tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post6731648236032986750..comments2024-01-21T08:37:13.360-08:00Comments on The Crossover Universe: Crossover Cover: World's Greatest Sleuth!Win Scott Eckerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09741672104139893249noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post-83715170670704911202015-05-24T08:04:29.246-07:002015-05-24T08:04:29.246-07:00I first heard of him because Anthony Boucher used ...I first heard of him because Anthony Boucher used to review mystery novels under his name.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695983348254508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post-9762267779859803092015-05-23T21:42:40.773-07:002015-05-23T21:42:40.773-07:00I read about Holmes years ago in Jay Robert Nash&#...I read about Holmes years ago in Jay Robert Nash's magnificent Bloodletters and Badmen and have always wondered why there were no movies or novels about him Of course since then there has been the Devil in the White CityAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920863186910531219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post-90000546559956621882015-05-23T11:06:09.977-07:002015-05-23T11:06:09.977-07:00When I first read the book, I expected it to be ab... When I first read the book, I expected it to be about the brothers Armlingmeyer dealing with H. H. Holmes's murders. I enjoyed it nonetheless. Mind you this is arguably more realistic since just because they happen to be in the same area doesn't mean they would meet.<br /><br />H. H. Holmes is mentioned in A Walking Tour of the Shambles by Neil Gaiman and Gene Wolfe. This book is an imaginary tour guide to a fictional, sinister neighbor hood of Chicago. I had just reread it last night and it's probably the reason I thought of H. H. Holmes. I mentioned on the old Yahoo Wold Newton site that The Terribly Strange Bed from the Wilkie Collins story of the same name appears in it. Rereading it I noticed references to Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and maybe Gone With the Wind.<br /><br /> Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695983348254508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post-47964071006747308852015-05-23T09:58:52.268-07:002015-05-23T09:58:52.268-07:00I also wondered about H H Holmes during these proc...I also wondered about H H Holmes during these proceedings Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920863186910531219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401214402679376943.post-73095771571202781692015-05-23T09:45:57.587-07:002015-05-23T09:45:57.587-07:00I have to wonder if the expose is a trick by Carte...I have to wonder if the expose is a trick by Carter to confuse his enemies or just avoid publicity. Having read a few of the Nick Carter stories, I can say they weren't that good, but I still kind of want him to be real in the CU.<br /><br />It strikes me that Sherlock Holmes was in Chicago at the same time as real life serial killer H. H. Holmes. I wonder if there was some kind of unknown battle between the two.<br /><br />I really hope Hockensmith writes more novels about the two.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695983348254508387noreply@blogger.com