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To all new
readers (and that's all readers) --- welcome! What shuddersome secrets can you
expect to see shambling forth from the Crypt of Cthulhu? All in all,
we're going to try to pursue serious academic discussion of themes Lovecraftian,
while not forgetting their roots in that uniquely American genre, the
"pulp" horror magazine. Or, as Les Daniels might say, we'll be trying
to dignify lurid trash, that's what. Yes, we'll be indulging our adolescent
fascination with this crazy stuff by treating it as if it were
"legitimate" literature. That's mainly because your editor has never
risen to any higher level. In fact you're just plain lucky this magazine isn't
about Daffy Duck!
So besides the
critical pontifications you've come to expect from these cheap zines, Crypt
of Cthulhu will feature scholarly articles on the Cthulhu Mythos. And we
won't be restricting our scope to HPL himself. In future issues, you'll see
surveys of other Mythos writers, including rip-roaring thrillers like "The
Statement of Lin Carter" and "Brian Lumley Re animator". As for
this issue, sit back and enjoy our feature article "Lovecraft's Concept of
Blasphemy". Yeah, yeah, you say.
Robert M. Price
Hierophant of the Horde
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