October 27th, 2008 — , Defense Against the Harry Haters, Gryffindor Common Room, H.P. Lovecraft from ahsturgis @ The Hog's Head
The story of “The Haunter of the Dark” begins with a teenage Robert Bloch, who went on in adulthood to win the Hugo, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy Awards and become best known for his novel Psycho.
As Bloch explains in “Time-Traveling with H.P. Lovecraft”:
In 1935 I’d written a story, “The Shambler from the Stars,” [...]
Continue reading → Points to Ponder Re: “The Haunter of the Dark”
October 23rd, 2008 — , Gryffindor Common Room, H.P. Lovecraft from ahsturgis @ The Hog's Head
News flash! FYI, for those of you who aren’t reading my blog: there are several new unabridged readings of Lovecraft’s work that just have been made available online for free download. Read more here and here. Enjoy!
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October 20th, 2008 — , Gryffindor Common Room, H.P. Lovecraft from ahsturgis @ The Hog's Head
I’ll throw out a few ideas for you to consider as you read “The Moon-Bog” (1921) by H.P. Lovecraft…
1. I’ll admit, I get a kick out of this story. One of my favorite elements of the tale is the Gothic theme of tainted ancestry. This has appeared in the work now considered the first Gothic [...]
October 17th, 2008 — , Edgar Allen Poe, Gryffindor Common Room, H.P. Lovecraft from ahsturgis @ The Hog's Head
Following up on Dave’s post re: Edgar Allan Poe, I thought you might be interested in one of Lovecraft’s tributes to the author.
The poem was inspired by the cemetery at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Providence, Rhode Island, a setting both men loved. Below are some of the pictures I took there during my Lovecraftian [...]
October 16th, 2008 — , Gryffindor Common Room, H.P. Lovecraft from ahsturgis @ The Hog's Head
Just in time for Halloween, Barnes & Noble has something new for Lovecraft fans.
Synopsis
In the 1920s and ‘30s, H.P. Lovecraft pioneered a new type of weird fiction that fused elements of supernatural horror with the concepts of visionary science fiction. Lovecraft’s tales of cosmic horror revolutionized modern horror fiction and earned him the reputation as [...]
October 13th, 2008 — , Gryffindor Common Room, H.P. Lovecraft from ahsturgis @ The Hog's Head
I’ll throw out a few ideas for you to consider as you read “The Music of Eric Zann” (1921) by H.P. Lovecraft… (text available here, and audio available from The Classic Tales - use iTunes to access the episode)
(Incidentally, before I begin, I should note that the wonderful Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab has a Lovecraft-inspired [...]
Continue reading → Points to Ponder Re: “The Music of Eric Zann”
October 6th, 2008 — , Beyond the Potterverse, H.P. Lovecraft, Horror Stories from ahsturgis @ The Hog's Head
I’ll throw out a few ideas for you to consider as you read “The Outsider” (1921) by H.P. Lovecraft…
1. Lovecraft himself called the story “my literal though unconscious imitation of Poe at its very height.” Lovecraft’s friend, fellow author, and publisher, August Derleth, once wrote that, if “The Outsider” were found unsigned in an attic, [...]
October 5th, 2008 — , Gryffindor Common Room, H.P. Lovecraft from ahsturgis @ The Hog's Head
Greetings, everyone! I’d like to thank Travis for inviting me to post during this most Lovecraftian of months.
Before our discussions about individual Lovecraft stories begin, I thought I might try to “set the mood” by inviting all of you on a virtual tour. This past summer I gave some lectures at Brown University in Lovecraft’s hometown [...]
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