The Gothic avoids the erudition of suspicious southern Latin sophisticates for a harsher Anglo-Saxon tongue. And if we still associate the modern Gothic with this language of the north it is largely down to the influence of one writer: H. P. Lovecraft …See all stories on this topic » OUPblog[...]
By Roger Luckhurst There is a very specific language of Gothic and horror literature that has its roots buried deep in the history of English: doom has been around since Old English; dread carries over from Middle English; eerie, that sense of …OUPblog Click Here to Read Google Alerts – H. P. Lovecraft by Tweet
Neat new article from Roger Lockhurst at the Oxford Dictionaries, ahead of the Oxford University Press edition of Lovecraft, on “H.P. Lovecraft and the Northern Gothic Tongue”… “There is a very specific language of Gothic and horror literature that has its roots buried deep in the history of English: doom has been around since Old[...]
Now obviously it's impossible to show the unseeable colors and dimensions of space above 3d like lovecraft describes But with modern special fx i'd LOVE to …answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid… Click Here to Read Google Alerts – H. P. Lovecraft by Tweet
By the time that H.P. Lovecraft II hit shelves, the band had undergone a series of personnel changes and a timely relocation to Los Angeles. Though the material …therisingstorm.net/h-p-lovecraft-h-p-lovecraft-ii/ Click Here to Read Google Alerts – H. P. Lovecraft by Tweet
A new short Publishers Weekly article on adapting Lovecraft for a graphic novel… “I.N.J. Culbard’s graphic adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Case of Charles Dexter Ward is his second, following 2012′s At the Mountains of Madness. Culbard walks us through the process of retelling Lovecraft, while still retaining the author’s trademark style and mood.” Click[...]
Pipeline is once again giving away many Portland event tickets this weekend including to the HP Lovecraft Film Festival, Star Wars Street Faur, OSU CEO …pdxpipeline.com/…/win-portland-tickets-hp-lovecraft-star-war… Click Here to Read Google Alerts – H. P. Lovecraft by Tweet
S.T. Joshi: I've edited more than fifty editions of works by Lovecraft (fiction, poetry, essays, letters) and have published more than a dozen books about Lovecraft …www.innsmouthfreepress.com/blog/?p=21360 Click Here to Read Google Alerts – S. T. Joshi by Tweet
INDIE COMICS HORROR #2 (Aazurn Publishing, Spring 2013 = sold only through pre-orders in PREVIEWS April 2013 catalog for books releasing in June) Various writers and artists. Black and white, 64 pages. $6.49 The brother/sister title to INDIE COMICS MAGAZINE expands to 64 pages with the second issue of INDIE COMICS HORROR, again promising[...]
Many short stories by 20th-century master of horror H.P. Lovecraft have been transposed in recent years into graphic novel format. One of the artists involved in …expressmilwaukee.com/article-20929-the-case-of-charles-dext… Click Here to Read Google Alerts – H. P. Lovecraft by Tweet
Ye olde Portland, Oregon, harbors the largest single organism on the planet: A nearly 4 mile wide fungus that descends into the soil as deep as a grave. Reference:http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/oregons-monster-mushroom-is-worlds-biggest-living-thing-710278.html It is kind of old news, but not mentioned much in Lovecraft circles. It appeared about 2400 years ago, when the Buddha was still a young boy. There[...]
What will the organ transplants of the future look like? Researchers in Tokyo suggest something that resembles injectable strings able to integrate themselves organically into the human system. Scientists’ initial tests of this cell-laden fiber produced working heart, vein and nerve tissues, and even regulated diabetes in living mice. The production process begins with a straw-like tube of[...]
Two minor characters from my novel Makers have apparently come to life and written an article for 3D Printing Industry. These two people are patent lawyers for Finnegan IP law firm, Washington, DC, which I don’t recall making up, but this is definitely a pair of Doctorow villains (though, thankfully, I had the good sense[...]
The super-MRI used in the Human Connectome Project is the ultimate brain hacking machine. Click Here to Read Mind Brain by Tweet
World map of all cats known to be resident in libraries, and the Library Journal article that led me to it. Click Here to Read TENTACLII :: H.P. Lovecraft blog by David Haden Tweet
Bizarre requests for Britain's foreign office. The writer has posted comments on this article Kounteya SinhaKounteya Sinha, TNN | May 18, 2013, 05.37 AM IST. Tweet. Share on Linkedin. Comments. More …See all stories on this topic » Click Here to Read Google Alerts – bizarre by Tweet
Featuring Guest Host Andrew Leman & the Vocal Stylings of Sean Branney Selected music by The Spider Translator In the spirit of our story, Mr. Fifer chose to host via portable phone from deep below the earth. Let’s all watch Out of Mind And don’t forget to check out… The Whisperer in Darkness! Next up:[...]
To an arachnophobe they may seem universally creepy, but spiders can actually be nice. One strange species of spider, Anelosimus studiosus, consists of individuals of two distinct personalities: docile and aggressive. And new research finds that, in this species at least, nice guys finish last. A. studiosus is found in both North and South America, where[...]
This week we explore what it’s like to deal with the elderly in The Terrible Old Man. Extra thanks to our reader – Mr. Douglas Sarine of Ask a Ninja! Note: I forgot to mention a cool animation that adapts this story! Check it out! -Chris. Next week: The Tree & The Cats of Ulthar! http://www.hppodcraft.com/podcasts/09_09_10_hppodcraft_ep010.mp3[...]
Watching a butterfly emerge from its chrysalis is enough to evoke wonder even from the most world-weary of souls. But rarely do we get to see behind the scenes of the pupa’s transformation. Current methods rely on dissection of the chrysalis, or at best, staining the critter (thereby killing it) and using X-rays to look[...]
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