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𝓦𝐓 August Derleth (February 24 1909 - July 4 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as Howard Phillips Lovecraft's literary executor and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror, Derleth was a prolific writer in several genres, including historical fiction and detective fiction. The son of William Julius Derleth and his wife Rose ...
August William Derleth (Sauk City, 24 febbraio 1909 – Sauk City, 4 luglio 1971) è stato uno scrittore statunitense. Ha usato anche gli pseudonimi di Ernest Blyedown , Stephen Grendon , Kenyon Holmes , George Shelton , Michael West .
Biography. I was born 24 February 1909, in Sauk City, a small, largely German village, pleasantly situated on the west bank of the Wisconsin River in south central Wisconsin, one of two children of William Julius and Rose Louise (Volk) Derleth, who were, respectively, of French-Bavarian and Prussian-Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry.
August William Derleth, né le 24 février 1909 à Sauk City dans le Wisconsin et mort le 4 juillet 1971 dans la même ville, est un écrivain et anthologiste américain. Bien qu'il soit surtout connu pour avoir été le premier à publier les écrits de H. P. Lovecraft et pour ses propres contributions au Mythe de Cthulhu , Derleth est également un écrivain régionaliste notable.
The August Derleth Society is pleased to congratulate Past President David and Donna Rajchel on their retirement from our board of directors. David and Donna’s presence on our board was so great - that we are seeking 3 new board members to be appointed at this year’s member’s meeting held at Walden West Fest, November 12th - with elections of officers from 12pm-1pm.
Derleth's novelette "The House in the Valley" was the cover story in the July 1953 issue of Weird Tales, illustrated by H. Silvey. Derleth's novelette "The Seal of the Damned" was the cover story in the July 1957 issue of Fantastic Universe, illustrated by Virgil Finlay. This story was later republished under the title "The Seal of R'lyeh".
August William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos and the Cosmic Horror genre, as well as his founding of the publisher Arkham House (which did much to bring supernatural fiction into print in hardcover in the US that had only been readily ...
