A Few Horror and Lovecraftian Blogs of Interest
Thursday, September 27, 2007
A mixture of muddling about the internet for new reads and early reactions to Grim Reviews has led me to some great blogs out there. I thought I'd share:
- Daniel Harms, author of the Encyclopedia Cthulhiana, runs a very informative outlet of Lovecraftian and other weird goodness at his "Papers Falling from an Attic Window" blog. Most recently, he issued some fair criticism of Grim Reviews and thought-provoking observations about Robert W. Chambers' work, in response to the "Taint of Yellow" article I posted here a couple weeks ago. Harms' blog has over a year's worth of fascinating material on the weird writers we all know and love, including fiction and entire series of articles on eerie matters relevant to our interests. So, check it out!
- Popular horror author Brian Keene was kind enough to link the same "Taint of Yellow" article on his interesting "Hail Saten" (with an "e") blog not too long ago. Fans of Keene likely already know about his blog, but others should find a good deal there of interest. In addition to news and elaborative posts on his own material, Keene provides a few reviews and observations about general themes in horror. A must read for any interested in the opinions of a professional writer in the industry right now.
- Al Robertson drops a good deal of weird fiction insights at his "Allumination" blog. Also, he recently weighed in, via his "Crossing Lovecraft" entry, on the old controversy concerning August Derleth's impact on Lovecraft and the mythos. Derleth's contributions to Yog-Sothery and Lovecraft's works following his death have excited a good deal of both ire and admiration.
- Chris Perridas continues to operate a wonderful blog called "H.P. Lovecraft & His Legacy" since its establishment a couple years ago. Perridas serves his readers a universe of Lovecraftian links and posts some fine analyses too. His more recent series detailing some old and relatively obscure 'zines and small press journals is of particular interest to the Lovecraftian, and a necessity for collectors. His myriad entries about places, people, and things Lovecraft himself encountered in his life are a great service to the horror community, and almost make up an online reference guide.
- Steve Gunstinson has a Myspace page up here that's worth keeping an eye on. He is an artist currently publishing some handsome pages from a Lovecraftian comic he is working on. Based on Lovecraft's "The Picture in the House," Steve exhibits a dark style haunted with creepy hidden bits worthy of a HPL adaptation.