Distrust of technological and scientific progress, of Modernism, of Realism, et cetera: that sort of pessimism inhabits H. P. Lovecraft’s “Pickman’s Model,” the storyline of which expresses the wickedness engineered in the nightmare that it envisions, a world haunted by atrocities and fanaticism.
Read MoreClark Ashton Smith was a pioneer of the S&S genre. His “The Tale of Satampra Zeiros” was the first sword-and-sorcery story he ever wrote. It is also, possibly, the most influential tale he told within that genre.
Read MoreRobert E. Howard loved food. Thus, it is no surprise that he loved Thanksgiving dinner. We take a look at all that in this DMR Books blog entry.
Read MoreSamhain Sorceries author Matthew Pungitore reviews Dagon, a movie that was directed by Stuart Gordon and inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft.
Read MoreHow about we celebrate Autumn and the descent of Winter with some spooky folklore, stories, books, and movies? Please permit me here to share with you my personal review of a movie I think is worth your time, particularly in the jack-o’-lantern hours of October: Roger Corman’s The Haunted Palace (1963), starring Vincent Price, based on and inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft.
Read More“My brother and I visited the Providence Lovecraftian sites. These included the addresses of the still-standing Lovecraft residences and also the specific city sights that had inspired his stories. Significant among the latter was the church from “Haunter of the Dark” and the “burying grounds” featured in multiple stories, including The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.”
Read MoreLord Dunsany spearheaded a new phase in the evolution of fantasy literature, telling mythic tales of awe and wonder. J.R. R. Tolkien, H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, C.L. Moore, Henry Kuttner, Manly Wade Wellman, Fletcher Pratt, Arthur C. Clarke, Ursula K. Le Guin, Gene Wolfe, Neil Gaiman, Michael Swanwick and George R.R. Martin were all influenced by Dunsany to one degree or another.
Read MoreToday marks the thirtieth anniversary of when Fritz Leiber departed this mortal coil. At the venerable age of eighty-one, he left behind him a truly great legacy in the fields of fantasy, science fiction and horror, not to mention the realms of literary criticism and role-playing games. When he died, Leiber had already influenced the likes of Ramsey Campbell, Michael Moorcock, Harlan Ellison, Terry Pratchett, Glen Cook, Tim Powers, Neil Gaiman and Michael Chabon, demonstrating the sheer breadth of what he had wrought.
Read MoreThis is the debut celebration of the date when H.P. Lovecraft bestowed upon Clark Ashton Smith the ‘Mythos name’ of “Klarkash-Ton”, while also creating a persona/backstory to go with the sobriquet.
Read MoreH.P. Lovecraft was one of the greatest Dunsany fans to have ever lived. His list of favorite Dunsany tales is an excellent starter for any newcomer to the great Irish fantasist.
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