October 30, 2018
“I was desperate, and in spite of everything I clawed my way out.” (The Thing on the Doorstep, pg.939) Welcome back to Our Daily Lovecraft. It’s tugging….from beyond…..knocking….clawing….. If you’re just joining us, you can start your Lovecraftian journey here!
October 30, 2018
A Season with the Witch: The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts (2016) Written by: J.W. Ocker Genre: Non-fiction Pages: 315 (Paperback) Publisher: The Countryman Press Why I Chose It: I wanted a book to put me in the mood for Halloween, but I primarily chose A Season with the Witch because I am completing a reading challenge…
October 29, 2018
“Iä-R’lyeh! Cthulhu fhtagn! Iä! Iä! No, I shall not shoot myself–I cannot be made to shoot myself!” (The Shadow Over Innsmouth, pg.858) Welcome back to Our Daily Lovecraft. My mind…it slips from me… If you’re just joining us, you can start your Lovecraftian journey here!
October 28, 2018
“Man rules now where They ruled once; They shall soon rule where man rules now. After summer is winter, and after winter summer. They wait patient and potent, for here shall They reign again.” (The Dunwich Horror, pg.645) Welcome back to Our Daily Lovecraft. The end of all things is nigh… If you’re just joining us, you can start your…
October 27, 2018
“It was from the tethered horses—they had screamed, not neighed, but screamed… and there was no light down there, nor the sound of any human thing, to shew why they had done so.” (The Very Old Folk, pg.627) Welcome back to Our Daily Lovecraft. Take a breath before the final deep dive. If you’re just joining us, you can start your Lovecraftian…
October 26, 2018
“No sane wholesome colours were anywhere to be seen except in the green grass and leafage; but everywhere those hectic and prismatic variants of some diseased, underlying primary tone without a place among the known tints of earth.” (The Colour Out of Space, pg.602) Welcome back to Our Daily Lovecraft. Is your mind slipping, as mine is? If you’re just…
October 26, 2018
Welcome to the Speculative Chic Book Club! Each month, we invite you to join us in reading a book that is voted on by YOU, our readers. Following a short review, please feel free to discuss the book in the comments! The Silent Companions (2018) Author: Laura Purcell Pages: 315 (Kindle) Publisher: Penguin Why I nominated this for book club:…
October 25, 2018
“ As the ship drew into the harbour at evening the twin beacons Thon and Thal gleamed a welcome, and in all the million windows of Baharna’s terraces mellow lights peeped out quietly and gradually as the stars peep out overhead in the dusk, till that steep and climbing seaport became a glittering constellation hung between the stars of heaven and…
October 25, 2018
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (2018) Written by: Hank Green Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 288 (Hardcover) Publisher: William Morrow Why I Chose It: I’ve been following Hank Green’s work for about a decade, and have been waiting for his debut novel for a few years. There was no way that I was going to pass this up. The Premise: The Carls…
October 24, 2018
“Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn.” “In his house at R’lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.”