Lovecraft fandom

The Lovecraft fandom, Lovecraftian fandom or Cthulhu Mythos fandom is an international, informal community of fans of the works H. P. Lovecraft, especially of the Cthulhu Mythos and the Lovecraftian horror.^{[1][2]: 244}

Lovecraft fandom emerged around the mid-20th century.^[2]: 232 It includes dedicated events such as the fan convention NecronomiCon Providence and publications such as Crypt of Cthulhu as well as numerous other media, such as the role-playing game Call of Cthulhu.^{[2]: 109, 232–233}

In 1988, an amateur Lovecraftian magazine, Midnight Shambler, was published by David Barker, and later revived by Robert M. Price, alongside the publication of Crypt of Cthulhu.^[3][4] Necronomicon Press published the magazine from 1996 on, with Robert M. Price^[3][4] and later Joseph S. Pulver as editors.^[5] It published original short stories by such writers as W. H. Pugmire and Gary Lovisi. Illustrations were provided by artists like Richard Sardinha, Darrell Tutchton, and Carole Wellen. Issues were published in 1988 and from 1996 to 1999.^[4][5] The magazine was headquartered in West Warwick, Rhode Island.^[6] Ellen Datlow described the Midnight Shambler as "a good little magazine for Lovecraftian fiction fans".^[6][7]

See also

• Lovecraft studies
• Fantasy fandom
• Horror fandom

References

1. Mullis, Justin (2015). "Playing games with the Great Old Ones: Ritual, play, and joking within the Cthulhu mythos fandom". Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts. 26 (13): 512–530.
2. Poole, W. Scott (2016-08-22). In the Mountains of Madness: The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of H.P. Lovecraft. Catapult. ISBN 978-1-61902-856-2.
3. Jones, Stephen, ed. (2012). The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 11. Constable & Robinson. ISBN 978-1-84119-167-6.
4. "Midnight Shambler". Locus Online. Retrieved July 13, 2022. Midnight Shambler Amateur Lovecraftian journal begun by David Barker and revived by Robert M. Price.
5. "Series: Midnight Shambler". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
6. "Recent Favorites. Magazines". Omni. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
7. Datlow, Ellen; Windling, Terri (1997). The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 1997. St. Martin's Press. p. LXIII.

Further reading

• Birnfeld Kurtz, Gabriela (2016). "O chamado de Cthulhu na Internet: as modificações do monstro de H.P. Lovecraft realizadas por fãs no Facebook". Cultura de Fãs (in Portuguese). 15 (1).
• Lowe, Christopher (2006). Master Thesis: The Cult of Cthulhu: The Cthulhu Mythos Fandom and the Norms of Copyright. National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
• Nelson, Victoria (18 November 2013). "GOTHICK GODS: The Worshipful World of Horror Fandom". Gothicka : Vampire Heroes, Human Gods, and the New Supernatural. pp. 59–63. ISBN 978-0-674-72592-8. OCLC 1091664732.

External links

• Midnight Shambler at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database