Take a webcomic tour through H.P. Lovecraft's Dream Cycle stories

In the canon of H.P. Lovecraft, stories like "Pickman's Model," "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," "The Dunwich Horror," and, of course, "The Call of Cthulhu," are the most frequently adapted, but cartoonist Jason Thompson delves into the rich fantasy worlds of Lovecraft's Dreamlands in a series of webcomic adaptations of the Dream …

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Tentacle Art That Will Wrap All The Way Around Your Mind

Tentacles! They are the prehensile, snakelike limbs of our dreams. Their coiled shiny shapes slither through our imaginations. And now, a brand new art show, curated by Star Wars superfan Bonnie Burton, celebrates them like never before. Check out some great images!

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It’s Repo Man vs. Iron Man vs. Gunman in this week’s DVD releases!

Quentin Tarantino’s latest alt-history opus, Marvel’s latest movie team-up, and Criterion takes on one of the greatest cult films of all time are all part of this week’s new DVD and Blu-ray releases!

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Crowdfund a documentary about Bikini Atoll's wrecks and tales of…

The ships sunk by an atomic blast at Bikini Atoll are the subject of a documentary—and you can give it a helping hand. Also check out a Lovecraft-inspired marionette show and an anthology of science fiction stories about bicycles.

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Equality in sexy book reading achieved with "Naked Dudes Reading…

It was three whole years ago we told you about the "Naked Girls Reading Science Fiction" event held by The Pinchbottom Burlesque, but now we're happy to report those who prefer people of the penis-ed variety reading genre fiction aloud to them will finally have their chance, courtesy of Ham Pants Productions and Stage…

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Crowdfund a documentary about science fiction's forgotten visionaries…

Here are three intriguing film projects looking for a little crowdfunding boost: First is a documentary that uncovers the men and women who first thought up our favorite science fiction tropes, decades—and even centuries—ago. Next is an animated adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's short story "Dagon," with a nightmarish…

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H.P. Lovecraft's Advice to Writers: Read the King James Bible and…

What advice would horror writer H.P. Lovecraft give to writers? Lovecraft's work is filled with rich, often florid language, and he was keenly interested in the descriptive powers of language. It's no surprise then, that, when Lovecraft wrote an essay on writing fiction for The United Amateur, words and grammar were…

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