http://weirdtales.net/wordpress The original magazine of the unique, fantastic & bizarre Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:33:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Secretario" by Catherynne M. Valente © 2010. Catherynne M. Valente. All rights reserved. In the City, there are three kinds of people: the dead, the devils, and the detectives. The dead are women; the devils are men. Have you ever noticed that? The detectives, by law, can go either way, but look around: you ... http://weirdtales.net/wordpress/2010/12/20/free-original-fiction-from-weird-tales-issue-356/ David Milano ran an art project for a children's choir in the weeks before Halloween where he put on some Lovecraft-inspired music (by AKLO) and told them abbreviated versions of Lovecraft's Shadow Out of Time, At the Mountains of Madness, and The Call of Cthulhu. The kids—ages 8-14—drew the monsters. ... http://weirdtales.net/wordpress/2010/11/22/cthulhu-mythos-as-imagined-by-kids/ Artist Murray Groat places Hergé's adventurous chracter in H.P. Lovecraft tales—the ultimate mash-up? Tintin and friends are wonderfully and weirdly combined with Lovecraft's Herbert West--Reanimator, At the Mountain of Madness, The Shadow Over Innsmouth and The Call of Cthulhu, in these hilarious paradies. Since there are four of them, one must ... http://weirdtales.net/wordpress/2010/11/22/tintin-faces-down-lovecraftian-horror/ "Little Old Ladies", written by Lavie Tidhar. The video was created by Gregory Bossert. Embed our one-minute weird wonders to your heart's content — and be sure to follow us via RSS, LiveJournal, or Facebook to catch them all! http://weirdtales.net/wordpress/2010/11/22/one-minute-weird-tales-vol-2-no-3/ Josie Campbell reports for Comic Book Resources on the West Hollywood Book Fair appearance (earlier in October) of Steve Niles, Mike Mignola and Hans Rodionoff talking about the influence of H.P. Lovecraft on horror comic books. Rodinoff disscovered his first Lovecraft short story on a camping trip, reading it ... http://weirdtales.net/wordpress/2010/10/24/hp-lovecraft-the-horror-of-comics/ Guillermo Del Toro working on a Lovecraftian video game according to Platform Nation. Del Toro is a fan of Lovecraft, and has directed films containing allusions to Lovecraft’s mythos (Hellboy, for example). He's also tried to get a film version of At the Mountains of Madness greenlighted for some time. ... http://weirdtales.net/wordpress/2010/10/20/guillermo-del-toro-developing-lovecraftian-video-game/ Weird Tales celebrates the eerily sensuous in its summer the UNCANNY BEAUTY issue. Subscribers and stores should be getting magazines soon. (Report of sighting.) Fiction: "Secretario" by Catherynne M. Valente "A Concise & Ready Guide" by Ian R. MacLeod "Beauty & Disapperance" by Kat Howard "One Minute Weird Tale" by Lauren Beukes "Sisters Under the ... http://weirdtales.net/wordpress/2010/10/14/whats-in-weird-tales-356/ Original Fiction: Mr. Nine and the Gentleman Ghost by Aidan Doyle copyright © 2010 / May not be reproduced without permission Elisabeth gave her invitation to the valet and received a gilt-edged program in return. It welcomed her to the Bearbrass Gentle Ladies Society Monthly Ball. The valet glanced at Elisabeth’s ... http://weirdtales.net/wordpress/2010/10/12/mr-nine-and-the-gentleman-ghost/ AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS: A TRIBUTE TO THE WRITINGS OF LOVECRAFT October 16, 2010 - November 8, 2010 Opening Reception / Oct 16, 7:00PM - 11:00PM Gallery Nucleus 210 East Main St, Alhambra CA 91801 626.458.7477 Gallery Nucleus is a premier illustrative and entertainment arts gallery located just outside of downtown LA. ... http://weirdtales.net/wordpress/2010/10/12/at-the-mountains-of-madness-a-tribute-to-the-writings-of-lovecraft/ Spider-Man Meets H.P. Lovecraft in “Most Terrifying Cartoon Ever Made”! Author and television blogger Kliph Nesteroff once called Spider-Man: Revolt in the Fifth Dimension “simply the most terrifying cartoon ever made.” For your viewing pleasure, the first part of the cartoon is embedded above, follow this link to watch the second ... http://weirdtales.net/wordpress/2010/10/11/most-terrifying-cartoon-ever-made/