Klarkash-Ton Day 2022
This 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 MoreLord Dunsany: Lovecraft's List of Favorite Tales
H.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.
Read MoreWhispers of Deceits and Obsessions in H. P. Lovecraft’s The Whisperer in Darkness and the HPLHS motion picture The Whisperer in Darkness: a Twofold Review
The general aim of this article will be to compare those two pieces, especially by looking at how they both employ themes of deception, obsession, and forbidden knowledge (or knowledge accompanied by falsehood and/or menace).
Read MoreH. P. Lovecraft's “The Call of Cthulhu” and the HPLHS Adaptation The Call of Cthulhu: a Review and Comparison
Although there are some discrepancies between the HPLHS movie and the Lovecraft short story on which the movie is based, the HPLHS film does retain a high level of respect and faithfulness to Lovecraft’s “The Call of Cthulhu.”
Read MoreLooking at H. P. Lovecraft’s "The Colour out of Space" and Richard Stanley’s Color Out of Space; a Review
Let us not forget that it shows very poor taste to ladle out an adaptation that exhibits a plethora of uninteresting alterations. To make this adaption terribly dissimilar from the original Lovecraft story, such adulteration could be considered bad form. Not every movie from long ago was perfect, but greater disillusionment and disappointment is to be expected from movies these days.
Read MoreRichard L. Tierney: 1936-2022
Richard L. Tierney was one of the cadre of young authors back in the 1970s who spearheaded a Sword-and-Sorcery renaissance. He was also a poet and Cthulhu Mythos scholar of note. His tales of the ex-gladiator S&S hero, Simon of Gitta, remain classics in the genre.
Read MoreReviewing H. P. Lovecraft’s story “The Festival”; Yuletide Criticism and Interpretation
Lovecraft’s “The Festival” offers up a weird experience of insanity. Its storyline events appear to take place during Yuletide, and the plot centers around a family mystery. This story is one I can recommend to anyone striving to understand weird fiction or gothic fiction, to anyone desiring something remarkably strange and spooky to read during any time between late November to Christmas Eve.
Read MoreLovecraft: The Great Tales by John D. Haefele
In his massive new book—Lovecraft: The Great Tales—John D. Haefele just might have written the best overview of Lovecraft thus far seen.
Read MoreClark Ashton Smith -- Sixty Years Gone
Clark Ashton Smith died sixty years ago today. He helped lay the foundations of sword-and-sorcery. A master of prose and poetry, Clark’s influence continues decades after his death.
Read MoreViking Adventures Coming in August
The “summer of adventure” rolls on! June saw the release of the anthology of classic sci-fi, Planetary Adventures, which was followed by Prehistoric Adventures in July. Now in August comes the highly-anticipated Viking Adventures!
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