The Wikipedia log-line on the life Howard Phillips Lovecraft is stark and unapologetic: “Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty.” And yet today, his work is part of the canon, to the extent that his name has become a descriptor for literature that incorporates elements of slow-creeping madness and cosmic horror, […]
Today is National Occult Day, a celebration of hidden secrets, dusty tomes inscribed with mystical script, spirits, a howling wind from the East that sends shivers up the back of your spine, covens, pentagrams, and the glint of fangs in the moonlight. If you’re a fan of writers like H.P. Lovecraft and Shirley Jackson, or […]
It’s that time of year again. Classic horror movies starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing are back in heavy rotation on cable, jack-o-lanterns are appearing on porch steps, and scarecrows are being crucified in front yards everywhere. This is the one time of year when people want to be scared out of their wits. (Haunted […]
