S.T. Joshi's Website Reanimated

S.T. Joshi, arguably weird fiction's most famous and tireless authority, launched a revamped website several weeks ago to help chronicle his ongoing explorations of the genre. Visitors won't find the site clanging with high-tech bells and whistles, but they will find a utilitarian, easily navigable resource on Joshi's scholarship. His past writings are described and listed on several bibliographical pages. Others provide contact information and an autobiography.

Followers of Joshi's scholarship, however, are possibly more interested in what he is up to now. In what will hopefully be the first of many blogs, Mr. Joshi expounds on his forthcoming projects. Among his recent works are several edited volumes of Cthulhu Mythos fiction, an elaborate history of supernatural literature, and an updated two book biography of H.P. Lovecraft called I Am Providence.

Joshi's seemingly boundless energy has long been an asset to the field of weird literature. H.P. Lovecraft might not be treated as seriously as he is today without Joshi's critical eye and advocacy insisting on the importance of Lovecraft's works. Moreover, Joshi occupies a unique niche in the weird aesthetic, a full time position investigating the nuts and bolts of classic and contemporary writers--something rarely found in other spokesmen for the weird, who are often occupied with promoting their own literary careers. He shows no sign of letting up either, and this remodeled website is a welcome addition to his sturdy career of identifying and illuminating the weird's vast topography.

-Grim Blogger