The Secret Life of H.P. Lovecraft by W.J. Renehan

Renehan, is the Editorial Director of Dark Hall Press and from what I can gather he has a passion for Lovecraft brewing just under the surface. I only wish the Author/Editor would have given us more, new points of reference from other subjects not covered by Lovecraft within the tales themselves, just to name one example.The Author,W.J. All of your favorites are mentioned here Dagon, Herbert West, Thomas Malone and Arthur Jermyn (White Apes!!!!!) and the chronicle flows seamlessly from story to story. I would however recommend this book to someone who has never read the Mythos, as it would be a fantastic introduction. Lovecraft, but more a monologue about how each one of the more famous stories that came from HPL’s fevered mind “could” have been inspired by a series of black envelopes.Not a bad thing in and of itself, the writing is well thought out and pacing is solid, but I should note that if you are an avid fan of Lovecraft like myself, you will find nothing new in these pages. This is not a book about the “Secret” life of H.P. The necromantic calling of Melvina Guelfo.The Grimorium Carceris: A Beginners primer of the art for fun and profit.Vincent Piazza on Wu: The female sorceress, witc…Ĭome Support the making of a Left Hand Path Film!įollow Fair Verona… on Search for: Recent Posts Victoria on Sweeping away the cobwebs, Hav… Piazza on Wu: The female sorceress, witc… 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Vincent A. 'Should you be so inclined, I recommend you steel yourself for what lies beyond. 'Do you dare to explore the unplumbed, atavistic depths of the buried mind? To return to a more base, superstitious form of consciousness? To look upon the night sky with new eyes and see it not as dead end but rather as doorstep?

You will have tapped into a new current, cursed and blessed both to see the world behind the world-or rather the world for what it truly is. I feel it is my duty to warn you, however your life will be forever altered by the reading of this account. 'Are you a searcher like I was, I wonder? A student of dream and myth? Of histories archaic? Do you have a love of the night sky? The ancient ruin? The unquiet grave? Are you discontented with a world dissected by science, nailed down by theories and figures, bled of possibility? If so, then perhaps you are fated to know the truth. Lovecraft reveals the genesis of his Cthulhu mythos in all its striking detail.įrom such standards as 'Dagon' and 'Herbert West - Reanimator,' up through such classics as 'The Call of Cthulhu' and At the Mountains of Madness, the master storyteller sheds light on his dark inspirations and the backgrounds thereof.

The Secret Life of H.P. Lovecraft by W.J. Renehan