The other day, this classic Inter-Department Delivery envelope showed up in my mail.
Freddy and I were quite curious.
Inside was the Thaxton Research Institute Report on Sidewalks, Residential Concrete Construction and Extra-Dimensional Combat in Post-War Memphis, Tennessee.
The 32 unnumbered, glossy pages of this pamphlet include a few maps and photos, and extensive typewriting.
What begins as a prosaic account of the competitive concrete business soon takes a Lovecraftian turn as a centenarian interviewed under hypnosis recounts some mighty strange events.
The presentation of the tale gets points for unusual creativity in packaging and, of course, for being typewritten. The typing looks genuine to me—no phony fonts here—although it should have been scanned at higher resolution in order to avoid some pixelation. (I get a Royal KMM vibe, but that's just a guess.) It's good to see typewriters in use to create intrigue and atmosphere!
Thank you, V. M.!
This publication and others by V. M. Harrigan are available from Manifold House. Next up: Four Doorways In or Near New Orleans, which looks like it will pick up on themes introduced in TRIRSRCCEDCPMT.
Thank you, V. M.!
Hmmn, he knows about the doorways. Interesting...
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