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“A literary critic is someone who can't write, but who loves to show he would have been a wonderful writer if only he could!”

Quote by Brian Lumley

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Brian Lumley, a British fiction writer, was born on December 2, 1937. He is renowned for his horror novels, particularly for his interpretations of the Cthulhu Mythos. more

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