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H. P. Lovecraft

WBH Digest 2023-10-13: Pay Me XM Denarii or I'll...

WBH Digest 2023-10-13: Pay Me XM Denarii or I'll...

This is a useful contrast between G. K. Chesterton and H. P. Lovecraft. The word "absurd" means very different things in their works. JD Cowan writes about Quake. That game has a special place in my heart, as it was my real introduction to the internet. I played

The Best of C. L. Moore Book Review

The Best of C. L. Moore by C. L. Moore 452 pages Published by Diversion Books (September 22, 2015) ASIN B07H15QVLC I had heard of Catherine Lucille Moore, but this was my first exposure to her work. I saw this collection of her short stories come on sale on Amazon,

The Long View 2005-03-04: Secret Writings

H. P. Lovecraft's place in the American canon is assured. Secret Writings As a matter of policy, I cannot say that I was ever very keen on the practice of executing people who committed murders as juveniles, so I am not altogether displeased with this week's

The Grait God Pan

I've somehow missed this book, but it turns out to be an influence on both H. P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. This version is in John Reilly's Snapscript. Contents I THE EXPERIMNT II MR. CLARKES MEMWARS III THE SITY OV REZERECSIONS IV THE DISCUVRY IN PAUL

The Long View: Cthuluism and the Cold War

Despite John's protests, I think this is pretty funny, and disturbingly topical. Cthuluism and the Cold War Preface: Some of the references in this parody are admittedly obscure. You have not only to know a bit about Lovecraft's fiction, you also have to be familiar with

The Long View: President H. P. Lovecraft

The Long View: President H. P. Lovecraft

Since I just watched Amazon's pilot episode of the Man in the High Castle, I'm in an alternative history mood. Why vote for the lesser evil? Don't blame me, I voted for Cthulhu. I would like to thank the many kind people from several

The Long View 2002-07-25: An Unexpected Abyss

Baron Julius Evola This is where you will find John's real view of the Global War on Terror. It wasn't, and isn't, possible for any of the various counter-insurgencies, civil wars, and bush wars currently raging in the world to bring down the United