The Eldritch Dark
The Sanctum of Clark Ashton Smith
Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961), perhaps best known today for his association with H.P Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos, is in his own right a unique master of fantasy, horror and science-fiction. While he considered himself primarily a poet, and wrote over 700 poems and prose poems, it is for his short stories that he is best known today. Clark Ashton Smith was also a self-taught artist whose paintings, drawings and sculptures reflect the phantasmagoric worlds of his fiction.
The Eldritch Dark is a site to facilitate both scholars and fans in their appreciation and study of Clark Ashton Smith and his works.
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Clark Ashton Smith, H. P. Lovecraft, Ramsey Campbell, M. R. James, M. P. Shiel, Lord Dunsany, Algernon Blackwood, and a whole lot more.
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9 Feb, 2010 12:29AM by jdworth
“Gavin Callaghan Wrote:
> Consider Fritz Leiber, for instance, who in “A
> Literary Copernicus”, observes how in “At the
> Mountains of Madness”, Lovecraft “shows us
> horrors and then pulls back the curtain a little
> farther, letting us glimpse the horrors of which
> even the horrors are afraid!” When in truth the
> most horrific thing about… ”
9 Feb, 2010 12:05AM by Jojo Lapin X
“Martinus Wrote:
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> There is a footnote on Irem in More Annotated
> Lovecraft
Yes, you are right, that is the one, of course. Thanks!… ”
8 Feb, 2010 6:00PM by Gavin Callaghan
“Dexterward Wrote:
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> Besides, which of us is all of a piece in that
> respect? Good grief, if you sifted through a
> lifetime's worth of my e-mails,
Believe me, D's point here is well-taken. Again, if it were simply a matter of going through HPL's letters, and finding off-color jokes or observations, I would agree.… ”
8 Feb, 2010 5:46PM by Gavin Callaghan
“Absquatch Wrote:
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> It also seems to me that, at the end of the day,
> it is simply an act of cowardice to make
> allegations and attacks against dead persons who
> have no opportunity to defend themselves, and an
> act of stupidity to judge past individuals by
> present-day values.
It depends of one's definition of "attack." … ”
8 Feb, 2010 5:23PM by Absquatch
“Joshi is still much better than for example L. Sprague de camp in this regard.
Though I find good reason to criticize Joshi, on occasion, I want to be clear that, in my opinion, Joshi is better than de Camp in every regard, when it comes to biography and criticism.… ”