author
M. Y. Halidom
1838–1914
Best known for eerie, imaginative tales of the supernatural, this late-Victorian writer published under the mysterious name M. Y. Halidom. Modern reference works identify the person behind that pseudonym as Alexander Huth, a businessman as well as an author of weird fiction.
3 Audiobooks
Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume I
by M. Y. Halidom
Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III
by M. Y. Halidom
Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II
by M. Y. Halidom
About the author
Writing as M. Y. Halidom—and also as Dryasdust—Alexander Huth (1838–1914) built a small but memorable place in supernatural and fantastic fiction. His best-known work is the story collection Tales of the Wonder Club, first issued around 1899–1900 and later revised and republished under the Halidom name.
His fiction leans toward the strange, the gothic, and the uncanny. Works linked with his name include The Woman in Black (originally published in 1906), The Wizard’s Mantle, and The Poet’s Curse, all of which helped give him a quiet afterlife among readers of classic weird literature.
For many years, “M. Y. Halidom” seems to have been a somewhat shadowy literary identity. Modern genre reference sources now connect the name to Alexander Huth, which gives his books an added air of discovery for readers who enjoy forgotten authors and unusual fin-de-siècle tales.