Re-Animator twitches, lives again

09 Friday Mar 2012

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L.A. Stage reports that Re-Animator: The Musical is alive – and re-animating!

“Based on the book by H.P. Lovecraft, adapted by Dennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon and William Norris, with music and lyrics by Mark Nutter, helmed by Gordon, the Ovation Award-winning rock tuner – also nominated for 4 LADCC Awards and 8 LA Weekly Awards – is moving to downtown LA’s Hayworth Theatre for a 10-week run, prior to its appearance at NYMF (New York Musical Theatre Festival) and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The original cast, including George Wendt, is intact – occasionally headless, but intact.”

Heinlein Society Scholarship Program

09 Friday Mar 2012

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The Heinlein Society Scholarship Program is offering a nice little travel grant for someone. Fancy looking at the biological science of the Providence shoreline, and relating it to Lovecraft’s depiction of aliens?

“The Heinlein Society is pleased to announce that for the 2012-2013 academic year we will be offering the first of many scholarships. There will be two $500 scholarships awarded to undergraduate students of accredited 4-year [USA] colleges and universities majoring in engineering, math, or physical sciences (e.g. physics, chemistry), or in Science Fiction as Literature. Applicants will need to submit a 500 to 1,000 word essay on one of several available topics. To apply, fill out the form below and print or email. Deadline is 15th May 2012.”

Soggy Bog Podcast #66

08 Thursday Mar 2012

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Not sure where to start with Lovecraftian music? Need a sampler anthology? The new Soggy Bog Podcast, number 66, has done the heavy curation for you, and his “Tribute To The Great Old One, H.P. Lovecraft”, is now available for download…

“features a ritual of tracks, which as the title suggests, are influenced by H.P. Lovecraft from the likes of Nox Arcana, Aldebaran, Arkham Witch, Black Sabbath, Reverend Bizarre, Old One, Thee Lamp of Thoth, Electric Wizard, Moss, Saturnalia Temple, Tyranny and so much more, in fact the entire show lasts a whopping 3 hours!”

Roddy McDowall Reads Lovecraft

08 Thursday Mar 2012

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MP3s of Roddy McDowall Reads: the Horror Stories of H.P. Lovecraft at SFFAudio. Roddy was of course the superb main ape star (Caesar) of the original Planet of The Apes series of movies, now being so wonderfully re-booted [update: this applies to the first movie only]. His vinyl L.P. disc is long out-of-print, and is not listed on either Amazon USA or UK or avalable for sale anywhere I can find.