks) did a reprint volume of most of the short pieces about a decade back, but the novels have been OOP or relegated to small press volumes for at least twice as long.Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70939617574603915982020-12-07T03:08:18.411-05:002020-12-07T03:08:18.411-05:00Such good, good yarns. Maybe it's time for a f...Such good, good yarns. Maybe it's time for a full reread.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.com