by Jordan Summers
Jordan Summers, urban fantasy and supernatural romance author of Red, Scarlet, Crimson, is guest-blogging with us today. Jordan discusses the appeal of supernatural romance:
Blood, claws and fangs. Nothing invokes the imagination more than being hunted by a primitive creature, whether for sustenance or companionship. The lure of a love-everlasting is intoxicating. Frankly, it’s downright seductive. Who wouldn’t like that kind of devotion? Who wouldn’t like finding a mate who can answer your every desire? Let’s not forget the forbidden nature of the relationship. It’s…
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by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
With Valentine’s Day approaching, you are sure to be looking for that special gift for that special someone. Traditional love tokens include chocolate and perfume. Oh, and have we the perfect scent for you!
“Cthulhu in Love”, created by the fine people at Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, is a new fragrance exclusively sold through the ThinkGeek website.
Flavoured with incense, spices, kelp sea salt, and who knows what else, it is described as “what Cthulhu smells like when he wants to get it on.” So,…
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The TOC for our special multiethnic issue, due out June 1, 2010, has been finalised with a total of thirteen short stories and one poem. Our objective was to produce a special issue with a wide array of settings and characters, stepping away from the usual Lovecraftian grounds in New England and into distant, terrifying shores. The selected stories deal with powerful African magic, a Japanese empress who is not who she seems, a Hmong painter with an affinity for disturbing images, and more. With…
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If you were too busy to check our daily content (shame on you), we’ve assembled a quick list of cool stuff that happened at Innsmouth Free Press this January 2010. We interviewed writer and editor William Jones, talked to Lovecraftian artist Jeff Remmer, chatted with illustrator Jacob Glasser, musician Casey Rae-Hunter and Jerad Walters from Centipede Press. Dave Carson was also around, showcasing some of his amazing black and white imagery.
Our column on Lovecraftian cinema, Cthulhu Eats the Movies, debuted with a review of Alien. There were…
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By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Is there something better than Cthulhu figurines? How about glow-in-the-dark Cthulhu figurines? My Little Cthulhu is releasing a limited edition, glow-in-the-dark likeness of our beloved, sleepy master. It will be available in March but can be pre-ordered now. The 8-inch vinyl doll uses the same mold as previous My Little Cthulhu dolls and comes with two pull-apart victims.
It is part of the series of cute Old Ones designed by John Kovalic, the illustrator and co-creator of world-renowned games Munchkin and Apples to Apples, and comic-book…
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From a Gable Window
By G. W. Thomas
One of my favorite Cthulhu Mythos clichés is the protagonist dragged out of the window by a tentacle as he writes all about it. Where did all these window-lurking tentacles come from anyway? The victims who are scribbling their death rattles never explain that.
“Squidgies” are part-and-parcel of the Mythos. Classic tentacles would start with the ancient legend of the Kraken, said to live off the shore of Iceland. This beast was so large it could devour whole ships. In…
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