Category Archives: reads

The Unnameable: The Complete Lovecraft #39

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Mark Hayes

What is it about Randolph Carter and sitting around in graveyards, it never turns out well for him, you would think he would learn… At least this time he is in the pastoral surroundings of New England rather than the middle of … Continue reading →

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Bright Futures: BitCoin Hurricane’s

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Mark Hayes

The future’s bright… Utopian in fact… No, really it is… Everything has an upside, even global warming, welcome to a future where Burgundy grapes are grown on the south facing slopes of the North Yorkshire Moors, and English summers are … Continue reading →

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The Rats In the Walls: The Complete Lovecraft #38

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Mark Hayes

The first Lovecraft story I ever read was ‘The Rats In The Walls’. I always have, and will always, looked upon it fondly, for all its flaws. It remains the tale I am most likely to recommend as a starting … Continue reading →

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The Lurking Fear: The Complete Lovecraft #37

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Mark Hayes

Old tentacle hugger has inspired a lot of writers over the years. He’s also inspired an awful lot of bands. There is definitely something about Lovecraft and musicians. Not that I can claim to be above the occasional musical reference in these blog posts, … Continue reading →

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Everything Must Go…

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Mark Hayes

Both my novels are on Kindle 99p/99c sale this week. Which I set up some weeks ago, forgot about, got caught unawares and should have mentioned before. Nothing like a badly planned promotional sale… However, that said, please take the opportunity to … Continue reading →

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The Hound: The Complete Lovecraft #36

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Mark Hayes

From one of the crumbling gravestones–dated 1747–I chipped a small piece to carry away. It lies before me as I write–and ought to suggest some sort of horror story. I must place it beneath my pillow as I sleep… Just … Continue reading →

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What The Moon Brings: The Complete Lovecraft #36

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Mark Hayes

ales …the spectral summer when the moon shone down on the old garden where I wandered; the spectral summer of narcotic flowers and humid seas of foliage that bring wild and many-coloured dreams… Lovecraft at his best is a master … Continue reading →

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Hypnos: The Complete Lovecraft #35

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Mark Hayes

“…Young with the youth that is outside time, and with beauteous bearded face, curved, smiling lips, Olympian brow, and dense locks waving and poppy-crowned.” As gods go in Lovecraft’s fiction, the Greek god of sleep is probably one of the least … Continue reading →

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Wisdom of Scribblers

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Mark Hayes

Writers, never short of a quote on any subject. Often these quotes contradict quotes by others, such is the nature of the beast, but then you can’t live your life by quotes, can you? The best that can happen is … Continue reading →

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Herbert West-Reanimator: The Complete Lovecraft #34

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Mark Hayes

Opinions are, as someone famous once vulgarly said, like arseholes, everyone body has one, and they stink up the place when let loose… Herbert West – Reanimator is a tale that inspires many opinions.  S.T. Joshi, who has carved out a … Continue reading →

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