The Devil Reef Tiki Bar

The Devil Reef Tiki Bar is a hot new venue for late night boozing that recently opened its doors to Innsmouth clientèle. Besides serving up unspeakable beverages in creepy mugs, the bar is a newer web creation that effectively blurs the line between weird fiction and bizarre reality. The alcohol depot is, of course, named after H.P. Lovecraft's Devil Reef in "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," a loathsome meeting place situated off the coast of Innsmouth. Though fictional, the Devil Reef bar features just enough props and Lovecraftian art--with a thoroughly tropical twist--to seem plausible.

Make that very plausible. If it doesn't already exist, it surely could. Fantasy themed bars have been known to hold their ground and even thrive given the right circumstances. Historically, the pseudo-Lovecraftian H.R. Giger bars developed a small franchise. This Devil Reef idea is one that might really work if it's opened in Massachusetts or Rhode Island. There are probably enough Lovecraft pilgrims (or native admirers) around New England to comprise a customer base.

Then again, the grim economy likely prohibits any would-be investors from gambling on a Lovecraftian business of any kind until the winds of fortune are stronger. Still, it's an intriguing concept, and the Devil Reef Tiki Bar blog is already a booming success in cyberspace as a real time example of Cthulhu Mythos fiction.

-Grim Blogger