The R’lyeh Tribune is now just over 6 months old—still
quite young for a blog—and features over 150 articles about weird fiction and
related topics. Most of the posts to
date pertain to H.P. Lovecraft, who is the inspiration for this site. However, considerable attention has also been
given to several of his contemporaries.
The focus will remain on early 20th Century horror, science
fiction and fantasy literature.
1. For your convenience—and mine—The R’lyeh
Tribune is now indexed by author and story title. (I wish I had started doing this six months
ago!) Interested readers may enjoy reading
additional posts on selected authors or topics.
At least one and typically several posts are available for the following
authors:
Samuel
Taylor Coleridge
E.F.
Benson
Ambrose
Bierce
Walter
de la Mare
Lord
Dunsany
William
Hope Hodgson
Robert
E. Howard
Margaret
Irwin
M.R.
James
Frank
Belknap Long
R.G.
Macready
H.P.
Lovecraft
A.
Merritt
C.L.
Moore
Edgar
Allen Poe
Saki
Clark
Ashton Smith
Frances
Stevens
Donald
Wandrei
Manly
Wade Wellman
As my
study of weird fiction continues, I hope to include several other authors in
the future. I am certainly open to your recommendations.
2. Earlier in the year I produced three
timelines in an attempt to put the work of Lovecraft and his contemporaries in historical
context. The timelines are now consolidated into a single table—see the ‘History’
page. The plan is to update and
correct this material as additional information becomes available. Appreciation of this literature—any literature,
really—is enhanced by understanding something of the context and time period in
which it appeared.
3. I am toying with the idea of monetizing the site,
perhaps after the holidays. A friend of
mine has just earned 11.90¢ for three month’s work on his blog. In a spirit of friendly competition I would
like to see if I can do just a little bit better. I am also inspired by Samuel Johnson’s famous
words: “No man but a blockhead ever
wrote, except for money.” I welcome input
from readers on this next step.
Wishing
you all a joyous holiday season,
Sean
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