The stars are right… it’s time for another Lovecraft eZine contest! If you have not yet purchased the new Lovecraftian anthology Horror For the Holidays, and would like a chance to win The Whisperer in Darkness or Die Farbe DVDs, then read on!
Previous Lovecraft eZine contests have been a lot of fun, and there has been no purchase necessary – typically all you’ve had to do is comment and subscribe to this ezine, which is free. And it will be the same for the next contest, as well. For this drawing, though, I’m going to do something a little different:
The new Lovecraftian book Horror For the Holidays, published by Miskatonic River Press, has not yet received the attention that it deserves. (These are the same guys who brought you Dead But Dreaming and Dead But Dreaming 2.) My guess as to why, is that people think it’s a Christmas book, which it definitely is not. Looking at the cover it is easy to understand why people might assume it’s a Christmas Lovecraftian book, but in reality, the theme is holidays throughout the year. Out of over two dozen stories, only six are Christmas-themed. The other settings are Valentine’s Day, Halloween, 4th of July, Easter, and more, with stories by Thomas Ligotti, Ramsey Campbell, Robert M. Price, W.H. Pugmire, Joseph S. Pulver SR, William Meikle, T.E. Grau, and many more.
I received a copy of Horror For the Holidays recently, and very much enjoyed it. It is a spectacular anthology of Lovecraftian stories that belongs on every Lovecraft fan’s bookshelf. Anyone who buys this book will be glad they did. And you don’t have to take my word for it — the Lovecraftian reviewer Matthew Carpenter gave it 5 stars at Amazon, and he can be hard to please. In other words, if he likes it, it’s good. Here’s the last paragraph of his review:
In summary, this is a necessary purchase for any mythos geek. Mostly the stories are very good and the best are superb. I thoroughly enjoyed whiling away several hours celebrating all the holidays of the year with this creepy book.
So here’s how you can be entered into the drawing:
- Buy Horror For the Holidays at this link.
- Comment below telling me you’ve purchased it (which Miskatonic will confirm with me)
- Subscribe to this ezine (free, at the top right side of this webpage).
Doing those three things will enter you into the drawing. There will be TWO winners: One person will win The Whisperer in Darkness on DVD, and another person will win Die Farbe on DVD! Both are incredible movies based on Lovecraft stories. See the end of this post for more information on both movies.
Next Wednesday, February 15, 2012, I will randomly pick a winner from the comments below, so you’ve got until then to buy Horror For the Holidays. Good luck!
By the way, if you are not familiar with the new movies The Whisperer in Darkness and Die Farbe (adaption of The Colour Out of Space), here are the trailers:
More information here: The Whisperer in Darkness
“One of the best and most ambitious Lovecraft adaptations ever made” – Twitch Film. More information here: Die Farbe
(Next contest, no purchase of anything necessary to enter.)
Love to buy a copy, but I can’t afford $20 paperbacks at the best of times & the postage to the UK nearly doubles that. I’ll be waiting & hoping for a kindle edition.
Understandable. For those in the US, though, it’s a great price because it has more stories than a lot of anthologies: over 2 dozen.
postage to brazil is not cheap too
loved the “Krampus” at the cover! good luck to all !
Done! Fantastic movies, both.
Heh. As it stands at this moment, I’ll be mailing both movies to Thomas! If it works out that way, though, it’s OK — my goal with this post is to bring more attention to HORROR FOR THE HOLIDAYS, and also DIE FARBE and WHISPERER IN DARKNESS (not that the latter needs it!).
Thanks for reminding folks about this one, Mike! I’ve got a sonnet in it, for Mother’s Day — or rather, Mother’s Night.
In Innsmouth, of course.
Yes, I enjoyed it!
Hi! I ordered, paypal conf: 65P82381V9560232J. What else do you need?
Would love to win!
Nothing else, as long as you subscribed at the top left of this webpage!
I get your email newsletter, which I love, so I think I’m all good.
Thanks!!
Oddly I have yet to purchase a copy yet. I do of course own their first film on dvd. I have, however seen this and was quite impressed. Knew I would be…..
It’s grand you have these contests…
Ok, my order has been placed. I can’t say no to Krampus.
That’s for sure… Krampus will get ya.
ordered, along with a few other anthologies to boot!
Awesome, Jason. Good luck!
JUST. Steve Jobs, I spit at you from hell.
Kust ordered my copy.
Congratulations: Jason and JimmySlaveGirl won WHISPERER IN DARKNESS and DIE FARBE, respectively.
Excellent!! I’ll have to go buy Whisperer! Gotta have them both. Thanks so much!