Update: I built a research page documenting my father's H. P. Lovecraft scholarship

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A few months ago I posted here about my late father, John L. McInnis III, and the Lovecraft scholarship I recovered and published after his death.

Since then I've continued reconstructing his scholarly record and have put together a dedicated page documenting his work:

https://mcinnismentalhealth.com/john-l-mcinnis-iii/

I tried to make it a research page rather than a promotional page. It includes his 1975 LSU dissertation, publications, conference presentations, archival research involving Butler Hospital and the John Hay Library, his 1990 Lovecraft Centennial Conference presentation, and later scholarly references to his work.

One thing I hadn't fully appreciated when I made my earlier post was the extent of his bibliographic footprint. S. T. Joshi's 2009 H. P. Lovecraft: A Comprehensive Bibliography indexes his work in nine references across several categories, including three consecutive entries for his studies of “The Call of Cthulhu,” “The Colour out of Space,” and “Hypnos.” I also found later scholars who remembered or used parts of his work.

I've included photographs and primary-source documentation where I have it, and I've tried to distinguish clearly between what the evidence establishes and what remains uncertain.

Some people here were interested in his work when I posted before, so I thought I'd share the finished research page.

Posted Aug 31, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC

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