Today was a generally good day. I started out with a book of Clark Ashton Smith's short stories at one of my favorite cafes. I had not read "The Enchantress of Sylaire" before and was pleasantly surprised by its ending. Always a good start to a day.
I also continued apace on several archival collections. For the past week or so I have been working on smaller collections of short films distributed through mail companies, such as Castle Films. Some of these were excerpted from larger features--as in the abridgments of Universal horror movies--and some were created exclusively for the home viewer. They were the precursor to home video and represent a world of film creation and consumption that is all too seldom considered today. I am excited to get the finding aids for the collections out for public consumption.
I also got positive news on anther job application, with an interview to come later this week or early next week. It would be a part-time cataloging job, for nearly twice the pay of my current positions. In these days of considerable budget cuts for Wisconsin state workers, that could be a significant boost.
And now, I have several discs of Thriller to enjoy. (This is the Boris Karloff 1960s Thriller, not to be confused with the British 1970s Thriller.) Having the chance to at last see the full sweep of the series is interesting; when I was younger a few key episodes alone were available of VHS: "The Grim Reaper," "The Incredible Doctor Markesan," but curiously enough, not the most famous episode, "Pigeons From Hell." (That's right, from the Robert E. Howard short story.) Now I have finally seen the episode I heard about since I was quite young, my dad's favorite. In fact, a comparison of the episode and the short story might make an interesting future topic. But for now, back to Thriller...
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