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John L. Steadman

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John L. Steadman is an independent scholar of science fiction and fantasy literature, and author of Horror as Racism in H. P. Lovecraft: White Fragility in the Weird Tales (2024), Aliens, Robots & Virtual Reality Idols in the Science Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft, Isaac Asimov and William Gibson (2020) and H. P. Lovecraft & the Black Magickal Tradition (2015). He is a retired English Professor, living in Michigan.

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Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?

John L. Steadman Just after midnight, he was abruptly jolted awake, as waves & waves of pain shot through his body. There were things sitting on his arms & legs, pinni…moreJust after midnight, he was abruptly jolted awake, as waves & waves of pain shot through his body. There were things sitting on his arms & legs, pinning him down- things- and they were taking turns eating him alive.(less)

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

John L. Steadman This is an easy question. I would go to the delightful, magickal world of Harry Potter and become a professor at Hogwarts.

I would teach magickal evoc…moreThis is an easy question. I would go to the delightful, magickal world of Harry Potter and become a professor at Hogwarts.

I would teach magickal evocation and invocation and concentrate on the Lovecraftian entities.

I tend to favor black magick, but not evil magick; just magick associated with darkness & the mysteries of life and death.

One of my goals would be the bring the Slytherins to rationality & the good and to teach them that knowledge & power should be used for productive purposes.

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	H. P. Lovecraft and the Black Magickal Tradition: The Master of Horror's Influence on Modern Occultism 3.25 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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February 24, 2026

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My new book, Horror as Racism in H. P. Lovecraft: White Fragility in the Weird Tales, was recently published by Bloomsbury! I hope that all of you will pick up a copy!

Lovecraft scholar Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, in his essay “Tekeli-li: Poe, Lovecraft, and the Suspicion of Sameness” (2017) poses these questions: “If the affective power of a text is derived from retrograde socio Read more of this blog post »

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John L. Steadman wrote a new blog post February 24, 2026 Greetings Everyone! My new book, Horror as Racism in H. P. Lovecraft: White Fragility in the Weird Tales, was recently published by Bloomsbury! I hope Read more of this blog post »
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