TENTACLII :: H.P. Lovecraft blog

Lovecraft Anthology 2

David Haden — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:29:20 +0000

Here’s a peek at the cover of The Lovecraft Anthology Vol.2. It’s a 128-page anthology of comic book adaptations, edited by Dan Lockwood and due from Self Made Hero in March 2012. Judging by the choice of cover illustration (it seems brave of Self Made, not to put tentacles on the cover) we get a comics adaptation of “The Terrible Old Man”. Also…

Pat Mills and Attila Futaki (“The Nameless City”), Ben Dickson and Mick McMahon (“The Picture in the House”), Jamie Delano and Steve Pugh (“Pickman’s Model”).

20% off all my paperbacks

David Haden — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:59:12 +0000

A new discount code for 20% off all my paperbacks, until 3rd Feb 2012…

The Undead: Life Science and Pulp Fiction – proceedings now online

David Haden — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:42:51 +0000

The archive of the Die Untonen [The Undead]: Life Science and Pulp Fiction symposium proceedings are now online, for free. The event was held in Hamburg, Germany (12-14th May 2011) and was an interesting mashup of academic talks, science, art, workshops and performances…

“A unique interdisciplinary meeting of experts from the biotechnology, medical professionals, bioethicists, philosophers, theologians, legal jurists, health workers, artists, film and media makers and pop icons. The visitors and experts come together in unexpected combinations and on various issues in rooms that modeled after film sets (Hospital, Cemetery, Laboratory and Cinema – and so typical places of production and negotiation of the “undead”). The visitors can move freely through the entire setting at any time. All conversations, lectures, presentations, performances and experiments are recorded and broadcast live, so that the recipient can independently of their position in a set of infrared receivers and headphones to listen to every situation.”

A Winter Wish

David Haden — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:08:28 +0000

Here’s one that might interest connoisseurs of Lovecraft’s poetry. A 1977 first-edition Lovecraft poetry collection, with what’s said to be an extensive introduction. On eBay now.

Dagon, a stage play in three acts

David Haden — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:01:24 +0000

Sean Hartter takes a different angle on the Lovecraft graphic remix meme, by re-imagining Lovecraft as a playwright — who had his plays published in vintage paperback form in the 1960s…

Hartter’s blog has a lot of similar faux re-imaginings.

Dumb Google

David Haden — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:41:10 +0000

While Google chases an anti-trust suit with Google+, search doesn’t seem to be getting better. Even with personalisation turned on, and my heavy record of years of searching for Lovecraft items, my top ten results for “Lovecraft” include links to: a craft shop in the UK; and sex shop in Totonto.

The Vandermeers’ The Weird now in Kindle

David Haden — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:15:12 +0000

Ann and Jeff Vandermeer’s doorstopper anthology, The Weird: a compendium of dark and strange stories (Atlantic, 2011), with a foreword by Michael Moorcock, is now available for the Kindle — in the UK at the reasonable price of £9, and the USA ($?). It also shows up in the German and Italian Kindle stores.

Download the “free 10% sample” that all Kindle books offer, will get you the introductions by Michael Moorcock and by Ann and Jeff Vandermeer.

Oscar Sanmartin

David Haden — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:27:18 +0000

Melding Joseph Cornell with a Lovecraftian vision, Oscar Sanmartin‘s box “Diorama 3″…

Cthulhu Parade, 1873

David Haden — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:40:12 +0000

Parade costume design, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1873.

Story soundtracks

David Haden — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:05:52 +0000

Nice concept. WistRec‘s “sound report” (soundtrack) is specially designed for listening while reading H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Colour Out of Space”, in the form of a 3″ CD and a printed booklet of the story. Limited to 100 copies. WistRec is a niche Irish label.