Leigh David Blackmore (born 30 June 1959) is an Australian author, poet, critic, editor and occultist who has written numerous works in and about the greater Cthulhu Mythos, including bibliographies of Brian Lumley and H. P. Lovecraft himself. His short works have appeared in periodicals such as The Arkham Sampler, Shoggoth, and Lovecraft Annual, and anthologies including Eldritch Horrors: Dark Tales (2009, H. Harksen Productions).
Blackmore has cited H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert Bloch, Frank Belknap Long, Donald Wandrei, Ramsey Campbell, and Lin Carter as amongst his influences [1][2].
Selected Works[]
Poetry[]
- "Pickman's Models" (1986)
- "The Statement of Randolph Carter" (1986)
- "Ubbo-Sathla" (1987)
- "Lovecraftian Sonnets" (1993)
- "In a Sequestered Churchyard Where Once Lovecraft Walked" (2010)
Non-Fiction[]
- H. P. Lovecraft and Lovecraft Criticism: An Annotated Bibliography, Supplement, 1980-1984 (1985, with S. T. Joshi)
External Links[]
- Leigh Blackmore at Wikipedia
- Leigh Blackmore at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Leigh Blackmore at Goodreads
References[]
- ↑ Leigh Blackmore: Education at Wikipedia
- ↑ Leigh Blackmore author profile at Goodreads