October 19th, 2008 — , Beyond the Potterverse, Giveaways, H.P. Lovecraft, free book, giveaway from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head
The first of two spooky October giveaways is here! With special thanks to revgeorge, this first giveaway Where the Deep Ones Are, a parody of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, written by a Lovecraft fan. Here’s the description:
Renowned Mythos aficionado Ken Hite retells H P Lovecraft’s “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” through this parody of [...]
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October 14th, 2008 — , American Literature, Beyond the Potterverse, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Hogwarts School of Literature, Philosophy of Composition, The Fall of the House of Usher from Dave the Longwinded @ The Hog's Head
In America, we’re trained from a young age to equate Edgar Allan Poe with both terror and Halloween. In my experience, reading Poe in an English class was something of a yearly ritual, even if the rationale for the exercise was rather forced. Poe clearly enjoys a better literary reputation than our other horror master, [...]
Related StoresOctober 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 4th, 2008 — , Alice Liddell, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Beyond the Potterverse, Charles Lutwidge, Hogwarts School of Literature, Lewis Carroll, banned books from Dave the Longwinded @ The Hog's Head
Even though we now consider Alice as perhaps the monumental book of children’s literature, it has been steeped in controversy. Yes, much of that controversy has to do with it’s enigmatic author, Lewis Carroll (ne the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson).
The conspiracy theories swirl around Carroll’s apparent fondness of children, particularly young girls. Those theories are [...]
September 30th, 2008 — , Beyond the Potterverse, banned books week from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head
A simple discussion starter for today: What’s your favorite book (besides Harry Potter) that has been challenged or banned (past or present)? Why?
For lists of challenged/banned books, see the links in this post.
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Related StoresSeptember 27th, 2008 — , Beyond the Potterverse, Defense Against the Harry Haters, banned books week from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head
Thanks to everyone who has been participating in the great discussions of Sorcerer’s Stone Week! I’m hoping to catch up with them and join them soon. We’re transitioning now into Banned Books Week, which begins today. I won’t be doing a “Day 1,” “Day 2,” etc. like with this past week. But be sure to [...]
Related StoresSeptember 4th, 2008 — , Beyond the Potterverse, Midnight Sun, Stephanie Meyer, Twilight, leak from Dave the Longwinded @ The Hog's Head
by Dave
I found a story posted on Yahoo! News this morning from Reuters. Apparently, large segments of the final Twilight novel were leaked online, prompting this response from the author, Stephenie Meyer:
“I feel too sad about what has happened to continue working on ‘Midnight Sun,’ and so it is on hold indefinitely.”
Of course, there [...]
August 14th, 2008 — , Beyond the Potterverse, Breaking Dawn, Harry Potter and Twilight from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head
by Travis
“We never thought there was going to be another Harry Potter” ~ Samantha Gutierrez, manager of the Children’s and Teen’s Department at Barnes and Noble.
There’s been a lot of buzz around The Twilight Saga, a quartet by Stephanie Meyer about teen vampires which has even been proclaimed “the next Harry Potter.” The fourth [...]
August 12th, 2008 — , Beyond the Potterverse, Fantasy Fiction Conference, MythCon, mythopoeic society from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head
Just a reminder that MythCon 39 is this upcoming weekend (August 15-18) in New Britain, CT. Sadly, despite the fact that I’ll actually be in CT this weekend, I’ll not be able to attend. But the conference looks great, and the rates are excellent for a conference from such a great organization. There are also excellent [...]
Related StoresAugust 9th, 2008 — , Beyond the Potterverse, Billy Budd, Gryffindor Common Room, Law and Literature Movement from Dave the Longwinded @ The Hog's Head
by Dave
This is a little outside our interests here at The Hog’s Head, but if you haven’t listened to The Philosopher’s Zone (produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), it is certainly an interesting program. You can download episodes from the link in the program’s title above, or you can subscribe to it as a [...]
August 9th, 2008 — , Beyond the Potterverse, Billy Budd, Gryffindor Common Room, Law and Literature Movement from Dave the Longwinded @ The Hog's Head
by Dave
This is a little outside our interests here at The Hog’s Head, but if you haven’t listened to The Philosopher’s Zone (produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), it is certainly an interesting program. You can download episodes from the link in the program’s title above, or you can subscribe to it as a [...]
August 9th, 2008 — , Beyond the Potterverse, Cthulhu movie, Cthulhu trailer, H.P. Lovecraft from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head
There’s an independent movie coming out in a few weeks based on Lovecraft’s Cthulhu (trailer at that link):
Adapted from a story by H.P. Lovecraft. A Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother’s estate, is reacquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has [...]
August 9th, 2008 — , Beyond the Potterverse, Cthulhu movie, Cthulhu trailer, H.P. Lovecraft from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head
There’s an independent movie coming out in a few weeks based on Lovecraft’s Cthulhu (trailer at that link):
Adapted from a story by H.P. Lovecraft. A Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother’s estate, is reacquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has [...]
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