h. p. lovecraft

Paranormal

‘The Call of Cthulhu’ – Film Review


The_Call_of_Cthulhu If you enjoy silent cinema and H.P. Lovecraft, there is a film you’re going to love.

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SF & Fantasy

Happy Birthday, H.P. Lovecraft!


Happy Birthday, H.P. Lovecraft!

Happy birthday to the high priest of weird, H.P. Lovecraft! The Gentleman from Providence may no longer be among us, but his legacy remains. Musicians, artists, filmmakers and writers continue to add to the considerable body of work known as the Cthulhu Mythos. As long as the tendrils of tentacled horrors from beyond continue to [...]

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Gaming

Dice Against Lovecraftian Horror with Fantasy Flight Games’ ‘Elder Sign’


elder-signBattle against the encroachment of the dark in Fantasy Flight Games’ new cooperative dice game of Lovecraftian terror, Elder Sign.

For years, the museum has collected rare curios and exotic artifacts, but now the occult power of so many powerful relics housed together has weakened the barriers between the dimensions, allowing unnamable terrors slip between the cracks.

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Suvudu

When William Faulkner Met H.P. Lovecraft: Mash ‘em up, Suvudu!


Yesterday, while looking at the Quirk Classics line of mashup novels, I started thinking of how I might combine some of my own favorite science fiction, horror and fantasy authors with their high-brow literary cousins. It ended up being a fun exercise. First I chose a genre author: H.P. Lovecraft. Then I looked for my [...]

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Suvudu

Suvudu On Air: The Lovecraft Documentary Interview Edition


Suvudu On Air: The Lovecraft Documentary Interview Edition

Welcome back!

We’re flying at about half-staff here on the ‘ol podcast, but that doesn’t stop us from bringing you an interview with director Frank Woodward. Frank’s company, Wyrd Films, has produced the documentary Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown, a film that details who Mr. Lovecraft was and why his work has inspired and terrified so many people. By the way, you can now view the film online on SnagFilms.com or through Netflix.

Here he talks with Matt Staggs about the making of the film and Lovecraft himself.

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Suvudu

Lovecraft Documentary “Fear of the Unknown” Now Free to View Online


If you’re a regular visitor to our sister site Wordsandfilm.com – and I strongly urge you to become so if you’re not – you may have read an article this week on the perennial popularity of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos. Author Tom Blunt described how the gentleman from Providence’s work continues to work it’s mind-wracking [...]

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Suvudu

Bringing Horror to the Chicago Stage: Wildclaw Theatre’s Brian Amidei


With exceptions made for the occasional Halloween presentation of Dracula, horror theatre is pretty much a thing of the past. Brian Amidei of Chicago, along with his compatriots in Chicago’s Wildclaw Theatre Company, are determined to resurrect the tradition for a new, modern audience. With stage adaptations of Arthur Machen’s The Great God Pan, H.P. [...]

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Suvudu

Happy Birthday, H.P. Lovecraft: Authors and Editors on His Legacy


Happy birthday to H.P. Lovecraft! Today is his 120th birthday. In his relatively short lifespan of only 46 years he managed to leave a lasting impression on the world around him, with authors from Stephen King and Peter Straub to Jorge Luis Borges and Michael Chabon tipping their hats to the genius and horror of [...]

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SF & Fantasy

Music for Lovecraftian Love Children: Beatallica’s “Thing That Should Not LET IT BE”


You need not be a fan of Metallica or The Beatles to appreciate this deeply weird, yet oddly catchy, mash-up of Metallica’s “The Thing That Should Not Be” and The Beatles’ “Let it Be.”
Just a bit of trivia for those who weren’t a teenage metalhead like me: Metallica’s “The Thing That Should Not [...]

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SF & Fantasy

Cage Match 2010, Round 2: 2) Cthulhu versus 15) Jaime Lannister


Image courtesy of Dominique Signoret

Image courtesy of Michael Komarck

CthulhuGreat Old One

Age:
??

Race:
??

Weapons / Artifacts:
None

Special Attack:
Drives all who see it to insanity

Jaime LannisterThe Kingslayer

Age:
34

Race:
Human

Weapons / Artifacts:
Sword (Valyrian steel; borrowed from Tommen)

Special Attack:
Insanely hot

Advantages

Unfathomably huge–like, the size of a mountain
Inpires madness and terror in all who see it
Is an elder being

Advantages

The greatest swordsman of his age
Golden [...]

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