An Interview with Kenneth Hite from Wild Claw Blood Radio

WildClaw Theater, the troupe of weird performers responsible for putting on plays of Arthur Machen's "The Great God Pan" and H.P. Lovecraft's "Dreams in the Witch House" have been doing an excellent online radio show for some time now. WildClaw Blood Radio features a printed blog and podcast of happenings in the weird community alongside strange ephemera of interest. Their recent interview with Kenneth Hite, who is a game designer, regular columnist for "Weird Tales" magazine, and author of Tour de Lovecraft: The Tales, is a treat for readers who wish to hear opinions from a major observer in the weird field today.

In the interview, Hite discusses performance adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft's work (including his opinion on WildClaw's own "Dreams in the Witch House"), the Lovecraftian influence in weird horror today, and his work on the new Role Playing Game "The Trail of Cthulhu." It's also interesting to see Hite name Thomas Ligotti as the "most Lovecraftian" contemporary writer. Hite is not the first commentator on the weird to place Ligotti at the vanguard of weird literature today. Overall, this is a quality interview that takes the temperature of quite a few trends and projects in the weird community--something sure to boost interest in WildClaw's Blood Radio and stage productions as well.

-Grim Blogger