I owe so much to Mr. Lovecraft, and I feel like there is still so much to discover in his stories. What a gift. So please raise a mug of black coffee, a scoop of ice cream, or a piping hot bowl of ...
2021-08-20 23:57:30 +0000 UTC View Post
In the latest mailing you may have noticed a stray attribution for Sir Randolph. You may have thought "boy, Christian screwed up this time", but no faithful readers, there is a plan:
I wanted...
2021-07-17 12:43:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody, this isn't so much about my book (although I love when folks share photos of the pages), but up and coming authors need our help. If you read a book and really enjoyed it, tag the au...
2021-06-17 16:28:48 +0000 UTC View Post
My wife took this photo of our beloved outdoor Toad God enjoying the fleeting beauty of life before the inevitable onset of decay, rot, and ruin. I hope it brightens your day too!
2021-06-03 18:51:52 +0000 UTC View PostThis marks the anniversary of the start of this project! I was writing Yesterday when my 9 year old glanced at the computer screen and said "800 pages? I think you've bitten off more than you can c...
2021-04-30 23:38:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody, the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society is working to help defray the cost to obtain and publish a new treasure trove of letters between HPL and Franklin Belknap Long.
It l...
2021-03-24 23:22:54 +0000 UTC View Post
As today is my birthday, I just wanted to thank everyone who has helped make this dream possible. The Necronomicon is taking shape at an alarming rate before my eyes, and spreading out across the g...
2021-03-11 21:49:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a sneak peak of the title page for Book Two! I can't wait for folks to get these Leaves.
Also, I hope folks have heard the announcement that NecronomiCon has been postponed to next ye...
2021-03-05 16:25:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks,
here is a guide to assembling the Fifth Quire. Leaf 50 nests into Leaf 49, Leaf 51 nests into Leaf 50, and so on until Leaf 60 nests into the very center.
Hopefully this will...
2021-02-16 18:17:46 +0000 UTC View Post
I just dropped off the 59th and 60th Leaves for the Necronomicon at my local independent print shop. Book One of my Necronomicon is complete. I have written and illustrated 240 pages; approximately...
2021-01-14 21:58:22 +0000 UTC View Post
I hope everyone is enjoying these last days of December. Here is my family's card for 2020.
Thank you all for being part of this adventure!
2020-12-23 01:01:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello folks,
Hopefully you have noticed the fluidity of language in the project. In my research into John Dee I was struck by the way a single word might shift in spelling sometimes within th...
2020-12-01 15:26:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello fiends,
I hope everyone is able to take some time today to enjoy the spooky season in whatever manner suits you best. At my house we have opted for a Halloween scavenger hunt in the yar...
2020-10-31 13:08:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to Patron Daniel Skomorowski, folks may now order laser-etched wooden grips for a 1911 (real or replica) with the Elder Sign!
So here we go at last: a handy visual to help organize the twelve Leaves of the Fourth Quire. Remember that they nest into one another, so that Leaf 37 remains on the outside, with 38, 39 etc. each...
2020-08-14 14:37:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, the Mi-Go have been up to their old tricks. Please double check that your latest mailing is in the order shewn above. Some may have gone out with the order reversed.
It is a simpl...
2020-08-12 22:18:37 +0000 UTC View Post
"The first Sir Randolph Carter who studied magic when Elizabeth was queen."
H.P. Lovecraft, "The Silver Key" (1926).
Portrait by Paul Maitland.
The next mailing (shipping out as I write this) will complete the Fourth Quire. Once added, you should be able to read straight through. I will be posting a visual guide to Quire Four this weekend,...
2020-08-07 09:22:19 +0000 UTC View Post
I hope everyone is doing okay in these crazy times. Thank goodness we can lose ourselves (for a time) in literature. Would you follow this path? Would you ask for directions at the old ramshackle h...
2020-07-07 15:06:16 +0000 UTC View Post
I had to stop by Goodwill to drop off some old clothes when I spotted these!
My kids are super excited to start in on the saga of Hellboy, and I can't wait to revisit some classic tales.
<... 2020-06-28 18:03:19 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon will be sending out a notice tomorrow about a change in sales tax. Behind the scenes they have been working with Creators to understand the possible impact on Patrons and hopefully there wi...
2020-05-31 18:31:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Act quick! The HPLHS is selling off some old prop papers, and they are a fantastic deal. Use them as bookmarks in your Necronomicon, or expand your collection of Mythos papergoods.
2020-05-23 16:22:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks,
A few of you have heard about my accident this past weekend, so I wanted to be transparent about it and let everyone know the situation. Also it is a funny story.
On Mother's...
2020-05-12 20:19:44 +0000 UTC View Post
I just had to share this piece of art as it is really inspiring me tonight!
Here is the artist's website:
2020-05-10 02:36:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Here at last is the project teaser I filmed last November! I hope you enjoy it and please feel free to share it with your friends. There will be more coming soon...
2020-04-17 18:20:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Spoiler Thread for Quire 3, part 2.
Page 121 is an allegorical view of the journey of the Elect to discover Kadath, and a chance to tie in the concept of Eihort as the God of the...
2020-04-14 18:15:19 +0000 UTC View Post
A good friend had gifted me a piece of alabaster over a year ago, but I hadn't found the time to start carving. I knew I wanted a Tsathoggua to compliment the soapstone Cthulhu I previously carved,...
2020-04-05 15:12:09 +0000 UTC View Post
My mom helps with stuffing the envelopes and wanted you all to know she is wearing gloves (because she is a mom and she cares about you).
Also, I went ahead and had the Leaves for May printed...
2020-03-30 15:27:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey fellow cultists,
first and foremost, I hope everyone is doing well and managing their stress levels. I normally work two other jobs besides making the Necronomicon, but in recent weeks I ...
2020-03-25 19:44:27 +0000 UTC View Post
This photo was taken twenty years ago at Lovecraft's grave. The site was unmarked (aside from the family marker) for decades until fans banded together to save up for a proper headstone.
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