In Memoriam: Will Murray

R. von Pnaklendorf

R. von Pnaklendorf

Chymist
I’ve just learned that Will Murray passed away this Monday. If I’m not mistaken, it was only recently made public, though perhaps some people already knew. It caught me completely off guard, and honestly, it saddened me deeply. He is the first author of this kind whom I could consider a friend or correspondent that I’ve seen pass away, and it hurts me on a very personal level.

I spoke with him many times about his work in the Cthulhu Mythos. He often supported my projects on Twitter, and he always provided useful information for the encyclopedias we work on, sharing what he had experienced or knew about the circles of his time.

All of this brought me great joy because I always saw him as humble, approachable, and possessed of a strong spirit of camaraderie—the kind of spirit that should always prevail in this kind of fiction.

Many know him for Marvel’s Squirrel Girl. I know him for Crypt of Cthulhu.

Rest in peace.

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I have been familiar with his work on the older pulp magazine. Mostly, The Shadow and Doc Savage. I read his first Doc Savage novel years ago. It was based on an unused manuscript by Lester Dent, the original Doc Savage author.
 
For the next issue of the eZine I edit, which should be released in October or November 1, we will dedicate it to the memory of Will Murray. The cover will feature fan art of him and Squirrel Girl, whom he loved so much.

Also, just this once, we will be accepting stories featuring heroes and superheroes, since he loved them—from Doc Savage to the aforementioned Squirrel Girl.
 
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