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Crypt of Cthulhu was a fanzine devoted to the writings of H. P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos. It was published as part of the Esoteric Order of Dagon for a short time, and was formally established in 1981 by Robert M. Price, who edited it throughout its subsequent run.

Described by its editor as "a bizarre miscegenation; half Lovecraft Studies rip-off, half humor magazine, a 'pulp thriller and theological journal,'"^[1] it was a great deal more than that. Lovecraft scholarship was always a mainstay, with articles contributed by Steve Behrends, Edward P. Berglund, Peter Cannon, Stefan Dziemianowicz, S. T. Joshi, Robert A. W. Lowndes, Dirk W. Mosig, Will Murray, Darrell Schweitzer, Colin Wilson and Price himself. However the magazine published stories and poems too: resurrected, newly discovered, or in a few cases newly written, by Lovecraft and other such Weird Tales veterans as R. H. Barlow, Robert Bloch, Hugh B. Cave, August Derleth, C. M. Eddy, Jr., Robert E. Howard, Carl Jacobi, Henry Kuttner, Frank Belknap Long, E. Hoffmann Price, Duane W. Rimel, Richard F. Searight, Clark Ashton Smith and Wilfred Blanch Talman. It also had stories and poems by newer writers paying tribute to the old, including Ramsey Campbell, Lin Carter, John Glasby, C. J. Henderson, T. E. D. Klein, Thomas Ligotti, Brian Lumley, Gary Myers and Richard L. Tierney. Several issues were devoted to showcasing one or another of such authors. Its contents were illustrated by such artists of the fantastic as Thomas Brown, Jason C. Eckhardt, Stephen E. Fabian, D. L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Knox, Allen Koszowski, Gavin O'Keefe and Gahan Wilson. Its reviews covered genre books, films and games.

The magazine's run encompassed 108 issues over a span of 20 years. The first 75 issues (dated Hallowmas 1981 through Michaelmas 1990), were published by Price under his own Cryptic Publications imprint. The next 26 issues, (dated Hallowmas 1990 through Eastertide 1999 and numbered 76 through 101) were published by Necronomicon Press. The last 7 issues, (dated Lammas 1999 through Eastertide 2001 and numbered 102 through 108), were published by Mythos Books. From 2001 onwards the magazine was inactive; however it returned from 2017 to 2019 with Price once again at the helm, and publishing returned to Necronomicon Press.

References

↑ Robert M. Price (September 2004). The Hyde Side Biography of Robert M. Price.

External links

Crypt of Cthulhu website, archive
Crypt of Cthulhu at HPLovecraft.com
Crypt of Cthulhu at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Gallery

Click here to view the gallery.

[1] Robert M. Price (September 2004). The Hyde Side Biography of Robert M. Price.

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-'''''Crypt of Cthulhu''''' was a fanzine devoted to the writings of [[H. P. Lovecraft]] and the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. It was published as part of the [[Esoteric Order of Dagon (amateur press association)|Esoteric Order of Dagon]] for a short time, and was formally established in 1981 by [[Robert M. Price]], who edited it throughout its subsequent run.
+'''''Crypt of Cthulhu''''' was a fanzine devoted to the writings of [[H. P. Lovecraft]] and the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. It was published as part of the [[Esoteric Order of Dagon amateur press association|Esoteric Order of Dagon]] for a short time, and was formally established in 1981 by [[Robert M. Price]], who edited it throughout its subsequent run.
-Described by its editor as "a bizarre miscegenation; half ''Lovecraft Studies'' rip-off, half humor magazine, a 'pulp thriller and theological journal,'"<ref>{{cite web |author=Robert M. Price |date=September 2004 |url=http://www.robertmprice.mindvendor.com/morebio.htm |title=The Hyde Side Biography of Robert M. Price }}</ref> it was a great deal more than that. Lovecraft scholarship was always a mainstay, with articles contributed by [[Steve Behrends]], [[Edward P. Berglund]], [[Peter Cannon]], [[Stefan Dziemianowicz]], [[S. T. Joshi]], [[Robert A. W. Lowndes]], [[Dirk W. Mosig]], [[Will Murray]], [[Darrell Schweitzer]], [[Colin Wilson]] and Price himself. However the magazine published stories and poems too: resurrected, newly discovered, or in a few cases newly written, by Lovecraft and other such ''[[Weird Tales]]'' veterans as [[R. H. Barlow]], [[Robert Bloch]], [[Hugh B. Cave]], [[August Derleth]], [[C. M. Eddy, Jr.]], [[Robert E. Howard]], [[Carl Richard Jacobi|Carl Jacobi]], [[Henry Kuttner]], [[Frank Belknap Long]], [[E. Hoffmann Price]], [[Duane W. Rimel]], [[Richard F. Searight]], [[Clark Ashton Smith]] and [[Wilfred Blanch Talman]]. It also had stories and poems by newer writers paying tribute to the old, including [[Ramsey Campbell]], [[Lin Carter]], [[John Glasby]], [[C. J. Henderson]], [[T. E. D. Klein]], [[Thomas Ligotti]], [[Brian Lumley]], [[Gary Myers (writer)|Gary Myers]] and [[Richard L. Tierney]]. Several issues were devoted to showcasing one or another of such authors. Its contents were illustrated by such artists of the fantastic as [[Thomas Brown]], [[Jason C. Eckhardt]], [[Stephen E. Fabian]], [[D. L. Hutchinson]], [[Robert H. Knox]], [[Allen Koszowski]], [[Gavin O'Keefe]] and [[Gahan Wilson]]. Its reviews covered genre books, films and games.
+Described by its editor as "a bizarre miscegenation; half ''[[Lovecraft Studies]]'' rip-off, half humor magazine, a 'pulp thriller and theological journal,'"<ref>{{cite web |author=Robert M. Price |date=September 2004 |url=http://www.robertmprice.mindvendor.com/morebio.htm |title=The Hyde Side Biography of Robert M. Price }}</ref> it was a great deal more than that. Lovecraft scholarship was always a mainstay, with articles contributed by [[Steve Behrends]], [[Edward P. Berglund]], [[Peter Cannon]], [[Stefan Dziemianowicz]], [[S. T. Joshi]], [[Robert A. W. Lowndes]], [[Dirk W. Mosig]], [[Will Murray]], [[Darrell Schweitzer]], [[Colin Wilson]] and Price himself. However the magazine published stories and poems too: resurrected, newly discovered, or in a few cases newly written, by Lovecraft and other such ''[[Weird Tales]]'' veterans as [[R. H. Barlow]], [[Robert Bloch]], [[Hugh B. Cave]], [[August Derleth]], [[C. M. Eddy, Jr.]], [[Robert E. Howard]], [[Carl Richard Jacobi|Carl Jacobi]], [[Henry Kuttner]], [[Frank Belknap Long]], [[E. Hoffmann Price]], [[Duane W. Rimel]], [[Richard F. Searight]], [[Clark Ashton Smith]] and [[Wilfred Blanch Talman]]. It also had stories and poems by newer writers paying tribute to the old, including [[Ramsey Campbell]], [[Lin Carter]], [[John Glasby]], [[C. J. Henderson]], [[T. E. D. Klein]], [[Thomas Ligotti]], [[Brian Lumley]], [[Gary Myers]] and [[Richard L. Tierney]]. Several issues were devoted to showcasing one or another of such authors. Its contents were illustrated by such artists of the fantastic as [[Thomas Brown]], [[Jason C. Eckhardt]], [[Stephen E. Fabian]], [[D. L. Hutchinson]], [[Robert H. Knox]], [[Allen Koszowski]], [[Gavin O'Keefe]] and [[Gahan Wilson]]. Its reviews covered genre books, films and games.
-The magazine's run encompassed 108 issues over a span of 20 years. The first 75 issues (dated Hallowmas 1981 through Michaelmas 1990), were published by Price under his own Cryptic Publications imprint. The next 26 issues, (dated Hallowmas 1990 through Eastertide 1999 and numbered 76 through 101) were published by [[Necronomicon Press]]. The last 7 issues, (dated Lammas 1999 through Eastertide 2001 and numbered 102 through 108), were published by Mythos Books. The magazine has been inactive since 2001; however, Necronomicon Press plans to revive it in 2014.
+The magazine's run encompassed 108 issues over a span of 20 years. The first 75 issues (dated Hallowmas 1981 through Michaelmas 1990), were published by Price under his own [[Cryptic Publications]] imprint. The next 26 issues, (dated Hallowmas 1990 through Eastertide 1999 and numbered 76 through 101) were published by [[Necronomicon Press]]. The last 7 issues, (dated Lammas 1999 through Eastertide 2001 and numbered 102 through 108), were published by [[Mythos Books]]. From 2001 onwards the magazine was inactive; however it returned from 2017 to 2019 with Price once again at the helm, and publishing returned to Necronomicon Press.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150914041538/http://crypt-of-cthulhu.com:80/ ''Crypt of Cthulhu'' website], [https://web.archive.org/web/20150712205521/http://crypt-of-cthulhu.com/ archive]
 *[http://www.hplovecraft.com/study/cc/ ''Crypt of Cthulhu''] at HPLovecraft.com
-*[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/seriesgrid.cgi?26716+0/ ''Crypt of Cthulhu''] at the [[Internet Speculative Fiction Database]]
+*[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/seriesgrid.cgi?26716+0/ ''Crypt of Cthulhu''] at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
-[[Category:Magazines]]
+==Gallery==
+[[Crypt of Cthulhu/Gallery|Click here to view the gallery]].
+[[Category:Robert M. Price works]]
+[[Category:Fanzines]]