I wrote a story once, which I don’t believe you ever saw—starting out as my story “Greater Glories” started with a man lost in the interior of a giant body, being swept into its brain-chamber and finding himself in the presence of a god whose people have almost completed their race-goal. The people are of … Continue reading “Greater Glories” (1935) by C. L. Moore→| Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein
And WT is publishing in July either the Smith story which Wright has entitled THE COLD GREY GOD, all about a lovely Venusian named Judai, or else a Jirel story we have been revising for months. He …| Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein
Mr. Wright has accepted the new story, JULHI. (Pronounce it! I can’t.) All about a very peculiar one-eyed female of a hitherto unknown race, with an immovable mouth perpetually stretched open in a heart-shaped arch, thru which she speaks by humming in various keys and intensities. You’ve heard people make a violin talk, haven’t you? … Continue reading “Julhi” (1935) by C. L. Moore→| Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein
I’m so glad you liked Jirel and the BLACK GOD’S KISS. You know, I never can tell when a story’s good or not. It never fails to surprise me when people are complementary. Jirel was considerable fun, but I hadn’t considered the story is very good. Somehow it seems—along with the rest of my later … Continue reading “Black God’s Shadow” (1934) by C. L. Moore→| Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein
And speaking of Cabell, wait till you read my May story! I hadn’t realized until I read over the proof-sheets they sent me last week how closely it follows the Cabell-Dunsany phraseology. For…| Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein
JE: Did the success of “Shambleau” generate numerous requests for additional stories? CLM: No, not really. The editor of Weird Tales, Farnsworth Wright, simply told me that he would lik…| Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein
Salutations, lecteur. Aujourd’hui, je vais te parler de l’une des nouvelles de SF et de Weird Fiction les plus connues. Shambleau, de Catherine Lucille Moore Introduction Catherine Lucille Moore, o…| Les Chroniques du Chroniqueur