The reality is that, due to the public domain (PD) status of most of Lovecraft’s works (copyright renewal was bolixed in 1964-1965), any doofus can download the text, make an ebook, and make money, unfortunately.
Many of the PD texts floating about are from the publication of Lovecraft’s works in pulp magazines that often edited the stories to fit space available; those don’t represent Lovecraft’s actual final revisions of his stories.
This whole series of outrages, especially those with lousy cover art, will have consequences. The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, the Old Ones shall be. Man rules now where they ruled once; they shall rule again where Man rules now. They lurk ever at the Gate which is even one with your guarded threshold. And when the Gate is opened, their return and vengeance shall be awesome and devastating.
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Johno McMoose
3 years ago
“N’gai, n’gha’ghaa, bugg-shoggog, y’hah” (the publisher’s instructions to the cover designer)
At which point the designer turned to the publisher’s secretary and said, “What was it your boss wanted?”
The secretary buried her head in her hands. “I need more coffee,” she muttered.
“More coffee?” The designer was surprised. Coffee was precisely what had come to mind when he’d read the summary of the novel. Still, if that was what the customer wanted… “Can do. I’ll put more coffee on there.” The designer vowed to put as much coffee on the cover as it could hold.
Charles Cassady
2 years ago
Turns out Lovecraft’s fiction all dealt with malevolent ancient interdimensional BEANS. There was a bad phone connection with Rhode Island at the Weird Tales offices, and sub-editor thought he said “beings.” By the time truth was revealed, August Derleth wasn’t going to ruin his bonanza.
Because it’ll keep you up all night! Like coffee!
Only reason I can possibly think of.
I think….I think I’ve had it. I’m going to start crying now. Site 1, Hitch 0.
Cheer up, Hitch. Have some coffee.
Warning: I don’t know s**t about posting memes, so I hope this link works:
https://tenor.com/view/crying-girl-window-hysterical-waving-gif-11446104
Okay, apparently, that was the wrong way. (sigh).
Non-fair trade coffee?? OH, THE HORROR!!
The Book of the Dunwich Cowpie
The reality is that, due to the public domain (PD) status of most of Lovecraft’s works (copyright renewal was bolixed in 1964-1965), any doofus can download the text, make an ebook, and make money, unfortunately.
Many of the PD texts floating about are from the publication of Lovecraft’s works in pulp magazines that often edited the stories to fit space available; those don’t represent Lovecraft’s actual final revisions of his stories.
This whole series of outrages, especially those with lousy cover art, will have consequences. The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, the Old Ones shall be. Man rules now where they ruled once; they shall rule again where Man rules now. They lurk ever at the Gate which is even one with your guarded threshold. And when the Gate is opened, their return and vengeance shall be awesome and devastating.
“N’gai, n’gha’ghaa, bugg-shoggog, y’hah” (the publisher’s instructions to the cover designer)
At which point the designer turned to the publisher’s secretary and said, “What was it your boss wanted?”
The secretary buried her head in her hands. “I need more coffee,” she muttered.
“More coffee?” The designer was surprised. Coffee was precisely what had come to mind when he’d read the summary of the novel. Still, if that was what the customer wanted… “Can do. I’ll put more coffee on there.” The designer vowed to put as much coffee on the cover as it could hold.
Turns out Lovecraft’s fiction all dealt with malevolent ancient interdimensional BEANS. There was a bad phone connection with Rhode Island at the Weird Tales offices, and sub-editor thought he said “beings.” By the time truth was revealed, August Derleth wasn’t going to ruin his bonanza.