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The Mi-Go are greater beings than we, but then again, who ain’t?

brundlefly — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:37:56 -0800

Brattleboro Days, Yuggoth Nights: an interview with H. P. Lovecraft on a single postcard.

Snicker-snack

Artw — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:57:07 -0800

Boojum, a spacefaring Cthulhu Mythos story run through the filter of Lewis Carroll by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear (Interview). A sequel in the same universe, Mongoose, Appeared in the Ellen Datlow edited anthology Lovecraft Unbound. An audio of Mongoose is available at the Drabblecast (part 1, part 2), as well as a further sequel, The Wreck of the Charles Dexter Ward (part 1, part 2)

From Beyond

Artw — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 06:35:01 -0800

Following the success of The Haunter of The Dark, the HP Lovecraft Literary Podcasts presents two new readings, From Beyond and The Picture in The House, by Andrew Leman and Bruce Green. Both recordings are available "In 3D". Alternatively if you like your Lovecraft with both pictures AND sound, the HP Lovecraft Historical Society version of The Whisperer in Darkness is complete and being shown at worldwide film festivals - it's a talkie! (The HPLHS are now also offering a rather handsome "official membership" pack.) Want something more interactive? Cthulhu Dark offers a complete Lovecraftian tabletop RPG system that fits on two sides of a sheet of paper. Please note: "If you fight any creature you meet, you will die. Thus, in these core rules, there are no combat rules or health levels. Instead, roll to hide or escape."

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."

Artw — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:45:13 -0800

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown - A 90 minute documentary on HP Lovecraft with contributions by Neil Gaiman, John Carpenter and Guillermo Del Toro.

APAs: Pre-Internet Communication

marxchivist — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:38:19 -0800

Before the internet, nerds communicated through Amateur Press Associations (APAs). Members wrote and photocopied their individual 'zines on a subject, then mailed them to a central mailer, who collated and mailed the completed sets to all the members. The earliest APAs were founded by printers and amateur journalists. The National Amateur Press Association is the oldest, founded in 1876. Later APAs were often the province of science fiction and comic book fans. They are still around [pdf]. A lot more inside... APAs have existed for almost any subject that has any kind of organized fandom: sports, movies, music and many types of niche or outsider communities. Some have migrated from a print format to web forums. Here is a list of some comic and science fiction/fantasy literature APAs (because that's what I'm into) that have any kind of web presence: Alarums and Excursions: Dedicated to Role-Playing Games. ATDNSIN-Northstar: The APA That Dares Now Speak Its Name. An APA for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Transgendered Comic Book Fans. Edgar Rice Burroughs Amateur Press Association (ERBapa): dedicated to the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of Tarzan. Fantasy Amateur Press Association (FAPA): The longest running science fiction APA, founded in 1937. It is still going in paper format, and they have a LiveJournal forum. Famous alumni include: Forry Ackerman, Robert Bloch, Frederick Pohl and many others. INTERLAC: A long-running APA focused on The Legion of Super Heroes. Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society Amateur Press Association (LASFAPA): What it says on the tin. Point of Divergence: Dedicated to Alternate History. The Robert E. Howard United Press Association (REHupa): An amateur press association dedicated to the study of author Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian. The Southern Fandom Press Alliance (SFPA): Science Fiction APA, based in the southern United States. X-APA: We got your X-Men. Even though they don't have a web page, I can't do this post without a mention of CAPA-alpha, the grandaddy of comic book APAs. Some of the above pages haven't been updated in awhile, and the demise of Geocities seems to have taken out a few APA web pages. In case you are interested in joining up, the above linked .pdf has a list of APAs currently in existence as of Summer 2009. This page has links to some more APAs. Oh yeah, there's a WebRing too.

Move any mountain

Artw — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:00:29 -0800

Director Guillermo Del Toro has announced that he will no longer be directing The Hobbit, and has made a follow up statement today. Speculation is rife as to what he might work on next, having given up that massive commitment. Some are speculating, based on this AICN interview promoting the movie Splice, that going forwards with his adaptation of HP Lovecraft's At The Mountains of Madness may be on his mind again.

The Lurking Fear

Artw — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:13:44 -0800

Lovecraft 101: Get To Know The Master of Scifi-Horror. For more detailed insights into each of Lovecraft's tales in publication order you might want to follow the H.P.Lovecraft Literary Podcast. For another story-by-story guide to Lovecraft you might want to check out Kenneth Hite's Tour De Lovecraft (also available in expanded form as a book). China Mieville on Lovecraft and racism and a lecture at Treadwells by Archaeologist James Holloway which delves deep into Lovecraft and identity. The making of the Call of Cthulhu RPG. The making of Cthulhu (Hipsters! Ego! Madness!). Happy Halloween with H.P. Lovecraft!

...I didn't actually read the link...

Artw — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:06:48 -0800

It’s only natural that if you wish to present yourself as a well-read person, a certain degree of complete bullshit is required. There’s no shame in lying about what you’ve read. There’s only shame in getting caught. Then you look like a doofus, and an illiterate one at that... How to lie about books.

HP Lovecraft

malphigian — Fri, 14 Jun 2002 08:49:22 -0800

HP Lovecraft is often seen as the first modern horror writer, and maybe the best. His stories tend to follow a certain formula: a protagonist investigates strange events and is drawn into ancient horrors and madness. Lovecraft himself seems to have been deeply freaked out by the ocean, and evil from the deeps is another common theme.

Anyone who has seen The Deep episode of the BBC's Blue Planet is well on their way to feeling as Lovecraft did. And recently, strange artifacts and strange sounds have arisen from the deeps.
Are you Afraid? Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wagh'nagl fhtagn!