A Scary Look Behind Aich-Pee-Ell

Scary Books, Kiddies!

 

Lovecraft:  A Look Behind the “Cthulhu Mythos.”  By Lin Carter.  Ballantine, 1972.  Cover art by Gervasio Gallardo.

            When I came across this paperback in 1976 or so, I felt vindicated.  Here at last was proof that ol’ Aich-Pee Ell was worthy of my fascination!  There was a real book written about him!     

            The chapter titles, intentionally Lovecraftian, are:

1.      The Visitor from Outside
2.      Intimations of R’lyeh
3.      The Thing on the Newsstand
4.      The Horrors of Red Hook
5.      The Coming of Cthulhu
6.      Acolytes of the Black Circle
7.      The Gathering of the Shadows
8.      The Spawn of the Old Ones
9.      The Elder Gods
10.  Invaders from Yesterday
11.  The Last Incantation
12.  Beyond the Tomb
13.  The House in the Pines
14.  End of an Epoch
15.  The Last Disciple

            It’s a fun romp through the rising fandom of HPL’s dense, off-putting writing, vocabulary, and personality.

            I first discovered HPL through the blessed Bartlesville (OK) Public Library, then was fortunate enough to find some of Ballantine's reprints at Bartlesville Bookland (which establishment you can also blame my acquaintance with National Lampoon).

See you next time, kiddies!

  

Color Herman Munster!

I dare ya!

Or the house ...

Of course, these are from the 1964 coloring book ...

See ya!  Sorry to be late!

  

A Comp Every Monday for BLOG-O-WEEN!

 Yep, all this month we're going to post new Halloween comps, and re-post a couple whose links have gone dead. Going dead ... what a concept for Halloween!

Here's a new comp to get us started.  And here's the goods:

01 - Born on Halloween - Blue Magic - 1975  (3:14)

02 - Millie the Ghoul - The Ticklers - 1965  (3:03)

03 - Lost in the Cave of Flying Dogs - Chemicals Made from Dirt - 1982  (3:47)

04 - The House Is Haunted - The Chenille Sisters - 1992  (5:16)

05 - Dr Geek (From Tanganyika) - Thurl Ravenscroft with the Jeff Alexander Quartet - 1956  (2:38)

06 - Sorcerella - Jefferson Lee - 1969  (2:21)

07 - Dangerous Kitchen - Nerves - 1981  (3:27)

08 - Night of the Demons - 45 Grave - 2012  (3:41)

09 - Gussie the Goblin - Tex Fletcher - 1965  (2:24)

10 - Beware of the 4-D Witch - Joe Bisco - 1973  (2:47)

11 - Queen of Halloween - Billy Snel - 1958  (2:39)

12 - Release the Bats - The Birthday Party - 1980  (2:33)

13 - Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra v Marion Hutton - 1939  (2:32)

14 - My Bloody Valentine - Rosekill - 2003  (3:08)

15 - Living in a Haunted House - Orange Cardigan - 1981  (4:05)

16 - Witches Brew - Janie Jones - 1965  (2:19)

17 - I Love It - The Warm Jets - 1978  (3:10)

18 - Black Cat - Brian Auger & the Trinity - 1967  (3:13)

19 - Witches - Secret Life - 1984  (3:31)

20 - Regenerate My Dead Pet - The Zombie Dandies - 2016  (3:12)

21 - One Eyed Witch - The 7th Court - 1967  (2:22)

22 - Experiment - Drats!!! - 2007  (3:49)

23 - Happy Halloween - Marc Strommer - 2001  (2:23)

24 - Spider Pasture Now - Puke Spit & Guts - 1980  (2:39)

25 - The Sea Witch - Johnny Jay Colonna - 1959  (2:05)

26 - It's Fun to Be Scared - Jem and the Holograms - 1987  (1:07)

MA-161 - Witch Way to Halloween 

Come back on Wednesday for more spook-a-licious excitement!