tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post2852288915989808698..comments2024-03-28T23:42:09.625+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Hag LakeKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-88304561068265476352017-04-17T00:39:45.982+01:002017-04-17T00:39:45.982+01:00Kaor, David!
I really should have thought of the ...Kaor, David!<br /><br />I really should have thought of the possibility you discussed! Perhaps the earliest example of using a faked supernatural person or animal in mystery might be the large dog painted with phosphorus in THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, by A. Conan Doyle. The villain of the story was using the dog to make it look as tho something supernatural had killed his uncle (and attempted killing of his cousin).<br /><br />SeamSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-35762958251929505272017-04-16T23:45:39.485+01:002017-04-16T23:45:39.485+01:00David,
You thought of a possibility that I missed....David,<br />You thought of a possibility that I missed.<br />Paul.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-81504954497254012952017-04-16T23:27:25.016+01:002017-04-16T23:27:25.016+01:00Paul:
In mystery fiction, the appearance of a hag ...Paul:<br />In mystery fiction, the appearance of a hag haunting the lake can be FAKED by some person or organization. This is usually but not always for a criminal purpose; I can think of a few different stories where the character faking a spooky manifestation hoped to scare the actual villain into making a mistake or outright confessing. David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-10107413766723443292017-04-16T20:37:01.683+01:002017-04-16T20:37:01.683+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I can certainly see how, after the co...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I can certainly see how, after the collapse caused by the Change, names like "Hagg Lake" can become the more ominous sounding "Hag Lake."<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com