News from the Fringe...

[eldritchhobbit]

The cover art has been released for the Smart Pop Books anthology Nyx in the House of Night: Mythology, Folklore and Religion in the P.C. and Kristin Cast Vampyre Series. The book is scheduled for June 2011 release and includes my essay “Reimagining ‘Magic City’: How the Casts Mythologize Tulsa.”



And speaking of Smart Pop Books, I've just agreed to write an essay for their forthcoming collection on Fringe about the debt the series owes to the fictional investigators in early science fiction literature and the works of H.P. Lovecraft, in particular. It should be great fun!


In other news...

• StarShipSofa is hosting an Online Writers Workshop featuring Gregory Frost, James Patrick Kelly, Michael Swanwick, Sheila Williams, and David Mercurio Rivera. Read all about it here. You can also visit the new website for the workshop here.



• Bookstove lists 100 Novels All Horror Fans Should Read.



• Happy early birthday wishes to time_shark and alitalf. May you both enjoy many happy returns of the day!

This seems like an appropriate quote for the day:

Dr. Walter Bishop: When the Victoria, the last surviving ship, return to its harbor of departure after the first circumnavigation of the earth, only 18 of the original 237 men were on board.

Small Child: What happened to them?

Dr. Walter Bishop: They all died, young lady. Horrible and most likely painful deaths. You see, when you open new doors, there is a price to pay. Now imagine... tonight, you look under your bed, and, lo and behold, you find a monster! And you're immediately eaten. Now, if you hadn't looked for the monster, you wouldn't have found it and you'd still be happy in your bed, instead of being slowly digested in the stomach sack of the creature. But, with any luck, your sister or your brothers might have heard your screams, and your endeavor will serve as a valuable lesson to them.

- from "What Lies Below," Fringe

Comments

[reynardine.livejournal.com]

Never thought about it before, but Lovecraft as an inspiration to Fringe makes a whole lot of sense.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you think so! It seems to be there in so many of the themes and storylines.

There have been enough Lovecraftian place and characters names used that I'm convinced it's intentional, too.

[savageseraph.livejournal.com]

How exciting!!! The House of Night cover is really nice, and I'll definitely keep an eye out for the book.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I really do love the cover.

Top 100's

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Amy,

Long time fan, first time comment.

Ok, based on their various top 100's lists, roughly I've read 25% of the Horror listed, 75% of the SF, 2/3ds of the Fantasy and 50% of the General Literature (wonder how I'd score on Mysteries).

Hmm, interesting, so why to I feel so uneducated all of a sudden :)

Right, back to lurking.

Best,

JKS

Re: Top 100's

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Hi there! Thanks so much for reading and commenting!

It sounds like your reading compares very favorably to those lists. But I feel the same way; I'm always overwhelmed by what I haven't read yet. So many books, so little time! But we can have fun trying...

[amedia.livejournal.com]

The Fringe quote makes me giggle. TODS watches Fringe regularly and I wander in occasionally.

He's also a Lovecraft fan - I'll have to get that book for him when it comes out!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Oh, wonderful!

I just adore the Walter Bishop character. He's one of my favorite things on television right now. :)

(I love your icon!)

[peadarog.livejournal.com]

That's one gorgeous cover...

And Michael Swanwick? Really? Cool!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm thrilled with the cover.

Pretty cool lineup, I think!

[sittingduck1313.livejournal.com]

My, that Dr. Bishop is a cold one.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

LOL! I do love him, that ridiculous man.

[elmwood.livejournal.com]

I just love Fringe, and I hadn't made the H.P. Lovecraft connection - duh!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Yay! I love Fringe, too. The Lovecraft influence seems to be there in so many of the themes and storylines, just under the surface. There have been enough Lovecraftian place and characters names used that I'm convinced it's increasingly becoming intentional, too.

Hasn't this season been great?