A Musical Trip to Dunwich, Encyclopedia Cthulhiana, Ibbett Update, Love Spells, Witch BottlesI met my friend Esko from Finland years ago when running an online game of the Call of Cthulhu campaign H. P. Lovecraft’s Dunwich. When he…3d ago3d ago
Reading an Article: Ockenström’s The Deviance of TozToday I’m dipping into Lauri Ockenström’s “The Deviance of Toz: The Reception of Toz Graecus and Magical Works Attributed to Toz in the…Jan 11Jan 11
A German Curse TabletI hope everyone had a satisfying holiday, and I hope the new year is not as turbulent as we seem to be promised.Jan 4Jan 4
On W. H. Ibbett and the Master Key, Part 2We’re back looking at the Golden Hoard edition of The Master Key scribed by W. H. Ibbett.Dec 21, 20241Dec 21, 20241
On W. H. Ibbett and the Master Key, Part 1I really want to assure my readers that I’m not as consistently cranky as has come across in the past few reviews. It really has been…Dec 14, 20242Dec 14, 20242
On the Lexicon PodcastFor those interested in hearing more about Bellhouse, I’m on the Lexicon Podcast with John Maxwell:Dec 7, 2024Dec 7, 2024
An Updated Article on Privacy, More German Grimoires, A Victorian Book of Magic, the Coptic Magical…I’ve posted a draft before, but now I can make available the final version of the article, ““It’s a Kind of Magic”: Juggling Privacy and…Nov 23, 2024Nov 23, 2024
Review — Five Early Grimoires of the Olympic SpiritsIt’s time for a proper writeup of Five Early Grimoires of the Olympic Spirits, five grimoires (or segments) translated by Benjamin Adamah…Nov 16, 2024Nov 16, 2024
On the Origin of the Olympic Spirits in the Arbatel, or Not So MuchI’m starting to read through the first of Benjamin Adamah’s series of translations of German grimoires, 5 Early Grimoires of the Olympic…Nov 3, 2024Nov 3, 2024
Derleth and the Necronomicon HoaxesBobby Derie recently published a long post on Lovecraft’s influence on the “Shaver Mystery.” For those not familiar, the “Mystery” refers…Oct 27, 20241Oct 27, 20241
