{"id":5782,"date":"2024-07-26T10:19:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T14:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/?p=5782"},"modified":"2024-07-26T10:47:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T14:47:42","slug":"fan-mail-from-j-n-williamson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/?p=5782","title":{"rendered":"Fan Mail From J. N. Williamson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> 
 J. N. Williamson was a prolific horror writer, publishing over 30 novels and many more short stories (you can read a biography and appreciation of him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/index.php\/j-n-williamson-biography-and-appreciation\/\">here<\/a>). He sent John this charming fan letter on February 3, 1989, shortly after the publication of John&#8217;s <em>Disneyland of the Gods<\/em>, and included a photo and a review. If you have trouble with his handwriting, the inscription on the back of the photo reads: &#8220;For JAK &#8212; With affection and considerable respect. J. N. Williamson (fellow Aries native) (as is Kisner)&#8221; I&#8217;m unfamiliar with John White, and I don&#8217;t know &#8220;Follow the Bouncing Ball.&#8221; Maybe some of the Keel fans out there can fill me in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"1229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON1-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON1-768x994.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON2-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON3-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON4.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON4-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON5.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON5-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.johnkeel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WILLIAMSON5-768x333.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J. N. Williamson was a prolific horror writer, publishing over 30 novels and many more short stories (you can read a biography and appreciation of him here). He sent John this charming fan letter on February 3, 1989, shortly after the publication of John&#8217;s Disneyland of the Gods, and included a photo and a review. 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