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Hog’s Head PubCast #61: Happy Halloween! Buy My Book!

Harry Potter & Imagination available for pre-order; some great C.S. Lewis deals; Harry Potter conference this weekend;  and Happy Halloween!
Winner of October Giveaway #2:  Logospilgrim!  Send me an E-Owl, and I’ll get your free Lovecraft volume right out!
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October Giveaway #2: H.P. Lovecraft: Complete and Unabridged

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Time for our second October Giveaway!  A couple weeks ago, Amy mentioned the release of the new Barnes and Noble edition of Lovecraft’s fiction - complete and unabridged in one volume!  One lucky Hog’s Head patron will find themselves the [...]

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Why Ghost Stories?

I was participating in the conversation surrounding Pete Peterson’s Lovecraft tribute, “The Stephen Hills Horror” when Andrew Peterson threw out a question:
So what is it about ghost stories, anyway?
I decided to take a stab at it, and gave a quick bullet-point answer.

- Ghost stories are part of the genre of imaginative literature, though its darker [...]

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Points to Ponder Re: “The Haunter of the Dark”

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,” [...]

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Around the Common Room

First, the winner of the first October Giveaway is Red Rocker!  Congratulations, Red Rocker.  Send me an E-Owl, and I’ll get it shipped out to you right away.
Everyone stay tuned, because there’s going to be a second October giveaway coming up next week.  If you’ve not done so already, subscribe the Hog’s Head by RSS reader [...]

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New Lovecraft Audio (for Free!)

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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Points to Ponder Re: “The Moon-Bog”
October Giveaway #1: Where the Deep Ones Are
The Poe-Lovecraft Connection
New Lovecraft Edition
“The Fall [...]

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Points to Ponder Re: “The Moon-Bog”

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 [...]

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October Giveaway #1: Where the Deep Ones Are

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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The Poe-Lovecraft Connection

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 [...]

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New Lovecraft Edition

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 [...]

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“The Fall of the House of Usher”

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, [...]

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Points to Ponder Re: “The Music of Eric Zann”

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 [...]

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A Question on “The Outsider”

I intended something a bit deeper on Lovecraft’s “The Outsider” tonight, but I’ll delay that till tomorrow night for two reasons: (1) Dr. Sturgis’s post hits on several key elements that deserve discussion.  If you’ve not read “The Outsider” yet, it’s a very brief story that can be read in one short sitting or listened [...]

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Points to Ponder re: “The Outsider”

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, [...]

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Getting into the “Lovecraft Zone”

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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October Scary Story Reading

For the month of October, among many other conversations, The Hog’s Head will be reading and discussing one H.P. Lovecraft story a week.  This year’s stories are shorter than last year’s, and I’m looking forward to discussing them.  We’ll be starting Monday, October 6.  Three of the four stories have free audio available, and all [...]

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Around the Common Room

by Travis
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This is an “at home” Around the Common Room post - in other words, stuff about [...]

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Cthulhu Movie

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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Cthulhu Movie

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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Portus 2008, Day 3: Midday Report

This morning, I got up early enough to make it to the hotel for a small press gathering with Jim Dale.  In the next week or so, I’ll do a podcast with audio clips and reflections on that.  His talk was excellent; he’s a very engaging speaker.
My second talk went well, I think.  ”Hogwarts, A [...]

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Lovecraft at The Classic Tales!

by Travis 
My favorite podcast, the Classic Tales is now doing one of my favorite short-story authors, H.P. Lovecraft, whom we’ve spent time here discussing.  Today’s podcast, Episode 54, is Part I of “The Lurking Fear.”

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The Great Old Ones, Discovered?

Well, no, but that’s what this story made me think of.

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