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I believe that the cover of the Neely hardback on the right was painted by Chambers himself. It was reused on the cover of the 2015 Stark House Supernatural Classics collection that includes part of The King in Yellow and The Mystery of Choice.
January 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I believe that the cover of the Neely hardback on the right was painted by Chambers himself. It was reused on the cover of the 2015 Stark House Supernatural Classics collection that includes part of The King in Yellow and The Mystery of Choice.
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The Old Stone House (1913) by Walter de la Mare. This text is from a 1925 Henry Holt reprint.
Art credit in alt text.
The Old Stone House (1913) by Walter de la Mare. This text is from a 1925 Henry Holt reprint.
Art credit in alt text.
January 16, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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The Old Stone House (1913) by Walter de la Mare. This text is from a 1925 Henry Holt reprint.
Art credit in alt text.
The Old Stone House (1913) by Walter de la Mare. This text is from a 1925 Henry Holt reprint.
Art credit in alt text.
That is a good one. And it makes for an interesting comparison with the earlier The Doom That Came to Sarnath, another doomed site beside the water. Instead of huge city, Dunsany writing style, and horror-from-space angle, we get a small Gothic village and ancient Greek magic. Both are good stuff!
January 11, 2026 at 2:20 PM
That is a good one. And it makes for an interesting comparison with the earlier The Doom That Came to Sarnath, another doomed site beside the water. Instead of huge city, Dunsany writing style, and horror-from-space angle, we get a small Gothic village and ancient Greek magic. Both are good stuff!
Very cool that you worked on it!
BTW, I searched YouTube for Talk Soup Thanksgiving and found your turkey skit!! I don't know if you also appeared later in the same episode or if that's available. It's Talk Soup Thanksgiving Special - 11/27/97 at 6:56 mark, in case you want to save it 👍
BTW, I searched YouTube for Talk Soup Thanksgiving and found your turkey skit!! I don't know if you also appeared later in the same episode or if that's available. It's Talk Soup Thanksgiving Special - 11/27/97 at 6:56 mark, in case you want to save it 👍
January 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Very cool that you worked on it!
BTW, I searched YouTube for Talk Soup Thanksgiving and found your turkey skit!! I don't know if you also appeared later in the same episode or if that's available. It's Talk Soup Thanksgiving Special - 11/27/97 at 6:56 mark, in case you want to save it 👍
BTW, I searched YouTube for Talk Soup Thanksgiving and found your turkey skit!! I don't know if you also appeared later in the same episode or if that's available. It's Talk Soup Thanksgiving Special - 11/27/97 at 6:56 mark, in case you want to save it 👍
You're in for a treat then, for both Innsmouth and Haunter 👍
January 5, 2026 at 6:33 PM
You're in for a treat then, for both Innsmouth and Haunter 👍
Robert Blake in The Haunter of the Dark was loosely based on Robert Bloch. Then Bloch wrote The Shambler From the Stars, where a Lovecraft-like character accidentally summons a creature that deflates him like a balloon 😦 All in good fun! 😄 You might have read it in the Opener of the Way collection.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Robert Blake in The Haunter of the Dark was loosely based on Robert Bloch. Then Bloch wrote The Shambler From the Stars, where a Lovecraft-like character accidentally summons a creature that deflates him like a balloon 😦 All in good fun! 😄 You might have read it in the Opener of the Way collection.
Great choice of story too! Looking forward to seeing the illustrations.
Poor ol' Robert Bloch...er..Robert Blake. Bloch got his revenge though with The Shambler From the Stars 😄
Poor ol' Robert Bloch...er..Robert Blake. Bloch got his revenge though with The Shambler From the Stars 😄
January 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Great choice of story too! Looking forward to seeing the illustrations.
Poor ol' Robert Bloch...er..Robert Blake. Bloch got his revenge though with The Shambler From the Stars 😄
Poor ol' Robert Bloch...er..Robert Blake. Bloch got his revenge though with The Shambler From the Stars 😄
You're very welcome! I enjoy cover art too.
January 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
You're very welcome! I enjoy cover art too.
#BookWormSat
Fantasy worlds
Fantasy of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History (2001) by Randy Broecker. This is a very good history of 20th-century fantasy stories. Illustrated with 250+ book and magazine covers. Includes many subgenres.
Fantasy worlds
Fantasy of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History (2001) by Randy Broecker. This is a very good history of 20th-century fantasy stories. Illustrated with 250+ book and magazine covers. Includes many subgenres.
January 3, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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Fantasy worlds
Fantasy of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History (2001) by Randy Broecker. This is a very good history of 20th-century fantasy stories. Illustrated with 250+ book and magazine covers. Includes many subgenres.
Fantasy worlds
Fantasy of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History (2001) by Randy Broecker. This is a very good history of 20th-century fantasy stories. Illustrated with 250+ book and magazine covers. Includes many subgenres.
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Fantasy worlds
Here is a sample of books from favorite authors related to this topic. I often use the work of these authors for weekly hashtags, so likely no surprises! I couldn't decide which to post, so I made one giant image 🤔😅
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Fantasy worlds
Here is a sample of books from favorite authors related to this topic. I often use the work of these authors for weekly hashtags, so likely no surprises! I couldn't decide which to post, so I made one giant image 🤔😅
Alt text contains author - title - cover artist.
January 3, 2026 at 12:35 PM
#BookWormSat
Fantasy worlds
Here is a sample of books from favorite authors related to this topic. I often use the work of these authors for weekly hashtags, so likely no surprises! I couldn't decide which to post, so I made one giant image 🤔😅
Alt text contains author - title - cover artist.
Fantasy worlds
Here is a sample of books from favorite authors related to this topic. I often use the work of these authors for weekly hashtags, so likely no surprises! I couldn't decide which to post, so I made one giant image 🤔😅
Alt text contains author - title - cover artist.
#WyrdWednesday
Endings
Nyarlathotep heralds the end of humankind in the 1920 short story by H. P. Lovecraft.
Art credit in alt text.
Endings
Nyarlathotep heralds the end of humankind in the 1920 short story by H. P. Lovecraft.
Art credit in alt text.
December 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Endings
Nyarlathotep heralds the end of humankind in the 1920 short story by H. P. Lovecraft.
Art credit in alt text.
Endings
Nyarlathotep heralds the end of humankind in the 1920 short story by H. P. Lovecraft.
Art credit in alt text.
Best wishes to you as you recover!
December 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Best wishes to you as you recover!
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Winter
A Winter Ride (1912) by Amy Lowell. This text is from the 1919 reprint of her collection A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass.
Winter
A Winter Ride (1912) by Amy Lowell. This text is from the 1919 reprint of her collection A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass.
December 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Winter
A Winter Ride (1912) by Amy Lowell. This text is from the 1919 reprint of her collection A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass.
Winter
A Winter Ride (1912) by Amy Lowell. This text is from the 1919 reprint of her collection A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass.
I'm very sorry. My thoughts are with you and your family.
December 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I'm very sorry. My thoughts are with you and your family.
An excellent story!
December 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
An excellent story!
#WyrdWednesday
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The Sci-Fi & Fantasy Art of Patrick J. Jones (Korero Press, 2016) is one of my favorite art books. He is an artist and teacher who does paintings based on speculative fiction and mythology. I tried to pick a broad sample of his work.
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Any topic
The Sci-Fi & Fantasy Art of Patrick J. Jones (Korero Press, 2016) is one of my favorite art books. He is an artist and teacher who does paintings based on speculative fiction and mythology. I tried to pick a broad sample of his work.
More info in alt text.
December 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
#WyrdWednesday
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The Sci-Fi & Fantasy Art of Patrick J. Jones (Korero Press, 2016) is one of my favorite art books. He is an artist and teacher who does paintings based on speculative fiction and mythology. I tried to pick a broad sample of his work.
More info in alt text.
Any topic
The Sci-Fi & Fantasy Art of Patrick J. Jones (Korero Press, 2016) is one of my favorite art books. He is an artist and teacher who does paintings based on speculative fiction and mythology. I tried to pick a broad sample of his work.
More info in alt text.
Just went and listened to his music on Bandcamp, very nice! Thanks for the tip.
Do you know the group Chatham Baroque? You might enjoy them too.
Do you know the group Chatham Baroque? You might enjoy them too.
December 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Just went and listened to his music on Bandcamp, very nice! Thanks for the tip.
Do you know the group Chatham Baroque? You might enjoy them too.
Do you know the group Chatham Baroque? You might enjoy them too.
Sending you very best wishes as you recover!
December 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Sending you very best wishes as you recover!
Nice! She also revisited EJS in the early seventies with the Skaith series. I used to have the Ballantine paperbacks with the Jim Steranko covers, but sold them off. I hung onto the Fantasy Masterworks volume though.
December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Nice! She also revisited EJS in the early seventies with the Skaith series. I used to have the Ballantine paperbacks with the Jim Steranko covers, but sold them off. I hung onto the Fantasy Masterworks volume though.
Agreed! I have the same volume as you, plus a few years ago, Baen Books had an ebook bundle with all of her Eric John Stark stories and another with all other stories. Unfortunately, those are no longer available. Hopefully the Megapack has most or all of them though. Enjoy!
December 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Agreed! I have the same volume as you, plus a few years ago, Baen Books had an ebook bundle with all of her Eric John Stark stories and another with all other stories. Unfortunately, those are no longer available. Hopefully the Megapack has most or all of them though. Enjoy!
His hat changed a lot over the years 😄
December 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
His hat changed a lot over the years 😄
When the food is served, you'll be stone-cold munchin'
Now that song will be in my head all morning 😄
Now that song will be in my head all morning 😄
December 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
When the food is served, you'll be stone-cold munchin'
Now that song will be in my head all morning 😄
Now that song will be in my head all morning 😄
Jon Arfstrom did this interior illustration in Weird Tales, May 1950, for the story Djinn and Bitters by Harold Lawlor. I have not read this story.
December 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Jon Arfstrom did this interior illustration in Weird Tales, May 1950, for the story Djinn and Bitters by Harold Lawlor. I have not read this story.
Great choice, I enjoy this opera!
December 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Great choice, I enjoy this opera!
I liked the historical tie-in that Legion From the Shadows featured:
"The Ninth is now Legio IX Infernalis, King of Pictdom. And we serve the Black Stone."
"The Ninth is now Legio IX Infernalis, King of Pictdom. And we serve the Black Stone."
December 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I liked the historical tie-in that Legion From the Shadows featured:
"The Ninth is now Legio IX Infernalis, King of Pictdom. And we serve the Black Stone."
"The Ninth is now Legio IX Infernalis, King of Pictdom. And we serve the Black Stone."