It was the best of times, it was the best of times: The Melville House Fall 2016 Librarian Preview
Last Friday, May 20th, just before 2 pm, we lowered the office drawbridge, opened the office gates, and leashed the office hounds—all in honor of our friends, The Librarians. Indeed,… Read more »
Is there a Cthulhu commissioned by Houdini in your magic trunk?
The Hungarian-American Erik Weisz—better known by his stage name, Harry Houdini—was a man of many talents. We know him best, of course, as one of the world’s foremost illusionists and escape… Read more »
The World Fantasy awards will officially stop using H.P. Lovecraft’s likeness
During this Sunday’s World Fantasy Convention, organizers of the World Fantasy awards announced that 2015 will be the final year that winners will receive a likeness of H.P. Lovecraft’s head. This sure-to-be-completely-uncontroversial decision comes in… Read more »
Rhode Island brewery creates a line of H.P. Lovecraft beers
This week, a New England brewery is setting out on a mission to produce a line of literary beers. John Brownlee writes for Fast Company Design that Providence-based Narragansett Brewery… Read more »