Lovecraft ezine
The Lovecraft eZine is a monthly online magazine (also known as an ezine) devoted to Lovecraftian horror. In addition to the monthly magazine, Mike Davis, the editor of the Lovecraft eZine blogs about all things Lovecraft several times a week. You can subscribe to the website via email or RSS (right side of this page), additionally to following the eZine on Twitter, and joining them on Facebook.
Starting with issues 11 the Lovecraft eZine also features an art section, featuring different artists each issue.
A video chat is being held (and hosted by the Lovecraft eZine) on Google Hangout every Sunday at 6:00pm EST (3pm PST, 5pm CST, 11pm London). Some chats have special guests such as Lovecraftian authors, editors, and publishers, and some chats are open to everyone who would like to chime in.
The main goal of The Lovecraft eZine "is and always will be to publish free quality Lovecraftian fiction — fiction that is every bit as good as print Lovecraftian anthologies. Quite a few well-known writers have been published here, but [they] also accept submissions from first-time writers. It’s all about the quality of the writing and the submission guidelines."
contributors
- Editor and founder of The Lovecraft eZine: Mike Davis
- Co-Editors (starting with No. 11): A.J. French, Bruce L. Priddy, David Binks
- Design artist (t-shirts, flyers, & much more): Leslie Herzfeld
- Story artists: Steve Santiago, Galen Dara, Ronnie Tucker, Nick Gucker, Mike Dominic, Stjepan Lukac, Dana Wright, Robert Elrod, Ronnie Tucker, Dana Wright, Warren Layberry, Domimic Black, Sascha Renninger, Peter Szmer, Miko
- Story readers: Bruce L. Priddy, David Binks, Juliana Quartaroli, Morgan Scorpion, Vincent LaRosa, Chris Dead, Mars Homeworld, Xan Nyfors, Lou Columbus, Chaz Engan
- Kindle/Nook design: Kenneth W. Cain
Blurbs, recommendations and feedback
"If you’re a fan of Lovecraftian horror, the Lovecraft eZine is worth checking out. The blog’s main page is packed full of interesting Lovecraft-related links, photos, and articles. However, the site’s main appeal is the free, monthly eZine itself which contains a nice selection of Lovecraft-inspired horror stories written by both established and aspiring authors." www.wired.com / Geek dad
"Along with being a new, prolific, and well-run website, Lovecraft Zine is also a place that publishes I enjoy reading and, moreover, might be a place for myslef, or anyone else who loves the dark and macabre, to publish in the future." Lovecraft eZine: A Magazine Report by Greg Rozen
"Horror fans and Lovecraft afficionados have been darkly singing the praises of LOVECRAFT eZINE. Editor/founder Mike Davis and Crew offer monthly chills and thrills that “share the tone and themes of Lovecraft.” That is, cosmic fear, or simply “weird fiction” if you prefer. Within that spectrum there is a vast array of possibilities for horror, dark fantasy, and beyond. Some of the zine’s current best include tales by horrormeister W.H. Pugmire, an Old School Gent when it comes to all things Lovecraftian, as well as stories by Joseph S. Pulver and David J. West." Lovecraft eZine: Keeping it weird by John R. Fultz
"There are many other perhaps lesser known authors who take things a step further, writing new stories that actually take place within the “Lovecraftian universe. A prime example of this is the Lovecraft eZine, a monthly online publication that features short stories that share themes of cosmic horror, the discovered knowledge of unnameable, terrible things – and maybe even a Shoggoth or two." Dark Side of the Web: Lovecraft eZine
Publishing History
February 2011
- Sledding and Starlings by Bruce L. Priddy, audio version read by Chris Dead
- Rickman’s Plasma by William Meikle
- The Brown Tower by John Prescott
- The Crane Horror by Bruce Durham
March 2011
- Some Distant Baying Sound by W.H. Pugmire
- A Different Morecambe by Simon Kurt Unsworth
- False Light by Adrian Chamberlin, audio version read by David Binks
- Allure by Josh Wagner
April 2011
- Cockroaches by Amanda Underwood, audio version read by Juliana Quartaroli
- A Meeting on the Trail To Hot Iron by Joseph S. Pulver
- Things We Are Not by Brandon H. Bell
- Descent Into Shadow and Light by W.H. Pugmire
- The Slickens by Jeremy Russell
- The Town of Autumn: Chapter One by Mike Davis
May 2011
- All The Gold by Joseph S. Pulver
- Dreams of Fire and Glass, part 1 by Neal Jansons
- O, Lad of Memory and Shadow by W.H. Pugmire
- Dragon Star Lucky Food by John Medaille
- Curse the Child by David J. West
June 2011
- The Case of the Galloway Eidolon by Bruce Durham
- The Call of the Danc by William Meikle
- Unearthly Awakening by W.H. Pugmire
- Darius Roy’s Manic Grin by Brian Barnett
- Dreams of Fire and Glass, conclusion by Neal Jansons
September 2011
- Ushered On the Wind by Jeffrey J. Taylor & W.H. Pugmire
- The Wagon’s Trail by Joseph S. Pulver
- The Audient Void by Mark Lowell
- In Phantom Isolation by W.H. Pugmire
- The Weird Studies of Harley Warren by Berin Kinsman
October 2011
- Sky Full of Fire by Corinna Sara Bechko
- The Lord of Endings by John R. Fultz
- Loaners by Aaron Polson
- The Prophecy of Zarah by Jenne Kaivo
- The Stranger From Out of Town by John Prescott
November 2011
- Desert Mystery! Gas & Go! by Ann K. Schwader, audio version read by Morgan Scorpion
- The Tunnel Inside the Mountain by A.J. French
- #Dreaming by William Meikle
- What Dances In Shadow by Derek Ferreira
- The Time Eater by Adam Bolivar
December 2011
- Elder Instincts by W.H. Pugmire, audio version read by Mars Homeworld
- Among the Dark Places of the Earth by Julio Toro San Martin, audio version read by Mars Homeworld
- At Best an Echo by Bradley H. Sinor
- Stone City, Old as Immeasurable Time by Kelda Crich, audio version read by Morgan Scorpion
- Just An Accountant by Henrik Sandbeck Harksen
January 2012
- Tark Left Santiago by Joseph S. Pulver, audio version read by Bruce L. Priddy
- The Spaces Between Space by Brett J. Talley, audio version read by Chris Dead
- Eliza by Joshua Reynolds, audio version read by Xan Nyfors
- White Noise by Michael Matheson, audio version read by Chris Dead
- The Vessels by Nancy O. Greene, audio version read by Kim
February 2012
- Marked as Urgent by A.J. French, audio version read by Xan Nyfo
- This Scattered Ash by W.H. Pugmire and Jacob Henry Orloff, audio version read by Chris Dead
- I Am the Key by Mike Davis, audio version read by Chris Dead
- Inheritance by Patricia Correll, audio version read by David Binks
- Dark Ambient Metamorphosis by John Claude Smith, audio version read by Mars Homeworld
- The Locked Door by Brian M. Sammons, audio version read by Bruce L. Priddy
March 2012
- A Catechism for Aspiring Amnesiacs by Nicole Cushing, audio version by Juliana Quartaroli
- Available Light by John Palisano, audio version read by Bruce L. Priddy
- That Old Problem by T.E. Grau, audio version read by Bruce L. Priddy
- Taking the Cure by Mark Howard Jones, audio version read by Chris Dead
- The Fire of Zon Mezzamalech by Randall D. Larson, audio version read by David Binks
April 2012
- Ecstasy of the Gold by Stephen Mark Rainey, audio version read by Justin Zimmer
- Scale Hall by Simon Kurt Unsworth, audio version read by Morgan Scorpion
- The Dog Who Wished He’d Never Heard of Lovecraft by Anna Tambour, audio version read by Bruce L. Priddy
- The Ouroboros Apocrypha by Jayaprakash Satyamurthy, audio version read by Morgan Scorpion
- Over the Hills by Victor Takac audio version read by David Binks
- This Inscrutable Light: A Response to Thomas Ligotti’s “The Conspiracy Against the Human Race” by Brandon H. Bell (essay)
Special Issue: Women in Horror / May 2012
- A Beer and Tentacles by Holliann Kim audio version read by Tam Frager
- Now She Preys Through Endless Days by Jenna M. Pitman audio version read by´Morgan Scorpion and Justin Zimmer
- Fiesta of Our Lady by Ann K. Schwader audio version read by David Binks
- God Serum by Wendy N. Wagner audio version read by Bruce L. Priddy
- Drive, She Said by Tracie McBride audio version read by Juliana Quartaroli
June 2012
- Bus Stop by Jerod Brennen audio version read by David Binks
- Starry… Yet…, by Joseph S. Pulver audio version by Mark Robinson
- Station Waiting Room by Simon Kurt Unsworth
- Pickman’s Marble by Peter and Mandy Rawlik audio version read by Morgan Scorpion
- Invitation by Siobhan Gallagher audio version read by David Binks
- In Memoriam: Robert Nelson by W.H. Pugmire audio version read by Chris Dead
- A Stranger at the Door by Bradly Shelby audio version read by Morgan Scorpion
Special Issue: Water / July 2012
- In the Tank by Scott Nicolay audio version read by David Binks
- The Thing in the Depths by Peter Rawlik audio version read by Morgan Scorpion
- Fish Eye by David A. Riley audio version read by Vincent LaRosa
- Fade to Black by Robert Borski audio version read by S.R. Jones
- The Visitor From Outside by A.J. French audio version read by David Binks
Special Issue: Science Fiction / September 2012
- A Mote in the Void by Simon Kewin audio version read by Mark Robinson
- Miscegenation by Glynn Barrass audio version read by David Binks
- Twilight Turns From Amethyst by Nicola Belte audio version read by Juliana Quartaroli
- Red Sands by Douglas Poirier audio version read by Vincent LaRosa
- Extraction by Julio Toro San Martin audio version read by David Binks
Special Issue: Roger Zelazny / October 2012
- A Counting Game by Derek Ferreira audio version read by David Binks
- Carnacki: The Parliament of Owls by William Meikle audio version read by David Binks
- Twenty to Life in the Lonesome October by Evan Dicken audio version read by Vincent LaRosa
- The Great and Groovy Game by Joshua Wanisko audio version read by Mark Robinson
- My Least Immemorial Year by Zach Shephard audio version read by Juliana Quartaroli
- The Gotterdammerung Gavotte by Josh Reynolds audio version read by Vincent LaRosa
- Big D, Little D by Edward Morris audio version read by Vincent LaRosa
- The Blackbird Whistling, or Just After by Orrin Grey audio version read by Mark Robinson
- Fallen Books and Other Subtle Clues in Zelazny’s “A Night in the Lonesome October” by Dr. Christopher S. Kovacs (essay)
November 2012
- A Thousand Smokes by W.H. Pugmire audio version read by Vincent LaRosa
- The Strange Case of Crazy Joe Gallo by Jeffrey Thomas audio version read by Lou Columbus
- In the House of the Hummingbirds by Silvia Moreno-Garcia audio version read by David Binks
- The Treatment Room by Kevin Crisp audio version read by Mark Robinson
- Obsidian Capra Aegagrus by Christopher Slatsky audio version read by Vincent LaRosa
- The Dig by Monica Valentinelli audio version read by Morgan Scorpion
- Amtopians by Logan Davis audio version read by Vincent LaRosa
December 2012
- Of Faith and Fallow by William R.D. Wood
- The Dead of Winter by Jay Caselberg
- Herbert West in Love by Molly Tanzer
- Wind Walker by Neil John Buchanan
- Yule Log by Richard Holland
January 2013
- Beneath the Pier by Stephen Mark Rainey
- An Eidolon of Filth by W.H. Pugmire
- A (~BIG~) Fishy Menu by Joseph S. Pulver
- Dom and Gio’s Barber Shop by Gerry Huntman
- The Stranger’s Trail by Tom Lynch
- Dunwich Redux by Tim Scott