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Category Archives: cthulhu
Writing the Lexicromicon
Over the course of the last four years I have somewhat inadvertently written a non-fiction book. This was a somewhat alarming thing to discover as it was never really my intention. I’m a writer of fiction god-damn-it. I don’t write … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, books, cthulhu, dreamlands, editing, goodreads, horror, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, Lovecraft, mythos, Nyarlathotep, opinion, pointless things of wonderfulness, reads, self-publishing, writes, writing
Tagged amwriting, call of cthulhu, cthulhu, indie publishing, indiebooks, indieoctober, indiereads, indiewriter, Lovecraft, lovecraftian, mythos, writer, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity
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The Evil Clergyman : TCL 65
Old tentacle hugger had more than his fair share of strange dream by anybody’s standards. It was often these dreams that inspired aspect of his stories and occasionally there entirety. This story however is unique among the collected works because … Continue reading
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Tagged amreading, amreadinghorror, cthulhu, horror, Lovecraft, lovecraftian, reading, reads, retroreads
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The Thing On The Doorstep : TCL 64
It is true that I have sent six bullets through the head of my best friend, and yet I hope to shew by this statement that I am not his murderer. At first I shall be called a madman—madder than … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, big questions, book reviews, books, cthulhu, fantasy, horror, humanrights, indiewriter, Lovecraft, rant, reads, retro book reviews
Tagged bookblog, bookreview, cthulhu, horror, Lovecraft, lovecraftian, mythos, reads, retroreads
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The Shadow over Innsmouth / TCL #61
While many of Lovecraft’s stories were published in periodical magazines like Weird Tales in his lifetime, only one was ever published as a book, even then the whole print run was only 200 copies each priced at a dollar. It … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 quotes, amreading, book reviews, books, cthulhu, fantasy, fiction, goodreads, horror, Lovecraft, mythos, Nyarlathotep, pagan, reads, retro book reviews, rites, sci-fi
Tagged amreading, amreadinghorror, call of cthulhu, cthulhu, innsmouth, Lovecraft, lovecraftian, Nyarlathotep, reading, reads
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At The Mountains Of Madness :TCL #60
Its fair to say that of all Lovecraft’s stories Call of Cthulhu has had the greatest cultural impact in the zeitgeist, but in terms of over all impact and inspiration At The Mountains of Madness probably tips the scales. Of … Continue reading
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The Whisperer In Darkness: TCL #59
Its been a while since I wrote about Lovecraft, my original plan to read and blog every Lovercraft story in a year is somewhat behind schedule as I started it way back in January 2017. But there are still plenty … Continue reading
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Ibid : TCL #58
Parody is an art form. The product of wit and witticism, portrayed with poe-faced sincerity. The true parody, while it often extends its subject matter from a simple premise out towards the increasingly ridiculous, does so with slow methodical steps … Continue reading
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Tagged cthulhu, horror, humour, Lovecraft, lovecraftian, necronomicon, Nyarlathotep, reading, reads
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The Dunwich Horror: TCL #57
Its been a while… Eons have past… Dark eons full of strange dreams… Well about six months at any rate, for all of which ‘The Dunwich Horror’ has been sat in my to blog list after I read it back … Continue reading
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The Indie Christmas List…
Christmas is coming, the annual festival of shiny barbarism and excess, and in theory at least good will and giving. Surprising as I doubt you find it, one of my favourite gifts to give or receive at Christmas are books. … Continue reading
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