Category Archives: Nyarlathotep

The Call Of Cthulhu: TCL #47 Part 1 The Horror in Clay…

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Mark Hayes

“That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.” No story by H.P. Lovecraft has had a more pervasive impact on popular culture or done more to establish ‘old tentacle hugger’ as a … Continue reading →

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Cool Air: The Complete Lovecraftian #46

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Mark Hayes

Some hold the belief that this macabre little tale is the best of Lovecraft’s New York stories… They are of course, in my opinion, wrong, which is probably not all that surprising to anyone who has read many of these blogs. … Continue reading →

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The Descendent: The Complete Lovecraftian #45

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Mark Hayes

One of the problems with a writer dying young, apart from the whole dying thing which let’s face it probably puts a bit of a crimp in your day, is what happens to your legacy after you die.  By legacy, I … Continue reading →

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In The Vault: The Complete Lovecraftian #44

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Mark Hayes

Not for the first time, and not for the last, I find myself with little sympathy for the unfortunate main character of a Lovecraft short story. Let’s face it, Lovecraft’s characters often get what they deserve. Okay, that may seem harsh, after all, who … Continue reading →

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He: The Complete Lovecraftian #43

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Mark Hayes

New York, New York; the big apple, the land of dreams, where the canyon walls are made of concrete and glass, full of life and people of all creed and custom, the melting pot of the western world. Who could … Continue reading →

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Nyarlathotep – a strange convergence

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Mark Hayes

‘And it was then that Nyarlathotep came out of Egypt.’ It may be a sign that the end of times is upon us. Or perhaps just a sign that some people believe it is so. Or a sign of a … Continue reading →

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The Outsider: The Complete Lovecraft#30

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Mark Hayes

Every writer will on occasion be influenced in style and subject by those whose writing he admires. That’s why they are called influences after all. Sometimes this is deliberate, sometimes not so much, and on occasion sometimes the writer doesn’t realise … Continue reading →

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Nyarlathotep: The Complete Lovecraftian#24

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Mark Hayes

Nyarlathotep . . . the crawling chaos . . . I am the last . . . I will tell the audient void. . .  Of all the pantheonic creatures of mythos created by Lovecraft, Nyarlathotep is perhaps second only to old tentacle face himself in its impact upon popular culture. I … Continue reading →

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