Lovecraft eZine

The Lovecraft eZine

Genre	horror fiction, noir fiction, hardboiled, dark fantasy, poetry
Website
lovecraftzine.com

The Lovecraft eZine is a monthly online magazine (also known as an ezine) devoted to Lovecraftian horror. In addition to the monthly magazine, Mike Davis, the editor of the Lovecraft eZine blogs about all things Lovecraft several times a week.

A video chat is being held (and hosted by the Lovecraft eZine) on Google Hangout every Sunday at 6:00pm EST (3pm PST, 5pm CST, 11pm London).^[1] Some chats have special guests such as Lovecraftian authors, editors, and publishers, and some chats are open to everyone who would like to chime in.

The main goal of The Lovecraft eZine "is and always will be to publish free quality Lovecraftian fiction — fiction that is every bit as good as print Lovecraftian anthologies. Quite a few well-known writers have been published here, but [they] also accept submissions from first-time writers. It’s all about the quality of the writing and the submission guidelines." ^[2]^[3]

Beginning with the April 2013 issue (issue #23), Robert M. Price will have a monthly column in the Lovecraft eZine, "penning a Lovecraftian essay every issue; it might be about a HPL tale, or theme, or it might be pure criticism on HPL’s narrative style. Whatever the subject Bob selects, we’re sure they’ll be informative, and often, fun!" ^[4]

Contributors

Editor and founder of The Lovecraft eZine: Mike Davis
Co-Editors (starting with No. 11): A.J. French, Bruce L. Priddy
Line-Edits: David Binks
Design artist (t-shirts, flyers, & much more): Leslie Harker
Kindle/Nook design: Kenneth W. Cain
Monthly Column(s): Robert M. Price
Story artists: Steve Santiago, Galen Dara, Ronnie Tucker, Nick Gucker, Mike Dominic, Stjepan Lukac, Dana Wright, Robert Elrod, Ronnie Tucker, Dana Wright, Warren Layberry, Domimic Black, Sascha Renninger, Peter Szmer, Miko
Story readers: Bruce L. Priddy, David Binks, Juliana Quartaroli, Morgan Scorpion, Vincent LaRosa, Chris Dead, Mars Homeworld, Xan Nyfors, Lou Columbus, Chaz Engan

Awards and nominations

John Palisano's Available Light which was first published in the March 2012 issue,^[5] is on the 2012 Bram Stoker Awards® Final Ballot.^[6]

Blurbs, recommendations and feedback

"If you’re a fan of Lovecraftian horror, the Lovecraft eZine is worth checking out. The blog’s main page is packed full of interesting Lovecraft-related links, photos, and articles. However, the site’s main appeal is the free, monthly eZine itself which contains a nice selection of Lovecraft-inspired horror stories written by both established and aspiring authors." ^[7]

"Along with being a new, prolific, and well-run website, Lovecraft Zine is also a place that publishes I enjoy reading and, moreover, might be a place for myself, or anyone else who loves the dark and macabre, to publish in the future." ^[8]

"Horror fans and Lovecraft aficionados have been darkly singing the praises of LOVECRAFT eZINE. Editor/founder Mike Davis and Crew offer monthly chills and thrills that “share the tone and themes of Lovecraft.” That is, cosmic fear, or simply “weird fiction” if you prefer. Within that spectrum there is a vast array of possibilities for horror, dark fantasy, and beyond. Some of the zine’s current best include tales by horrormeister W.H. Pugmire, an Old School Gent when it comes to all things Lovecraftian, as well as stories by Joseph S. Pulver and David J. West." ^[9]

"There are many other perhaps lesser known authors who take things a step further, writing new stories that actually take place within the “Lovecraftian universe. A prime example of this is the Lovecraft eZine, a monthly online publication that features short stories that share themes of cosmic horror, the discovered knowledge of unnameable, terrible things – and maybe even a Shoggoth or two." ^[10]

Publishing history

Special Issue: The King in Yellow / April 2014

Introduction to Issue #30 by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.
Cthulhu Does Stuff #9, a comic strip by Ronnie Tucker & Maxwell Patterson
Echoes from Cthulhu’s Crypt #7, a monthly column by Robert M. Price
The Queen’s Speech (poem) by Ann K. Schwader
O Skies Above O Earth Below I Love The Best by Jayaprakash Sathyamurthy
The First Act by Pete Rawlik
The Masks of Hastur by Rick Lai
Stairsie by Tom Lynch
No Mask to Conceal Her Voice by Michael Griffin
The Yellow Sign by Robert W. Chambers

February 2014

Cthulhu Does Stuff #8 a comic strip by Ronnie Tucker & Maxwell Patterson
Echoes from Cthulhu’s Crypt, #6 a monthly column by Robert M. Price
The Mouth of God by Gary Myers
Burning Stars by K.G. Orphanides
The Time Travelers’ Ex-Wife by Pete & Mandy Rawlik
The Chamber by Jonathan Richardson
The Carrion Birds and the Drone by Harry Baker
The Establishment of the Doctors Hamilton by L.T. Patridge
The Groaner in the Glen by Eric Ian Steele
Adrift in Black Seas by Michael Matheson
The Eldritch Force by Peter Rawlik, Glynn Owen Barrass, Brian M. Sammons, Bruce L. Priddy, Robert M. Price, Rick Lai, and David Conyers
Re:Animated a comic strip by Kenneth W. Cain

Special Issue: Tribute to W.H. Pugmire / December 2013

Introduction by S.T. Joshi
Cthulhu Does Stuff a comic strip by Ronnie Tucker & Maxwell Patterson
Echoes from Cthulhu’s Crypt, #5 a monthly column by Robert M. Price
A Massing of the Shades by Richard Gavin
The Storm Horses by Scott Thomas
Vyvyan’s Father by Jayaprakash Sathyamurthy
The Winds of Sesqua Valley by Ann K. Schwader
Jar of Mist by Jeffrey Thomas
(he) Dreams of Lovecraftian Horror by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.
The Deep Black Pit by Jessica Amanda Salmonson

Special Issue: Tribute to Roger Zelazny / October 2013

Introduction by Trent Zelazny
Cthulhu Does Stuff, #6 a comic strip by Ronnie Tucker & Maxwell Patterson
He Knew Not the Month Was October by Zach Shephard
Crash_the_World.exe by Derek Ferreira
A Knight in the Lonesome October by William Meikle
Mother of Monsters by Josh Wanisko
The Bells of Northam by Joshua Reynolds
What You Leave Behind by Evan Dicken

August 2013

Cthulhu Does Stuff a comic strip by Ronnie Tucker & Maxwell Patterson (monthly comic)
Echoes From Cthulhu’s Crypt, #4 a monthly column by Robert M. Price (monthly column)
The Crevasse by Dale Bailey and Nathan Ballingrud
Cement Shoe Cthulhu by Derek Ferreira
Between by William Meikle
The Moon’s Architecture by Graham Lowther
The Arkham Terror by Peter Rawlik
The Pariah by Bruce Durham

July 2013

Cthulhu Does Stuff by Ronnie Tucker & Maxwell Patterson (monthly comic)
Echoes From Cthulhu’s Crypt, #3 Robert M. Price (monthly column)
And They Did Live by Watchfires by Evan Dicken
In Dark Corners by Bradley H. Sinor
Missing Presumed Wiped by Derek John
The Eye by Justin Munro
A Glimpse of the Future by Stewart Horn

May 2013

Cthulhu Does Stuff by Ronnie Tucker and Maxwell Patterson (monthly comic)
Echoes From Cthulhu’s Crypt, column #2 by Robert M. Price (monthly column)
Less A Dream Than This We Know by Christopher M. Cevasco
The Horror Under the City by Kevin Crisp
How Rare Are Light and Life by J. T. Glover
The Basalt Obelisk by Michael Wen
Evolved by Kenneth W. Cain
Cosmic terror from Poe to Lovecraft an essay by Sandro D. Fossemò

April 2013

Cthulhu Does Stuff by Ronnie Tucker and Maxwell Patterson (monthly comic)
Echoes From Cthulhu’s Crypt, #1 by Robert M. Price (monthly column)
The Strange Tale of Samuel Winchester by Samantha Hendersen and Andrew Nicolle
Tracking the Black Book by Douglas Wynne
Not With a Bang, But Waves Whispering by Wendy Wagner
A Cold Yellow Moon by Joseph S. Pulver and Edward Morris
The Whisper From the Deep by Cora Pop
Nectar of Strange Lips by Michael Griffin

February 2013

The Dance' by Robin Spriggs
Maybe the Stars by Samantha Henderson
The Pyramid Spider by Simon Kurt Unsworth
Powers of Air and Darkness by Don Webb
Verbapeutic by Joe Nazare
The Masked Messenger by David Conyers and John Goodrich

January 2013

Beneath the Pier by Stephen Mark Rainey
An Eidolon of Filth by W.H. Pugmire
A (~BIG~) Fishy Menu by Joseph S. Pulver
Dom and Gio’s Barber Shop by Gerry Huntman
The Stranger’s Trail by Tom Lynch
Dunwich Redux by Tim Scott

December 2012

Of Faith and Fallow by William R.D. Wood
The Dead of Winter by Jay Caselberg
Herbert West in Love by Molly Tanzer
Wind Walker by Neil John Buchanan
Yule Log by Richard Holland

November 2012

A Thousand Smokes by W.H. Pugmire audio version read by Vincent LaRosa
The Strange Case of Crazy Joe Gallo by Jeffrey Thomas audio version read by Lou Columbus
In the House of the Hummingbirds by Silvia Moreno-Garcia audio version read by David Binks
The Treatment Room by Kevin Crisp audio version read by Mark Robinson
Obsidian Capra Aegagrus by Christopher Slatsky audio version read by Vincent LaRosa
The Dig by Monica Valentinelli audio version read by Morgan Scorpion
Amtopians by Logan Davis audio version read by Vincent LaRosa

Special Issue: Roger Zelazny / October 2012

A Counting Game by Derek Ferreira audio version read by David Binks
Carnacki: The Parliament of Owls by William Meikle audio version read by David Binks
Twenty to Life in the Lonesome October by Evan Dicken audio version read by Vincent LaRosa
The Great and Groovy Game by Joshua Wanisko audio version read by Mark Robinson
My Least Immemorial Year by Zach Shephard audio version read by Juliana Quartaroli
The Gotterdammerung Gavotte by Josh Reynolds audio version read by Vincent LaRosa
Big D, Little D by Edward Morris audio version read by Vincent LaRosa
The Blackbird Whistling, or Just After by Orrin Grey audio version read by Mark Robinson
Fallen Books and Other Subtle Clues in Zelazny’s “A Night in the Lonesome October” by Dr. Christopher S. Kovacs (essay)

Special Issue: Science Fiction / September 2012

A Mote in the Void by Simon Kewin audio version read by Mark Robinson
Miscegenation by Glynn Barrass audio version read by David Binks
Twilight Turns From Amethyst by Nicola Belte audio version read by Juliana Quartaroli
Red Sands by Douglas Poirier audio version read by Vincent LaRosa
Extraction by Julio Toro San Martin audio version read by David Binks

Special Issue: Water / July 2012

In the Tank by Scott Nicolay audio version read by David Binks
The Thing in the Depths by Peter Rawlik audio version read by Morgan Scorpion
Fish Eye by David A. Riley audio version read by Vincent LaRosa
Fade to Black by Robert Borski audio version read by S.R. Jones
The Visitor From Outside by A.J. French audio version read by David Binks

June 2012

Bus Stop by Jerod Brennen audio version read by David Binks
Starry… Yet…, by Joseph S. Pulver audio version by Mark Robinson
Station Waiting Room by Simon Kurt Unsworth
Pickman’s Marble by Peter and Mandy Rawlik audio version read by Morgan Scorpion
Invitation by Siobhan Gallagher audio version read by David Binks
In Memoriam: Robert Nelson by W.H. Pugmire audio version read by Chris Dead
A Stranger at the Door by Bradly Shelby audio version read by Morgan Scorpion

Special Issue: Women in Horror / May 2012

A Beer and Tentacles by Holliann Kim audio version read by Tam Frager
Now She Preys Through Endless Days by Jenna M. Pitman audio version read by´Morgan Scorpion and Justin Zimmer
Fiesta of Our Lady by Ann K. Schwader audio version read by David Binks
God Serum by Wendy N. Wagner audio version read by Bruce L. Priddy
Drive, She Said by Tracie McBride audio version read by Juliana Quartaroli

April 2012

Ecstasy of the Gold by Stephen Mark Rainey, audio version read by Justin Zimmer
Scale Hall by Simon Kurt Unsworth, audio version read by Morgan Scorpion
The Dog Who Wished He’d Never Heard of Lovecraft by Anna Tambour, audio version read by Bruce L. Priddy
The Ouroboros Apocrypha by Jayaprakash Satyamurthy, audio version read by Morgan Scorpion
Over the Hills by Victor Takac audio version read by David Binks
This Inscrutable Light: A Response to Thomas Ligotti’s “The Conspiracy Against the Human Race” by Brandon H. Bell (essay)

March 2012

A Catechism for Aspiring Amnesiacs by Nicole Cushing, audio version by Juliana Quartaroli
Available Light by John Palisano, audio version read by Bruce L. Priddy
That Old Problem by T.E. Grau, audio version read by Bruce L. Priddy
Taking the Cure by Mark Howard Jones, audio version read by Chris Dead
The Fire of Zon Mezzamalech by Randall D. Larson, audio version read by David Binks

February 2012

Marked as Urgent by A.J. French, audio version read by Xan Nyfo
This Scattered Ash by W.H. Pugmire and Jacob Henry Orloff, audio version read by Chris Dead
I Am the Key by Mike Davis, audio version read by Chris Dead
Inheritance by Patricia Correll, audio version read by David Binks
Dark Ambient Metamorphosis by John Claude Smith, audio version read by Mars Homeworld
The Locked Door by Brian M. Sammons, audio version read by Bruce L. Priddy

January 2012

Tark Left Santiago by Joseph S. Pulver, audio version read by Bruce L. Priddy
The Spaces Between Space by Brett J. Talley, audio version read by Chris Dead
Eliza by Joshua Reynolds, audio version read by Xan Nyfors
White Noise by Michael Matheson, audio version read by Chris Dead
The Vessels by Nancy O. Greene, audio version read by Kim

December 2011

Elder Instincts by W.H. Pugmire, audio version read by Mars Homeworld
Among the Dark Places of the Earth by Julio Toro San Martin, audio version read by Mars Homeworld
At Best an Echo by Bradley H. Sinor
Stone City, Old as Immeasurable Time by Kelda Crich, audio version read by Morgan Scorpion
Just An Accountant by Henrik Sandbeck Harksen

November 2011

Desert Mystery! Gas & Go! by Ann K. Schwader, audio version read by Morgan Scorpion
The Tunnel Inside the Mountain by A.J. French
#Dreaming by William Meikle
What Dances In Shadow by Derek Ferreira
The Time Eater by Adam Bolivar

October 2011

Sky Full of Fire by Corinna Sara Bechko
The Lord of Endings by John R. Fultz
Loaners by Aaron Polson
The Prophecy of Zarah by Jenne Kaivo
The Stranger From Out of Town by John Prescott

September 2011

Ushered On the Wind by Jeffrey J. Taylor & W.H. Pugmire
The Wagon’s Trail by Joseph S. Pulver
The Audient Void by Mark Lowell
In Phantom Isolation by W.H. Pugmire
The Weird Studies of Harley Warren by Berin Kinsman

June 2011

The Case of the Galloway Eidolon by Bruce Durham
The Call of the Danc by William Meikle
Unearthly Awakening by W.H. Pugmire
Darius Roy’s Manic Grin by Brian Barnett
Dreams of Fire and Glass, conclusion by Neal Jansons

May 2011

All The Gold by Joseph S. Pulver
Dreams of Fire and Glass, part 1 by Neal Jansons
O, Lad of Memory and Shadow by W.H. Pugmire
Dragon Star Lucky Food by John Medaille
Curse the Child by David J. West

April 2011

Cockroaches by Amanda Underwood, audio version read by Juliana Quartaroli
A Meeting on the Trail To Hot Iron by Joseph S. Pulver
Things We Are Not by Brandon H. Bell
Descent Into Shadow and Light by W.H. Pugmire
The Slickens by Jeremy Russell
The Town of Autumn: Chapter One by Mike Davis