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Mark’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Mark’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Mark McLaughlin
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MARK McLAUGHLIN is a Stoker Award-winner whose many works include:
The Doomsday Thaw .....
Injectables
Crushed Velvet ....
Embrace of the Internet Witch
The Weird World of Mark McLaughlin MEGAPACK® 
The Wrath of Nyarlathotep ...
Weird Worship
Horrors & Abominations ....
Nightmares & Tentacles
Urban Monsters ....
Dimension Of Monsters
The House Of The Ocelot & More Lovecraftian Nightmares 
Human Doll: A Novel ...
The Hell Next Door: A Novel. ...more
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A man entered a book store. He left without buying a Mark McLaughlin book. :-O
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Best Little Witch-House in Arkham
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2013
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Horrors & Abominations: 24 Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos
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Beach Blanket Zombie
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2012
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4 editions
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The Horror In The Water Tower & Five More Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos
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2016
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Hideous Faces, Beautiful Skulls
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2014
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The Relic In The Egyptian Gallery & More Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos
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2017
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The Abominations Of Nephren-Ka & Three More Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos
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Shoggoth Apocalypse & More Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos
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The Blasphemy in the Canopic Jar & More Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos
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The Testament Of Cthulhu: Tales Of Weird Fantasy & Horror
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Grok Ranks Authors of King in Yellow Fiction
After I left a post on my website, in which Grok, a top form of search engine intelligence, praised my work with King in Yellow stories, friends asked me, “Who does Grok consider to be the top living writer of King in Yellow fiction?” So I asked Grok.
Grok placed me second, after Brian Stableford. That makes sense: Stableford was incredibly talented. But apparently, no one has told Grok that Brian Read more of this blog post »
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Total transparency here: I'm the author. After years of writing Cthulhu Mythos short stories, I decided to write a novel in this very specific subgenre. It features a female protagonist and talks about the careers and sex lives of characters. You won ...more |
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| Full transparency: I wrote this with a collaborator. It's an environmental horror story that could come true, if humans don't change their ways. ...more | |
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The Slime Of Our Lives: Nine Ooze-Streaked Tales Of The Grotesque
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| Total transparency: I'm the author of this book. It was out of print for a while, but it is now back in print. The world is at last ready to handle all the blasphemies, atrocities, and dementia that is has to offer. ...more | |
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August 2025 Group Read Nominations
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INJECTABLES by Mark McLaughlin
A Lovecraftian/Innsmouth medical horror tale https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5... ...more " |
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| Full transparency: I'm one of the authors. We wrote this adventure, along with THE DOOMSDAY THAW, to draw attention to the threat of global warming. ...more | |
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“That book is filthy. Wicked. Dangerous. Yet it feels so comforting to own it.”
― Best Little Witch-House in Arkham
― Best Little Witch-House in Arkham
“I happened to run into Anton at the Arkham Public Library just a few days later. I was walking down a shadowy hallway when he came bustling out of the Forbidden, Unspeakably Dangerous, Never-To-Be-Checked-Out-By-Anyone Section with a notepad in his hand”
― Best Little Witch-House in Arkham
― Best Little Witch-House in Arkham
“My hands shivered like twin albino bats in an Antarctic ice-cave, assuming such caves served as lodging for such bats. I’m not really sure. They’d have to be pretty hardy bats. What would they eat?”
― Best Little Witch-House in Arkham
― Best Little Witch-House in Arkham
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| Horror Aficionados : The Great H.P. Lovecraft Quiz! | 1 | 18 | Jul 13, 2013 06:13PM | |
| GR Magazine: The Great H.P. Lovecraft Quiz! | 1 | 2 | Jul 13, 2013 06:26PM | |
| Fun Reads & RoleP...: * Introduce yourself ! : ) | 10 | 7 | Jul 23, 2013 09:57PM | |
| Chaos Reading: Take the Eldritch H.P. Lovecraft Gods & Monsters Quiz | 1 | 5 | Aug 04, 2013 06:54AM | |
| Horror Aficionados : Take the Great Dark Fantasy Poetry Quiz! | 1 | 8 | Oct 12, 2013 10:09AM | |
| Goodreads Authors...: It’s the Great Dark Fantasy Poetry Quiz! | 1 | 3 | Oct 12, 2013 10:17AM | |
| Crossroad Press: It’s the Great Dark Fantasy Poetry Quiz! | 1 | 5 | Oct 12, 2013 10:19AM | |
| Classic Horror Lo...: It’s the Great Dark Fantasy Poetry Quiz! | 3 | 13 | Oct 12, 2013 07:13PM | |
| The Perks Of Bein...: It’s the Great Dark Fantasy Poetry Quiz! | 1 | 9 | Oct 12, 2013 07:19PM |
“A self is not something static, tied up in a pretty parcel and handed to the child, finished and complete. A self is always becoming.”
― A Circle of Quiet
― A Circle of Quiet
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Mosquitha wrote: "Fantastic! Thank you for the advice. I think I will start with The testament of Chtulhu, as I love Lovecraft and I'm looking for new books to get for my Kindle,"Thank you, Mosquitha! Michael and I try to give all our Cthulhu Mythos stories a unique slant. We appreciate your interest! There are also many others, if you enjoy that one. :-)
Fantastic! Thank you for the advice. I think I will start with The testament of Chtulhu, as I love Lovecraft and I'm looking for new books to get for my Kindle,
Mosquitha wrote: "I want to read one of your books, I am really enticed by the cool artwork and titles, but, which one do you advise as starter?Mos"
Thank you for your interest, Mosquitha! :-) If you're looking for a paperback, I would suggest BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM. Or, if you're not into the Cthulhu Mythos, I would suggest HIDEOUS FACES, BEAUTIFUL SKULLS. If you prefer Kindle, I would suggest THE TESTAMENT OF CTHULHU -- or, if you're not into Cthulhu, maybe MAGIC CANNOT DIE. Let me know how you like whatever you select! Thanks! :-)
I want to read one of your books, I am really enticed by the cool artwork and titles, but, which one do you advise as starter?Mos
Scott wrote: "Merry Christmas"Thanks, Scott! Merry Christmas to you, too! :-)
