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Category Archives: rites
The Alchemist: the complete Lovecraft #2
‘The Alchemist’ is one of the better known early tales written by the H. P. Lovecraft. Like the first tale, I reviewed it is considered to be one of his Juvenilia works as Lovecraft wrote ‘The Alchemist’ when he was still only … Continue reading
The Beast In The Cave. The complete Lovecraft #1
As you may be aware from the earlier post on the subject, I have decided to read/review the complete fiction works of H P Lovecraft as my reading/blogging challenge for 2017. I have decided to do this in the order … Continue reading
Posted in Lovecraft, mythos, retro book reviews, rites
Tagged bookreview, cthulhu, Lovecraft
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Blog / Reading Challenge 2017
With the occasional exception, I have spoken to, notable only for their oddity, all writers are prolific readers. Indeed the notable exceptions were a couple of people who have told me they want to be writers while openly admitting they … Continue reading
Posted in Lovecraft, retro book reviews, rites, writes
Tagged cthulhu, horror, Lovecraft
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Year of the Dead
We have lost a lot of loved and respected famous people in the last year. Individuals who’s passing has affected us, brought tears, sadness and that strange form of grief we feel for people who we have never known personally … Continue reading
Posted in music, opinion, rites
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What did the treaty of Rome ever do for us?
With apologies to my Non-British readers. Who will probably read little further than this, this is a post about the forthcoming in-out referendum on the EU that we will be having in Britain in a few months. Which for the … Continue reading
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Fantasy Armour vs real Armour
Armour, according to our friends at Wikipedia is protective covering used to prevent damage from being inflicted, not an astoundingly difficult concept you would have thought. Here then is a real woman in armour… real armour http://samanthaswords.tumblr.com/ As worn, indeed, when … Continue reading
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