Cthulhu 2000 A Lovecraftian Anthology
Mar28

Cthulhu 2000 A Lovecraftian Anthology

Cthulhu 2000 A Lovecraftian Anthology Edited by Jim Turner With Illustrations by Bob Eggleton Arkham House Publishers, Inc.   An Occasional Look at Lovecraftian Anthologies: 4 Part Two     If you had to pick out just a few of the homages to Lovecraft that you feel would have made even the Master himself feel uneasy, then the tenth short story in this collection would definitely be near the head of the queue.  Even after...

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Moon of Skulls
Mar28

Moon of Skulls

Moon of Skulls The Weird Works of Robert E.  Howard, Volume 2 Edited by Paul Herman Introduction by Mark Finn     The first volume in this series– which presents in chronological order all of the weird fiction of the Texan master– contained twelve short stories and a group of poems that documented the writer’s progress from his initial, halting efforts very quickly on to damned-near pure perfection.  Indeed, until I...

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Moods & Pseudo-memories: H. P. Lovecraft – Reincarnated?
Feb28

Moods & Pseudo-memories: H. P. Lovecraft – Reincarnated?

Moods & Pseudo-memories: H. P. Lovecraft – Reincarnated?   The following article originally appeared in The Lovecraft eZine of 5 February.   Did Lovecraft ever entertain the notion of having lived previous lives?  Never mind ‘Herbert West – Re-animator’; how sounds ‘Howard Lovecraft – Reincarnationist’? Ah, just listen to those collective groans of incredulity. In fact, I don’t even think it’s a real word.  Well, such an idea is...

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Cthulhu 2000 – A Lovecraftian Anthology
Feb28

Cthulhu 2000 – A Lovecraftian Anthology

Cthulhu 2000 A Lovecraftian Anthology Edited by Jim Turner With Illustrations by Bob Eggleton Arkham House Publishers, Inc.   An Occasional Look at Lovecraftian Anthologies: 4 Part One   Just before diving into this anthology I want to get a little nit-picking out of the way.  [You know, it has just dawned on me what that expression actually means.  Nit-picking.  Come to think of it, that’s nearly as yucky as anything in this...

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Shadow Kingdoms The Weird Tales of Robert E.  Howard, Volume 1
Jan16

Shadow Kingdoms The Weird Tales of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1

Shadow Kingdoms The Weird Tales of Robert E.  Howard, Volume 1. Edited by Paul Herman Introduction by  Mark Finn   Appearing exactly a decade ago, this was the opening salvo in what was to become the ten-volume definitive collection of every tale of the supernatural that the great writer Robert E.  Howard (1906 – 1936) had published in both his lifetime and for several years afterwards.   During a trip to London’s forever-mourned...

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Mysteries of Time and Spirit The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Donald Wandrei
Jan16

Mysteries of Time and Spirit The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Donald Wandrei

Mysteries of Time and Spirit The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Donald Wandrei Edited by S. T. Joshi and David E.  Schultz Lovecraft Letters Volume 1 Night Shade Books   Anyone who only knows Howard Phillips Lovecraft through his short stories and two novellas must be almost overwhelmed when they try to comprehend the sheer scale of his correspondence.  Shortly after the appearance of the volume at hand, S. T.  Joshi wrote in his...

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