World of H.P. Lovecraft
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Title: | World of HP Lovecraft |
Publisher: | 13th Hour Books |
Editor(s): | Les Thomas |
Date(s): | 1993-2013 |
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Size: | quarto |
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Fandom: | H.P. Lovecraft |
Language: | English |
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World of HP Lovecraft is a combined non-fiction and anthology zine edited by Les Thomas. It featured articles about H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos as well as original fiction and poetry. It had a somewhat erratic posting schedule, with nine issues published between 1993 and 2013.
Issue 1
Issue 1 was published in 1993, with a numbered print run of 100 issues.
Contents
Front Cover by unknown.
Issue 2
Issue 2 was published in Fall/Winter 1994. It had 52 pages.
Contents
- Front Cover: reproduction of the cover for Issue #3 of Millennium Comics' "The Festival" (original by Brian Michael Bendis)
- pg 1 · Lovecraft Mini-Bio · Les Thomas [article]
- pg 2 · Quick-Notes on “Mountains of Madness” · Les Thomas [article]
- p 24 · "The Ultimate Incantation" · Allen Mackey [poem]
- p 24 · "Where Flap the Tatters of the King" · Allen Mackey [poem]
- p 25 ·" An Old Gentleman Seeks Professional Help" by Henry J. Vester, III [poem]
- p 26 · Forthcoming Books, Movies and Etc. About HPL · [uncredited]
- p 31 · "Towers of Stonehenge" · Wes Pomeroy [poem]
- p 32 · Test Your Knowledge About Lovecraft · John Coker, III [quiz]
- p 34 · "Ye Nameless Thing" · Wilum Hopfrog Pugmire [fiction]
- p 36 · "The Old Ones" · Dr. Stephen A. Hoeller [article]
- p 38 · "Louis’ Strange Talisman" · Allen Mackey [fiction]
- Art from Millennium Comic’s 3-part Series “The Festival” · Various
Issue 3
World of HP Lovecraft #3 was published Summer/Fall 1995. It had 36 pages.
Contents
- "The Truth about Cane" by Les Thomas [fiction]
- "It! Son of Who Knows What" by Richard B. Nickolson [fiction]
- "The Old Ones Dream" by Wes Pomeroy [poem]
- "Ball Hammon: History of a Cult" [article]
- "Mad Star Rising / Hydra's Daughters "by Ann K. Schwader [poem]
- "The Song of Cthulhu" by James Ambuehl [fiction] (reprinted from The Arkham Sampler v2 #2, 1984 as by Lew Cthew)
- "Dreams Upon the Shore of an Ancient Sea" by Ralph E. Vaughan
- Bits and Pieces / What's new etc... [news and reviews]
- "Dream-Sendings" by Edward P. Berglung [fiction]
- "A Dream of Cthulhu" by James Ambuehl [poem]
- CNN: Cthulhu News Network [regular column]
Issue 4
World of HP Lovecraft #4 was published in the spring of 1997. It had 60 pages.
Contents
- Front cover by Dan
- "Letter from the Editor" by Les Thomas [editorial]
- "Cthulhu / Tools" by Les Thomas
- 3X Sargent, three twisted little Poems by Stanley Sargent [poem]
- "Perpetuation"
- "His Nasty Mouth"
- "Taking In the Sights"
- Art Gallery #1 - Art by Allen Koszowski [illustration]
- "Sermon on the Mound" by Robert M. Price [fiction]
- "Time and Space and Forgetfulness" by David Barker [fiction]
- CNN, Cthulhu News Network [regular column]
- "An Image in Chalk" by Wilum Hopfrog Pugmire [fiction]
- Art Gallery #2 - Art by Robert H. Knox [illustration]
- "Conjuration and Hoodoo, the Home-grown Voodoo of the Old South" by uncredited [article]
- "The Terror of Emmett's Cove" by Lee Clark [fiction]
- Art Gallery #3 - Art by John Tkachuk [illustration]
- "Parthenogenesis" by D.F. Lewis [fiction]
- The Back Page [regular column]
- "Two Legs in a Closet" by Craig Cortright [poem]
- "Raiko and the Spiner-God" by uncredited [fiction]
- "The Laboratory: Ancient Regime by uncredited [poem]
- "Lucifer in Starlight" by George Meredith [poem]
Issue 5
World of HP Lovecraft #5 was published in the spring of 2003. It had 30 pages and was the illustration-only issue.
Contents
- Front cover by Allen Koszowski "View From Another Shore".
- Introduction by Les Thomas
- Illustrations by Robert H. Knox
- Illustrations by John Tkachuk
- Illustrations by Stanley C. Sargent
- Illustrations by Allen Koszowski
- Illustrations by Anouk R.K. Morgan
- Artist Bio / Contact Information
Issue 6
Issue 7
World of HP Lovecraft #7 was published in 2010. It had 16 pages.
Contents
- The Arthur Harris as Listed for Sale by L.W. Currey, by Les Thomas
- Listing of H.P. Lovecraft Collection of Letters in Publication by Various Publishers
- H.P. Lovecraft Entries in Literary References, compiled by Les Thomas
Issue 8
World of HP Lovecraft #8 was published in September 2011. It had 16 pages.
Contents
- Bloop by Leslie Thomas
- Descent into Hell, BD by Allen Koszowski
- Golden Rocket by Leslie Thomas
Issue 9
World of HP Lovecraft #9 was published in May 2013. It had 16 pages.
- "Is that can not be named? Horror!" by Leslie Thomas
- "Descent into Hell (part 2)", BD by Allen Koszowski
- "Astronomicon" by Leslie Thomas
- "The Horror from the Mid-West Sky: The Crawfordsville Monster" by Leslie Thomas