A Motley Vision's Interview With W.H. Pugmire

Lovecraftian writer W.H. Pugmire had an interview posted earlier this month from a less common source. A Motley Vision is a blog centering on Mormon arts and culture. This venue opened up a fascinating vista of Pugmire's world, an interview in which he discusses his spiritual life, sexuality, and prolific Lovecraftian career in detail.

Pugmire's devotion to a purist Lovecraftian aesthetic is a major drive in his work, and one that seems rare in an environment where Cthulhu Mythos writers are practically driven at gunpoint to get outside Lovecraftian fiction for career's sake. His personal revolt against this pressure has been a success, judging by the number of Pugmire stories and collections.

It's this unique dedication to penning what he is best at that results in an enduring spotlight on his writing and the life behind it. And, in my opinion, he makes a rich subject for interview, a bonus quality seen in only a few other weird fiction contemporaries like Thomas Ligotti. There's something to be said for the weird writer consistently interesting enough to produce good interviews. Here you will find thoughts and experiences going beyond mere accompaniments to their literary output, and into the realm of alternative storytelling.

-Grim Blogger