Tag: The Shaver Mystery
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Art by Mikey Georgeson
Anyone familiar with the Richard Sharpe Shaver and the Shaver Mystery will, upon close inspection, recognize the above painting by Mikey Georgeson as a representation of Shaver’s claim that his welding torch had somehow become attuned to the evil underground mutants known as Deros (Shaver was a welder before he began writing for Amazing Stories magazine). This is…
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Enter Shavertron
Some of you know I like to lose myself in arcane archives, looking for unexplained mysteries and secret histories. Enter Shavertron, a website created by Richard Toronto, and a major influence on my novel-in-progress, Tamper. The following is a direct quote from one of Mr. Toronto’s many editorials: The original Shavertron was a fanzine devoted…