As part of our ongoing commitment to promoting literacy, horror, and our members, the Horror Writers Association (HWA) has established a formal HWA Library Partnership Committee, which will focus on developing new readers in all age groups for the horror genre as well as working with libraries and library associations to[...]
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As part of a burgeoning relationship with the American Library Association (ALA) the Horror Writers Association (HWA) will have a major presence at the ALA’s 2013 Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, Washington. The event will run from January 25 to January 28, at the Seattle Center. This official presence includes a booth at the exhibition center[...]
Here’s a thought for a 125th birthday present for H.P. Lovecraft (20th August 2015). A new public-access library collection, containing copies of all of the print scholarship ever written about him. The purchase of these books and journals to be funded by a major Kickstarter or IndieGoGo campaign. Click Here to Read TENTACLII :: H.P.[...]
An interesting new book project, coming in Fall 2013. A supposed sale-catalogue of books from the private occult library of the Church of Starry Wisdom of Providence, on their disbanding in 1877… Including short bibliographic and historical essays on the books, by “noted scholars“. You’ll remember of course that Lovecraft’s “The Haunter of the Dark”[...]
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William F. Nolan's new book about the works of Ray Bradbury. Edited by Joshi, and with an Intro from Jason V Brock and an afterword by Greg Bear.
A suspected bank robber is behind bars, and his unwitting accomplice left perplexed, after a robbery that police solved in record time. That's thanks to a pretty big clue — the getaway car was a registered Jackson County vehicle. NBC5's Laura …See all stories on this topic » Click Here to Read Google Alerts –[...]
I’m looking for a scan of a work by Everett McNeil, Lovecraft’s friend in New York and Kalem Club member: … Continue reading » Click Here to Read TENTACLII :: H.P. Lovecraft blog by David Haden
Today, the hearing – held in a room inside Ashworth Hospital on Merseyside and relayed by video to Manchester Civil Justice Centre – was given details of Brady's daily life inside the secure hospital and features of his bizarre behaviour. The tribunal …See all stories on this topic » Click Here to Read Google Alerts[...]
The 2012 Bram Stoker Award® winners: Top row (left to right): Mort Castle, L.L. Soares, Jerad Walters, Rocky Wood, Jonathan Maberry. Lower row/middle: Sam Weller, James Chambers, Lucy Snyder, Marge Simon, Robert McCammon, Caitlin R. Kiernan (seated), Charles Day, Lisa Morton (Photo by Stacy Scranton) (Not pictured: Gene O’Neill, Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard, Joyce[...]
Composed by Edward Elgar between 1898 and ’99, Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra (“Engima”), Op. 36, has long been my favorite piece of classical music. In addition to being beautiful music there is enough mystery packed into the Variations to keep every conspiracy theorist in the house busy for years. The work is[...]
Naturally occurring human genes cannot be patented, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously today, paving the way for cheaper gene testing for patients. The decision centered on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, mutated versions of which can dramatically increase an individual’s risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Myriad Genetics, a Utah company, was the first to[...]
Here we are, another week, and another episode. Stanley gets some bad news as heads back with Livingstone towards the coast. In part 3 of the Innsmouth story our hero learns some uncomfortable history about the town. Download the show. . http://archive.org/download/CthulhuPodcastEpisode151/CEP151.mp3 Click Here to Read Cthulhu by
By Kenneth Miller The border guards, wary of advancing rebels, fired their guns in the air as three motorized skiffs approached along the Sangha River in the late March night. But the boats’ occupants were unarmed foreigners, fleeing a bloody insurrection that had gripped the Central African Republic (CAR). Among the refugees was elephant researcher[...]
A funded Phd in the UK, which might appeal to some readers here, looking at early and contemporary fan-cultures around … Continue reading » Click Here to Read TENTACLII :: H.P. Lovecraft blog by David Haden
Smiling comes in two distinct forms: genuine and polite. The genuine kind are those that result from a friend showing you a hilarious new grumpy cat meme. These smiles are spontaneous and indicative of pleasure. Polite smiles, on the other hand, are the ones reserved for the awkward encounters with your coworker at the coffee[...]
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