Pulp Action from the Wild West through the Dirty 30s and More.
ChristmasThe cottage hearth beams warm and bright,
The candles gaily glow;
The stars emit a kinder light
Above the drifted snow.
Down from the sky a magic steals
To glad the passing year,
And belfries sing with joyous peals,
For Christmastide is here!
Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born 130 years ago today in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. He was the creator of the Cthulhu mythos which is seeing a resurgence of late, mostly because of his work has been falling out of copyright protection.
Call of Cthulhu is a fun, modern, low-budget, fan-made, silent film, based on HP Lovecraft’s most famous work. (Silent, b&w, 47 minutes)
If you wish to purchase this for your collection, it is available here: https://store.hplhs.org/products/call-of-cthulhu-dvd
What, in substance, both the Esquimaux wizards and the Louisiana swamp-priests had chanted to their kindred idols was something very like this: the word-divisions being guessed at from traditional breaks in the phrase as chanted aloud: “Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn.” – Call of Cthulhu
“To R.H. Barlow, Esq., whose sculpture hath given immortality to this trivial design of his obliged obedient servant, H.P. Lovecraft.11th May, 1934”
A sketch of a statuette depicting Cthulhu, drawn by his creator, H. P. Lovecraft.
Gravestone for H.P. Lovecraft. August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937
Imprisoned with the Pharaohs – July 1924 (not credited on cover)
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