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.
PDF prospectus for The Black Abbot of Puthuum by Clark Ashton Smith
Adrian Kleinbergen
“Here is a scene out of one of my fave Clark Ashton Smith stories:\"The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis.\"… ”
[Section: Galleries - Inspired By Cas] (31 December 2008)
Paul ??
“Wonder Stories May 1933… ”
[Section: Galleries - Books Of Cas] (31 December 2008)
John Owen Skinner
“The plains of Elil spread out before Jokai like a marble countertop, stretching unbroken into the distance, pure and white. Nothing moved upon the plain,… ”
[Section: Tributes - Short Stories] (31 December 2008)
Una notte a Malnéant (A Night in Malnéant)
Translation of Clark Ashton Smith
“Il mio breve soggiorno nella città di Malnéant si compì in un periodo della mia vita il cui ricordo è oscuro e vago come quella… ”
[Section: Writings - Translations - Italian] (31 December 2008)
Dariel Quiogue
“She came to Alissar on a ship of ebony and brass with an agate-eyed serpent for a figurehead, rowed by a hundred and forty mute… ”
[Section: Tributes - Short Stories] (29 November 2008)
6 Jan, 2009 7:22PM by Kyberean
“A bit of trivia: When I attended the University of Illinois for a graduate degree a few years ago, I was surprised and excited to see that their (extraordinary) library had few CAS titles, but… ”
Re: Details of Clark Ashton Smith's life.
6 Jan, 2009 6:15PM by calonlan
“Indeed, indeed Gavin - and Dinty Moore, when it first came out was more beef than stew - and heated up on Clark's old wood stove would have had just the right amount of time… ”
6 Jan, 2009 6:09PM by calonlan
“I have E & C, Sandalwood, Startreader, signed to me by Clark (one has the signature style used in 1918 - his more rapid writing when I knew him below) - the paperbacks, Hill of… ”
6 Jan, 2009 2:23PM by Stan
“I always like a good bragging thread. Here are a few things in my collection:
1. Volumes 4-6 of the Fugitive Poems of CAS, Xiccarph edition, Roy A. Squires
2. To George Sterling, Fugitive Poems of CAS,… ”
6 Jan, 2009 8:48AM by groovista
“Greetings!
I am a long-time fan of CAS and have over the years acquired a modest collection of his works,
as a well as a few other items from other favorite authors.
1) A signed 1st edition of… ”