I’ve got a special treat for you today: There’s a new Lovecraftian collection, and a new Lovecraftian movie, and both are getting great reviews!  Plus some other links…

For the Love of Lovecraft: Ross E. Lockhart Has Put Together the Ultimate Cthulhu Anthology: Whether you know it or not, if you’re a hardcore H.P. Lovecraft fan, chances are good that you’ll be sending Ross E. Lockhart a heartfelt “thank you” letter sometime soon – I’ve already added him to my Christmas card list. Once you read The Book of Cthulhu, that is… (Our friends W.H. Pugmire and Joseph Pulver each have a story in this book!  Buy it through this link to support Lovecraft eZine: The Book of Cthulhu)

Cthulhu Eats the Movies: Pickman’s Muse (2010): A review by Brian M. Sammons on the new Lovecraftian movie, Pickman’s Muse.  This movie looks really promising!  Buy Pickman’s Muse through this link to support The Lovecraft eZine.

The Paradigm Gallery in Philadelphia is having a showing of art inspired by Lovecraft from 30 Sep to 21 Oct. It’s called Dead and Dreaming. The catalogue is for sale at Lulu.com and is well worth looking at.  Thanks to Matt Carpenter for the link.

I Wonder What H.P. Lovecraft Would Have Thought: …I walked away from that film and started thinking about it and realised just how profound an influence Lovecraft has had on so many people. Think about it. How many horror writers do you know of that list his name as their biggest influence? Is that nearly all of them? If not then look at what their influences are and you’ll find a list of writers that were. How many of those writers wrote books that were turned into the films that we watch? And music – yes even music…