#weirdlit — Public Fediverse posts

This week's lost tale is "Hell in the Village" (1942) by Hugh Raymond - a rare appearance of von Junzt outside of the writings of Robert E. Howard and Lovecraft.

https://deepcuts.blog/2026/08/22/hell-in-the-village-1942-by-hugh-raymond/

#weirdfiction #weirdlit #weird #fantasy #fantasylit

This week on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein we continue our Lost Tales series with "Blackie" (1916) by Edwin Baird, the first editor of WEIRD TALES, and literary cousin to Lovecraft's cat in "The Rats in the Walls."

https://deepcuts.blog/2026/08/15/lost-tale-blackie-1916-by-edwin-baird/

#1916 #fiction #weirdtales #weirdlit #weirdfiction #lovecraft

Next in the Lost Tales series is "The Opal Arrow-Head" (1920) by Lord Dunsany, a sequel to one of his earlier fantasies which has been rarely reprinted, and never with its mate.

https://deepcuts.blog/2026/08/08/lost-tale-the-opal-arrow-head-1920-by-lord-dunsany/

#dunsany #fantasy #weirdlit #weirdfiction

This week, the last and longest of the Lost Weird Tales of Arthur J. Burks: "The Brass Dachshund" (1927)

https://deepcuts.blog/2026/08/01/lost-tale-the-brass-dachshund-1927-by-arthur-j-burks/

#weirdtales #weirdfiction #weirdlit #weird #racism

Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein presents the Lost Weird Tales of Arthur J. Burks, beginning with "The Guardian of the Malecon" (1926)

https://deepcuts.blog/2026/07/22/lost-tale-the-guardian-of-the-malecon-1926-by-arthur-j-burks/

#weirdtales #weirdfiction #dominicanrepublic #1920s #weirdlit

This week on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein we present another lost tale: "The Kiss of Madagascar" (1924) by Seabury Quinn - and its ties to WEIRD TALES.

https://deepcuts.blog/2026/07/18/lost-tale-the-kiss-of-madagascar-1924-by-seabury-quinn/

#weirdtales #weirdfiction #weirdlit #1924

This Pride Month, Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein has invited guests to review classic works of gender transition and identity. As a mid-week special, please enjoy:

“Roberta” (1963) by Margaret St. Clair: Transition and the Weird by Catherine Lundoff

https://deepcuts.blog/2026/06/24/roberta-1963-by-margaret-st-clair-transition-and-the-weird-by-catherine-lundoff/

#scifi #lgbt #trans #sciencefiction #weirdfiction #weirdlit #transgender

We are excited to share this beautiful blurb from Shingai Njeri Kagunda, Ignyte winning author of & This Is How To Stay Alive. Thank you Shingai!

The Wildcraft Drones have now infiltrated the printer and are befriending it and convincing it to join the rewilding revolution. We wish them success <3

#TheWildcraftDrones #ShingaiNjeriKagunda #SpecFic #EcoFiction #ClimateLit #Solarpunk #Biopunk #WeirdLit #LiterarySpeculative #IndieBooks #SmallPress #SFFReaders #SpeculativeBooks #EcoSpecFic

This week on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein we look at "In Memoriam" by Hazel Heald, and her letters in WEIRD TALES.

https://deepcuts.blog/2026/02/21/in-memoriam-1937-by-hazel-heald/

#lovecraaft #hplovecraft #hpl #weird #weirdlit

Continuing our look at Lovecraftian memoirs by women with "Walkers in the City: George Willard Kirk and Howard Phillips Lovecraft in New York City, 1924-1926" (1993) by Mara Kirk Hart, whose father George Kirk was a member of the Kalem Club with Lovecraft.

https://deepcuts.blog/2026/02/07/walkers-in-the-city-george-willard-kirk-and-howard-phillips-lovecraft-in-new-york-city-1924-1926-1993-by-mara-kirk-hart/

#lovecraft #hplovecraft #history #blog #weirdlit

This week on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein we continue our look at memoirs of HPL by women with "Memories of Lovecraft" (1969) two short memoirs by Sonia H. Davis & Helen V. Sully that ran in the ARKHAM COLLECTOR (WINTER 1969).

https://deepcuts.blog/2026/01/31/memories-of-lovecraft-1969-by-sonia-h-davis-helen-v-sully/

#lovecraft #hplovecraft #womeninhistory #weirdlit #horrorlit

Continuing our look at women's memoirs on Lovecraft with "Three Hours with H. P. Lovecraft" (1959) by Dorothy C. Walter, where we try to determine when and if it happened, and what all the printings of it leave out.

https://deepcuts.blog/2026/01/17/three-hours-with-h-p-lovecraft-1959-by-dorothy-c-walter/

#hplovecraft #womeninhistory #nonfiction #blog #lovecraft #weirdlit

Jim reviews a very Weird upcoming book from Tenebrous Press. #Books #BookReviews #WeirdLit #Horror

Book Review – Olyoke

This week on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein we look at "A Clicking in the Shadows" (2002) by Chad Hensley & W. H. Pugmire, and meditate on collaborations and cockroaches.

https://deepcuts.blog/2025/12/27/a-clicking-in-the-shadows-2002-by-chad-hensley-w-h-pugmire/

#lovecraftian #weirdfiction #weirdlit #horror #horrorlit

'Twas the night before Xmas, and on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein we seek to answer that thorny question: What does the Reanimator have to do with the holiday? Find out in "The Horror in the Stable" (2017) by R. C. Mulhare

https://deepcuts.blog/2025/12/24/the-horror-in-the-stable-2017-by-r-c-mulhare/

#Cthulhumythos #Reanimator #weirdlit #weirdfiction #Xmas #Christmas #review #horror #horrorlit #Lovecraft #lovecraftian

This week on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein we review "A Very Cthulhu Christmas" (2016) by Melissa McCann, and ruminate on Lovecraft and the Christmas Mythos.

https://deepcuts.blog/2025/12/20/a-very-cthulhu-christmas-2016-by-melissa-mccann/

#Christmas #xmas #cthulhu #lovecraft #lovecraftian #weirdlit #weirdfiction #fhtagn

From the depths of the half-forgotten ages (i.e. 1990s) Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein resurrects "Re-Quest Denied" (1998) by Stanley C. Sargent, a rare tale set in the Sesqua Valley as tribute to W. H. Pugmire.

https://deepcuts.blog/2025/12/17/re-quest-denied-1998-by-stanley-c-sargent/

#weirdlit #cthulhumythos #gay #lgbtq #weirdfiction #horror #horrorlit #fantasylit

Today on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein we look at "Vyvyan's Father" (2013) by Jayaprakash Satyamurthy and meditate on Innsmouth, W. H. Pugmire, and the expansion of the Cthulhu Mythos.

https://deepcuts.blog/2025/12/10/vyvyans-father-2013-by-jayaprakash-satyamurthy/

#cthulhumythos #weird #weirdlit #weirdfiction

This week on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein we look at "In Their Own Voices" (2025) by Lavie Tidhar from the NEW WEIRD & DECADENT journal, and meditate on the Innsmouth diaspora.

https://deepcuts.blog/2025/12/06/in-their-own-voices-2025-by-lavie-tidhar/

#innsmouth #lovecraft #cthulhu #cthulhumythos #weirdlit #weirdtales #review

Today on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein we review "Under an Arkham Moon" (2014) by Jessica Amanda Salmonson & W. H. Pugmire, and delve into the terrible secret of Lovecraft's "The Unnamable."

https://deepcuts.blog/2025/12/03/under-an-arkham-moon-2014-by-jessica-amanda-salmonson-w-h-pugmire/

#horror #horrorlit #weird #weirdlit #weirdfiction #cthulhumythos #lovecraft #lovecraftian

Catherine Lucille Moore was an important writer in science fiction, fantasy, and weird fiction. This retrospective of her early career covers her entire output at WEIRD TALES and correspondence with Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and other writers who helped shape her as a writer, right until her marriage with Henry Kuttner.

https://deepcuts.blog/2025/11/15/deeper-cut-c-l-moore-early-career-retrospective/

#weirdtales #clmoore #weirdfiction #weirdlit #scifi #sciencefiction #swordandsorcery #fantasy #fantasylit #pulpfiction #pulp

We end our early career retrospective of C. L. Moore with "All Is Illusion" (1940), a story originally credited solely to Henry Kuttner, and discuss Moore & Kuttner's collaborations.

https://deepcuts.blog/2025/11/12/all-is-illusion-1940-by-c-l-moore-henry-kuttner/

#sciencefiction #fantasy #fantasylit #scifi #weirdfiction #weirdlit

This week on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein we review "Chosen" by Lyndsey Holder, from the collection SHE WALKS IN SHADOWS (2015).

https://deepcuts.blog/2025/11/08/chosen-by-lyndsey-holder/

#cthulhumythos #witchcraft #horror #weirdlit #weirdfiction #horrorlit

The early career retrospective of C. L. Moore continues with "Fruit of Knowledge," a new take on the Biblical story of the garden of Eden, and one of the few stories published under Moore's own name after her marriage.

https://deepcuts.blog/2025/11/05/fruit-of-knowledge-1940-by-c-l-moore/

#clmoore #fantasy #bible #weirdfiction #weirdlit

This week on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein we review "Body to Body to Body" (2015) by Selena Chambers, from the anthology SHE WALKS IN SHADOWS.

https://deepcuts.blog/2025/11/01/body-to-body-to-body-2015-by-selena-chambers/

#weirdlit #weirdfiction #horror #Innsmouth #Lovecraftian #lovecraft #cthulhumythos

This week on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein we look at "Blessed Be Her Children" by Jessi Vasquez from the TALES OF SHUB-NIGGURATH anthology and ask - what does Shub-Niggurath mean if you're ace? Or want to be childfree?

https://deepcuts.blog/2025/10/25/blessed-be-her-children-2025-by-jessi-vasquez/

#weird #weirdlit #weirdfiction #horror #horrorlit #cthulhumythos #shubniggurath #ace

This week on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein we look at "A Thousand Young" by Andrea Pearson from the 2025 anthology TALES OF SHUB-NIGGURATH.

https://deepcuts.blog/2025/10/18/a-thousand-young-2025-by-andrea-pearson/

#horror #horrorlit #weird #weirdlit #cthulhumythos #shubniggurath

The early career retrospective of C. L. Moore continues with "Hellsgarde" (1939), the last of Moore's Jirel of Joiry stories.

https://deepcuts.blog/2025/10/15/hellsgarde-1939-by-c-l-moore/

#weirdfiction #weirdlit #swordandsorcery #fantasy #fantasylit #horror #horrorlit

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#FreeBook #SpeculativeFiction #LiteraryFiction #IndieAuthor #Books #WeirdLit

⭐⭐⭐ I finished Anna Kavan’s Ice. tl;dr: I gave it a 3 of 5 stars. Fuller review on blog or Goodreads.

https://ridleypark.blog/2025/09/03/ice-by-anna-kavan-five-chapters-in/

#AmReading #AnnaKavan #Slipstream #SpeculativeFiction #LiteraryFiction #ModernistFiction #WeirdLit #ExistentialFiction #BookBlog #BookReview #Book #Review #Books