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When will the mortals learn that there can be no profit or joy to be gained through relations with the insidious old ones? These sixteen tales of depravity, sorcery and madness may offer some illumination, but ultimately there can be no salvation for those who dabble in The Dark Rites of Cthulhu. The writers share cautionary tales set in a multiverse of jealousy, greed, desperation and naivety and is guaranteed to delight students of the Dark Arts and followers of the Great Old Ones alike.
Rome, the greatest empire the world has ever known, limitless in breadth and power, magnificent in its glory! But something evil, ancient and unknowable gnaws at the heart of the empire. Dark gods, trapped for centuries in thrice-warded tombs, have been disturbed by Roman plunderers. A secret war is fought daily between those who would harness this strange power for themselves, and those who fear it signals the very end of the empire. Across the sea, roused from eternal slumber by a world awash with war, by omens and pagan slaughter, a Great Old One waits for the way to be opened. A cosmic terror that man was not meant to know. Those who know its name tremble, and only the very brave-or very foolish-incant it for their own ends. They whisper it in darkness; they cry it from atop blasted hills; they scream it to the raging oceans. “Cthulhu...”
Book of Cthulhu is book #3 in the Dark Lords' "Multiversal Metaphysics & Sorcery" series. This is our study of the "Cthulhu Cult"-the metaphysics, mythos, philosophy, psychology, history, structure, sorcery, religion, literature and language of the Cult that will never die. It is the definitive reference for anyone would like to know more about the Cult's gods, sorcerous rituals, religious rites, esoteric agenda, R'lyehian language, core literature, or who wants to create their own Cultic coven. This volume also contains five key stories of Lovecraft's Mythos-"The Call of Cthulhu", "The Dunwich Horror", "The Whisperer in Darkness", "The Dreams in the Witch-House", and "The Haunter of the Dark". With this publication, the Dark Lords are opening yet another gateway to the Outside through which the inspired seeker may find a path to Black Gnosis and Endarkenment. In these latter days of the present world, as the ranks of the Called grow steadily and the day of Return draws near, we offer this book as another blow against the idols of this age, and a call to embrace the idols of the next one: great Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, Azathoth, Nyarlathotep, Shub-Niggurath and the other Old Ones, who are beckoning us in dreams to the great holocaust of ecstasy and freedom to come. As we say in the R'lyehian tongue: Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!
Culled from nearly a decade of work, Dark Draughts is the first collection of John Goodrich’s short fiction. Discover a terrifying new god, and an old, well known one just as malicious. Encounter horror tropes broken and remade; dead and undead pharaohs, a compassionate ghoul, and a serial killer who discovers something darker than himself. Find out what happens to a man literally at war with himself. With stories set in Arkham, ancient Egypt, the blood-soaked battlefields of World War One, rural Vermont, and a hideous apocalyptic future, these stories encompass the terrors of the past as well as our fears for the future. Dark Draughts: Strong medicine for what ails us all. *** "With Dark Draughts, John Goodrich casts a new, clear-eyed vision of horror. Revitalizing familiar tropes with new energy, he brings a fresh, dark sensibility to his writing." — Richard Dansky, author of Firefly Rain "Goodrich's writing shines bright, but never brighter than when he's probing the dark corners of history or plumbing the depths of unexpected venues for horror." — Errick A. Nunnally, author of Blood for the Sun "Caveat lector: Dark Draughts is sixteen unnerving little tales that, like an occult text, compel you to keep reading long past the point of safety. With his self-assured writing and intimate knowledge of history, John Goodrich reminds us that evil is real, has been here all along, and worse, has plans for us." — Dana Cameron, author of the Fangborn series John Goodrich’s Dark Draughts has all the soul of the shudder pulps, and a strong, beating modern heart. He captures the adventure of the classic thrilling tale while crafting believable characters with real sympathy. From World War I flying aces, to the modern zombie menace in the corn fields, to a God of Chickens, and an occult gathering that puts a man face to face with an eldritch god, Goodrich proves again and again that he is the kind of craftsman who understands the last line of a story is every bit as important as the first. — Bracken MacLeod, Bram Stoker Award nominated author of Stranded and Come to Dust "John Goodrich is an experienced world-traveler of the weird, a savvy and capable tour guide moving smoothly among settings and eras, effortlessly crossing both the borders of genre and the boundaries of sanity." — Christine Morgan, author of The Raven’s Table and Spermjackers From Hell “Dark Draughts will burn your throat and disturb your sleep. From the dusty American West to the blood-soaked battle fields of WWI, from ancient Egypt to rural Vermont, John Goodrich shines a ghastly light on our human insecurities and lizard-brain impulses. He has a flair for Lovecraftian horror worthy of the master himself, and mines the canon of terror tropes in original, witty, nightmarish ways. With tales sure to delight horror aficionados and novice fans alike, Dark Draughts will make you think twice before turning out the lights.” — Shawn MacKenzie, Author of The Dragon Keeper’s Handbook and Dragons for Beginners
"Book of the Cthulhu" is book #3 in the Dark Lords' "Multiversal Metaphysics & Sorcery" series. The first half of the book is our study of the "Cthulhu Cult"-the metaphysics, mythos, philosophy, psychology, history, structure, sorcery, religion, literature and language of the Cult that will never die. This is the definitive reference for anyone would like to know more about the Cult's gods, sorcerous rituals, religious rites, esoteric agenda, R'lyehian language, core literature, or wants to create their own Cultic coven. The second half contains five core stories of Lovecraft's Mythos: "The Call of Cthulhu", "The Dunwich Horror", "The Whisperer in Darkness", "The Dreams in the Witch-House", and "The Haunter of the Dark", that introduce the new reader to the Literature and provide a convenient reference for the first half of the book.With this publication, the Dark Lords are opening yet another gateway to the Outside through which the inspired seeker may find a path to Black Gnosis and Endarkenment. In these latter days of the present world, as the ranks of the Called grow steadily and the day of Return draws near, we offer this book as another blow against the idols of this age, and a call to embrace the idols of the next one: great Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, Azathoth, Nyarlathotep, Shub-Niggurath and all the rest, who are beckoning us in dreams to the great holocaust of ecstasy and freedom to come.As we say in the R'lyehian tongue: Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!
To explain the millennial shift away from the traditionally dark Protestant post-Enlightenment Gothic, Nelson studies the complex arena of contemporary Gothic subgenres that take the form of novels, films, and graphic novels. She considers the work of Dan Brown and Stephenie Meyer, graphic novelists Mike Mignola and Garth Ennis, Christian writer William P. Young (author of The Shack), and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. She considers twentieth-century Gothic masters H.P. Lovecraft, Anne Rice, and Stephen King in light of both their immediate ancestors in the eighteenth century and the original Gothic--the late medieval period from which Horace Walpole and his successors drew their inspiration. Fictions such as the Twilight and Left Behind series do more than follow the conventions of the classic Gothic novel. They are radically reviving and reinventing the transcendental worldview that informed the West's premodern era. As Jesus becomes mortal in The Da Vinci Code and the child Ofelia becomes a goddess in Pan's Labyrinth, Nelson argues that this unprecedented mainstreaming of a spiritually driven supernaturalism is a harbinger of what a post-Christian religion in America might look like.
Collected here for you, a sampler of stories & poems set in or related to the “Cthulhu Mythos,” as conceived by H.P, Lovecraft, expanded on by the “Lovecraft Circle” and endlessly expanded on by current writers up to the current day. Included are: INTRODUCTION, by Shawn Garrett DREAMS OF YITH, by Duane W. Rimel (Poem) OUT OF THE AEONS, by H. P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald FISHHEAD, by Irvin S. Cobb WHEN CHAUGNAR WAKES, by Frank Belknap Long (Poem) THE MOUND, by H.P. Lovecraft and Zelia Bishop THE THING ON THE ROOF, by Robert E. Howard THE ISLE OF DARK MAGIC, by Hugh B. Cave THE SECRET IN THE TOMB, by Robert Bloch THE HORROR FROM THE HILLS, by Frank Belknap Long THE TERRIBLE PARCHMENT, by Manly Wade Wellman THE SHAMBLER FROM THE STARS, by Robert Bloch THE DIARY OF ALONZO TYPER, by H. P. Lovecraft and William Lumley HYDRA, by Henry Kuttner THE SUICIDE IN THE STUDY, by Robert Bloch MARMOK, Emil Petaja (Poem) THE INTRUDER, by Emil Petaja OUT OF THE JAR, by Charles A. Tanner SKYDRIFT, by Emil Petaja ANONYMOUS, by George T. Wetzel WHY ABDUL ALHAZRED WENT MAD, by D.R. Smith CAER SIDHI, by George T. Wetzel DEAD OF NIGHT, by Lin Carter DEATH OF A DAMNED GOOD MAN, by Avram Davidson MEDUSA'S COIL, by Howard Phillips Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop PERCHANCE TO DREAM, by Lin Carter THE WINFIELD HERITENCE, by Lin Carter THE CHALLENGE FROM BEYOND, by Multiple Authors (Novel) THE LAST HORROR OUT OF ARKHAM, by Darrell Schweitzer If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
One of the most famous – yet least understood – manifestations of Thelemic thought has been the works of Kenneth Grant, the British occultist and one-time intimate of Aleister Crowley, who discovered a hidden world within the primary source materials of Crowley’s Aeon of Horus. Using complementary texts from such disparate authors as H.P. Lovecraft, Jack Parsons, Austin Osman Spare, and Charles Stansfeld Jones (“Frater Achad”), Grant formulated a system of magic that expanded upon that delineated in the rituals of the OTO: a system that included elements of Tantra, of Voudon, and in particular that of the Schlangekraft recension of the Necronomicon, all woven together in a dark tapestry of power and illumination. The Dark Lord follows the themes in the writings of Kenneth Grant, H.P. Lovecraft, and the Necronomicon, uncovering further meanings of the concepts of the famous writers of the Left Hand Path. It is for Thelemites, as well as lovers of the Lovecraft Mythos in all its forms, and for those who find the rituals of classical ceremonial magic inadequate for the New Aeon. Traveling through the worlds of religion, literature, and the occult, Peter Levenda takes his readers on a deeply fascinating exploration on magic, evil, and The Dark Lord as he investigates of one of the most neglected theses in the history of modern occultism: the nature of the Typhonian Current and its relationship to Aleister Crowley’s Thelema and H.P. Lovecraft’s Necronomicon.
What started as a night at the theater and a meteor shower ended with the dead walking the planet. Living in a fortified cul-de-sac in the shadow of Boston a group of refugees have etched out their survival. At times they're not sure who to fear more, the zombies wandering the streets or the power mad "controller" of Boston, Richard Crenshaw. Until the day a crazed environmentalist shows up at the gates with promises of "the cure" disrupting their lives. With a handful of volunteers, Catherine sets off with her team to follow the half-mad scientist to Florida to where he believes the cure for the zombie plague exists. When they arrive in the swamp they are greeted by unexpected horrors both human and inhuman. The insanity of the scientist, Pierce leads them on a chase through the swamps of Florida searching the cure that ends badly for everyone. "... a wild and terrifying road trip through the apocalypse! This is top notch zombie action, told with an intelligence and energy that had me begging for more. Goudsward writes what I love!" -Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of DEAD CITY and THE DEAD WON'T DIE "... a solid road-trip zombie novel, with a cool cast, plenty of undead mayhem, and a wild finale in the Florida swamps I didn't see coming. Fans of the subgenre will devour this one in no time." -The Horror Fiction Review "...the ultimate post-apocalyptic road trip, complete with a megalomaniacal villain, an East Coast long race to a possible cure and zombie alligators. What more could a walker fan want or need? Read this book. Read it NOW." -Jan Kozlowski, author of DIE, YOU BASTARD! DIE!