It’s been a while since I did a “this recent discovery suggests Lovecraftian spookiness” post, so let’s do one of those.
According to National Geographic, a series of partially underwater temples—”A labyrinth filled with stone temples and pyramids in 14 caves”— have been found off the Yucatan.
The article talks about how these temples map onto legends [...]
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And now, because I couldn’t turn up a copy of this online today1 when I wanted to refer to it during a heated discussion of US foreign policy, and I had to go pull out the book, I present:
Silence Falls On Mecca’s Walls
Silence falls on Mecca’s walls
And true believers turn to stone:
A granite wind from [...]
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As I write this I am watching the Australian movies made from Shane Maloney’s books about Murray Whelan. You may remember that those books were some of the big successes from my first Australian trip, and that I even mentioned the movies when I wrote that stuff up. Well, my usual online sources didn’t make [...]
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It is very hard for me to imagine that Guinness cupcakes could be anything but super yummy. Make me some–I’ll be your friend.
While we’re talking about food, I’ve got to say that enough is enough. I consider myself at least something of an epicure, so I believe that there are such things as quality olive [...]
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Without any further commentary, I present Clark Ashton Smith, writing about H. P. Lovecraft:
To Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Lover of hills and fields and towns antique,
How hast thou wandered hence
On ways not found before,
Beyond the dawnward spires of Providence?
Hast thou gone forth to seek
Some older bourn than these–
Some Arkham of the prime and central wizardries?
Or with familiar [...]
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