HP Lovecraft Goes to the Movies

Like the contents inside the fearful Necronomicon, Fall River Press' latest book entitled, H.P. Lovecraft Goes to the Movies, is a mystery. At least, that's the way it stands now. Despite showing up for pre-order on quite a few book related search engines (Amazon, Borders, etc.), information is skeletal. The book is slated for an October, 2011 release, and it's too early to say who the author is. Much less what the book is actually about. At four hundred pages, though, it seems it will be a substantial tome. The Fall River Press label also released H.P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural several years ago, collecting favorite weird tales mentioned by HPL in his treatise, "Supernatural Horror in Literature."

One shouldn't judge a book by its title, but in this case, it's hard not to. Is it an unseen novel preparing to burst from the depths like Cthulhu's mighty tentacles? Or, more likely, a new book collecting info and observations about Lovecraftian films, much like the encyclopedic book, The Lurker in the Lobby: The Guide to Lovecraftian Cinema. The latter seems more probable. In fact, one wonders if H.P. Lovecraft Goes to the Movies could be an expanded re-issue of Lurker in the Lobby, since the latter is just a bit shorter.

Whatever the case, Lovecraftians may be able to look forward to a new dark treat at the hands of a sizable publishing imprint. Further updates will be coming, even as the Masques of Nyarlathotep roll on.

-Grim Blogger