Tome Wilson's Articles Tagged 'Cthulhu' (14)

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On Miskatonic Mondays we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror it spawned.

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I’m starting to think we should call this segment “Pocket Change.” Every time I look at KickStarter, there’s another great artist, or team of artists, pitching a Lovecraft-inspired idea.

Some are excellent. Others, not so much.

Today I bring you a classy set of playing cards by Nat Iwata from Portland,…

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Lights out, everybody.

On Miskatonic Mondays we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror it spawned.

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The Ornery Theatre in Houston, TX will present an original work, Cthulhu: A Puppet Play, at 14 Pews from February 14-18th. Borrowing from Lovecraft's themes and characters, Cthulhu: A Puppet Play uses puppets, film, and an original score to capture the feeling of impending doom intrinsic…

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Lights out, everybody.

On Miskatonic Mondays, we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror it spawned.

A few weeks ago, we threw our gaze upon The Horror In Clay, a Cthulhu Cult-inspired tiki from Jonathan "Atari" Chaffin. Since then, it's been blowing other Kickstart projects out of the water. Whether the world has suddenly succumbed to tiki-madness or the Cult supports their own, I'll never know. However, I…

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Lights out, everybody.

On Miskatonic Mondays, we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror it spawned.

This week, we're focusing our unblinking eye at Jonathan "Atari" Chaffin, a member of the Cult of Tiki from Atlanta, GA. Atari is a self-proclaimed artist and geek, and now he's bringing Lovecraft's terror to the tiki bar.

His new project, The Horror In Clay, is a 30oz Cthulhu-themed tiki mug…

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Lights out, everybody.

On Miskatonic Mondays, we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror it spawned.

I’m still playing catch up from Saturday’s presentation at the Steampunk World’s Fair, but I have two awesome bits of Mythos news I need to share today. The first is the Kickstarter effort for a new board game that mixes Cthulhu and the Great Old Ones.  The goal of the game is to rise from the eternal depths and destroy Atlantic…

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Lights out, everybody.

On Miskatonic Mondays, we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror it spawned.

What dreams of madness inspire the infirm mind to create such images of blasphemy?  The curators at Propnomicon are determined to solve this mystery, and in their time broadcasting on the net, they have collected hundreds of images and idols from these insane…

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Lights out, everybody.

On Miskatonic Mondays, we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror it spawned.

Dark gods and mystical powers. Helpless citizens in need of a hero. An unlikely group of adventurers drawn together to vanquish those attempting to do the world harm. Zeboyd Games' Cthulhu Saves the World, originally an Xbox Live Indie title and now available on PC, has all the elements of a classic role-playing…

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A very Lovecraft Christmas!

Faced with the realisation that we suddenly had room enough to put up our own Christmas tree, I was initially at a loss when considering how to decorate it. We have no ornaments and the idea of shopping for them made me drowsy. I can’t remember what first brought to mind the image of a tree covered in tentacles (perhaps it’s best not to ask), but as soon as I envisioned it I couldn’t let go of the idea.…

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On Miskatonic Mondays, we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror that it spawned.  This week, we're spotlighting the clever work of Deviant Art artist DrFaustusAU and his imaginative series "What if the legendary children's book artist Dr. Seuss illustrated HP Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu?"

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The Drama Desk nominated, New York Innovative Theatre Award winning RadioTheatre will present the cult horror classics, REANIMATOR (A mad scientist tries to resurrect the dead) and THE CALL OF CTHULHU (The Old Ones are determined to take over the Earth), live and onstage for the first time complete with award winning sound design and original orchestral scores, as part of their second installment of THE H.P. LOVECRAFT FESTIVAL, a year long tribute to the Grandmaster of American Horror… Continue

Lights out, everybody.

On Miskatonic Mondays, we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror that it spawned.

Richard "Dick" Taylor was a famous illustrator for magazines like The New Yorker, Collier's and The Saturday Evening Post since the 1930s. Born in For William, Ontario, he began his career as a cartoonist and comic strip artist in 1920s Toronto. In 1924 he got a job at the Evening Telegram, and created his comic…

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Lights out, everybody.

On Miskatonic Mondays, we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror that it spawned.

As anyone who lives around me can attest, I wear ties more than a normal man should.  While I can't get suited up for every occasion, wearing something classic really does spruce up a man's look and (more importantly) his outlook & attitude.

In my quest for fashion, I turned to the Necronomicon and found…

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On Miskatonic Mondays, we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror that it spawned.



So far, we've discussed the man, but what about the monster? When it comes to Lovecraft, there's none more famous than the dreaded Cthulhu.



Cthulhu (pronounced K'thoo-loo) is the iconic pop culture symbol of HP Lovecraft's weird fiction. In… Continue