Ross E. Lockhart's Blog, page 32

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Sun, 15:07 : RT @RlyehBob: RlyehBob Presents Cthulhu's Daily is out! http://t.co/o84OLhxm ▸ Top stories today via @tristanoberon @lossrockhart Sun, 15:31 : Frankenstorm, or the Great Old Ones arising? Regardless, you're gonna want food, water, batteries, & reading material: http://t.co/C13Oq2Yf Sun, 17:39 : Craving an Orange and Black Congrats Ale to go with tonight's ballgame. Petaluma Market is out of stock. Any suggestions? Sun, 19:23 : Earthquakes (252 since last week!), tsunamis, Frankenstorm Sandy, and a presidential election. Who let the Gods out? http://t.co/C13Oq2Yf Sun, 19:47 : RT @TheDailyEdge: Anyone who says #Obama knew exactly how hard it would be to work w/GOP is lying. The plot against America began 1/20/0 ... Mon, 00:09 : Fresh ass avocados. I'd gave preferred fresh-ass avocados, but you takes what you gets. http://t.co/tJDrG9EL Mon, 00:38 : A Stone 16th Anniversary Ale, Elinor on my lap, game #4 of the World Series on TV, & Ligotti's Grimscribe within reach. http://t.co/hEkfBH2M Mon, 00:46 : RT @GOPunplugged: GOOD NEWS: Since Bain Capital owns the Weather Channel, Mitt Romney should make some cash off the ratings from Hurrica ... Mon, 01:40 : Rise, take up thy instruments, and rock. Chick Bassist: http://t.co/y24jy2xC Mon, 03:26 : RT @mikeyface: Man and his baby daughter dress as a Powerloader from Aliens; entire world can't high-five enough in response. http://t.c ... Mon, 03:51 : RT @SFGiants: The @SFGiants are the 2012 World Champions #OrangeOctober #WinToday #SFGChamps Mon, 03:51 : RT @BlGBlRD: #SFGiants! WOOOOOOOO!!! Mon, 03:52 : There will be feasting and dancing in San Francisco tonight. #SFGiants Mon, 03:52 : RT @Veronica: SWEEP!! Yes! #SFGiants Mon, 03:52 : RT @bukowski33: Giants! World Series champs! Hell yes!!! @Tracey914 Mon, 03:52 : RT @petalumamarket: World champs! Mon, 03:53 : RT @barbaracrampton: I love parades! Congrats World Series winners! #Giants Mon, 03:53 : RT @BeardOfBrian: TAKING BACK THE TITLE. WORLD CHAMPIONS 2012!!! #OrangeOctober #SFGiants Mon, 03:56 : RT @CityLightsBooks: Another parade!! Go #SFGiants! Mon, 03:57 : RT @SFGiantsFans: Different beard, same result. Romo closes it out and your #SFGiants are WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!! #SFGChamps Mon, 04:00 : RT @mattsinger: Congrats, Giants fans. A dominant World Series. I envy your team's success and remarkable facial hair. Mon, 04:01 : RT @bonniegrrl: Dear Drunk @SFGiantsFans - we're all excited that @SFGiants won - BUT PLEASE DON'T DESTROY OUR CITY IN VIOLENCE & LO ... Mon, 04:52 : Miskatonic University Podcast is giving away a copy of The Book of Cthulhu II. Can you draw baby Cthulhu? Details here: http://t.co/lJ4oc0jP Mon, 04:59 : RT @BeardOfBrian: This one wasn't just for the fans. It was for everyone who said that 2010 was a fluke. #WorldChamps Mon, 05:01 : RT @RomosBeard: A parade in SF on Halloween??? This is gonna get WEIRD... Mon, 05:05 : RT @SFGiantsFans: "Unselfishness and teamwork wins championships." -- Bruce Bochy #SFGiants #SFGChamps

My tweets

Sat, 16:45 : RT @Gabino_Iglesias: In case you missed it yesterday, here's my #review of The Book of #Cthulhu for The #Lovecraft eZine - http://t.co/R ... Sat, 19:40 : RT @NYTjamescobb: Has Romney still not corrected his Jeep-moving-to-China misstatement? @Chrysler actually adding Jeep jobs in Detroit. ... Sat, 19:51 : The literary equivalent of a rock & roll concept album, only without wanky mountaintop guitar solos. Chick Bassist: http://t.co/y24jy2xC Sat, 23:22 : RT @TheDailyEdge: #Romney: "I will bring big changes to America. For example, you moochers shouldn't expect hurricane disaster relief" h ... Sun, 00:42 : Debating whether I should tell the kid tapping on the aquarium glass about the octopus that ate the last kid... or just let him find out. Sun, 01:00 : Aqua-Boogie y'all! And watch out for the octopus. http://t.co/IETZUyvq Sun, 01:27 : RT @iffer23: #RallyWhiteShark #SFGiants #worldseries http://t.co/yjANaegG Sun, 01:27 : RT @iffer23: When will these teams learn that rally rags should never be "surrender" white? #WorldSeries #SFGiants #RallyVogey Sun, 01:27 : RT @iffer23: #RallyEnchiladas part 2. Here we go! #RallyVogey VogelSTRONG #SFGiants http://t.co/Q4KHxAir Sun, 02:55 : RT @ArmandAuthor: At Necronomicon Convention with Cthulhu... wearing my Cthulhu shirt. Coincidence? I think not. http://t.co/3Sw2GeFH Sun, 03:18 : Words of wisdom, these. http://t.co/x1Ockcy6 #Kindle Sun, 05:26 : Words an author loves to see: "Temporarily out of stock." 'Cause Rock & Roll is all about selling out. Chick Bassist: http://t.co/y24jy2xC Sun, 06:05 : Tsunami warnings: "FROM GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA [...] TO DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON" Could Cthulhu be coming? http://t.co/8NuMGv3d

My tweets

Fri, 15:29 : All's fair in Rock & Roll. Chick Bassist, my Rock & Roll novel from Lazy Fascist Press, is now available for order: http://t.co/y24jy2xC Fri, 16:03 : RT @abhinavjain87: @Nathan_R_Long Just finished the book. You have another winner on your hands, sir! Well done, awesome sequel. @nights ... Fri, 17:44 : 1992 was the year punk broke. Will 2012 be the year we get it working again? Order Chick Bassist and find out: http://t.co/y24jy2xC Fri, 18:28 : The Book of Cthulhu II needs reviews! Otherwise, it may turn into a pumpkin on Halloween! http://t.co/8NuMGv3d Fri, 19:31 : RT @khyungbird: Ramsey Campbell is the greatest living horror author. YES, EVEN BETTER THAN THOMAS LIGOTTI. I said it. Fri, 19:31 : RT @johncoulthart: Related related: 'The Tell-Tale Heart' read by Iggy Pop http://t.co/bFnEIQ9S Fri, 20:07 : RT @CityLightsBooks: Hey good-lookin, what are you reading this weekend? #fridayreads http://t.co/NivVjbfE Fri, 20:33 : RT @BarackObama: Romney's promising “big change” today, but his plan would bring back the same failed policies that crashed our economy: ... Fri, 20:59 : RT @GenusUnknown: Lots of people have made parody Mitt Romney rap videos. I want to see the real thing. I wanna see the real Mitt Romney ... Fri, 21:34 : RT @JoePulver: Book Review: The Book of Cthulhu : http://t.co/L3WdQmZL via @wordpressdotcom Fri, 22:08 : RT @mattcozart: for the last time, "frankenstorm" is the doctor. the storm itself is simply "dr. frankenstorm's storm" Fri, 22:33 : RT @TheNewDeal: Nov. 5th, One Day Before the Election, Romney Will Get a $100K Tax Break for #Sensata Being Sent to China http://t.co/gD ... Fri, 23:44 : RT @obfpetaluma: Ella and Elinor, hanging out on a Friday afternoon. http://t.co/CXFRRLPM Sat, 02:50 : RT @SweetDaveNYC: Rape is "God's will" but homosexuality is my "choice." Talk about making shit up as you go along. Sat, 02:50 : RT @iffer23: #RallyEnchiladas for #VogelSTRONG OM NOM NOM #SFGiants http://t.co/LT36GzQo Sat, 03:16 : Hop Shortage: Sticky pine tar smeared on grapefruit peels; Hopcycle harsh against palate's stalactites. Sweet malt. http://t.co/ikLMG8yK Sat, 05:22 : RT @bkny: I'll vote for any candidate who wants to nationalize Adobe.

Can I sell you a book or two? Or three? Or four?

What are you reading these days? Something spooky to put you in the right mood for Halloween? Something strange and decadent, a debut novel to remind you that rock & roll conquers all? Something festive, succinct short stories to ward off winter's encroaching chill and fill your head with visions of elves, sugarplums, and the walking dead?

No? None of those? Well, have I got a few good recommendations for you...



Chick Bassist

"Chick Bassist is utterly savage. Lockhart's style waxes poetic as a modern Beat giving us a glimpse into Rock & Roll hell." - Laird Barron, Shirley Jackson Award-winning author of Occultation and The Croning

Erin Locke, the Queen of Rock, wakes up at the crack of noon.

"La Cucaracha" has infested her dream, and now echoes through her hotel room. "What the fuck is that?" Erin's voice is muffled by the thick blankets that completely cover her. Beside the lump that is Erin lies a black Ibanez bass guitar. A Heroes for Goats sticker adorns its reflective surface. Erin thrusts one arm out from beneath the blankets and fumbles for the nonexistent alarm clock. She's still slogging off fragments of her dream, that goddamn recurrent creep-out where she's a praying mantis, translucent green, perched on the crest of a burning city, devouring her still-copulating preymate. This time her meal had worn her father's face. Those dreams were the worst.

Chick Bassist welcomes you into punk rock hell, the friendless disillusionment of waking up in a shitty motel room in California with half a joint and an empty six-pack, radio blaring Lou Reed, concrete ocean on all sides and a blazing inferno within.




The Book of Cthulhu

Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fhtagn!

First described by visionary author H. P. Lovecraft, the Cthulhu mythos encompass a pantheon of truly existential cosmic horror: Eldritch, uncaring, alien god-things, beyond mankind's deepest imaginings, drawing ever nearer, insatiably hungry, until one day, when the stars are right....

As that dread day, hinted at within the moldering pages of the fabled Necronomicon, draws nigh, tales of the Great Old Ones: Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, Hastur, Azathoth, Nyarlathotep, and the weird cults that worship them have cross-pollinated, drawing authors and other dreamers to imagine the strange dark aeons ahead, when the dead-but-dreaming gods return.

Now, intrepid anthologist Ross E. Lockhart has delved deep into the Cthulhu canon, selecting from myriad mind-wracking tomes the best sanity-shattering stories of cosmic terror. Featuring fiction by many of today's masters of the menacing, macabre, and monstrous, monstrous, including Laird Barron, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and Thomas Ligotti, The Book of Cthulhu goes where no collection of Cthulhu mythos tales has before: to the very edge of madness... and beyond!

Do you dare open The Book of Cthulhu? Do you dare heed the call?




The Book of Cthulhu II

When Night Shade Books unleashed The Book of Cthulhu onto an unsuspecting world, it was critically acclaimed as "the ultimate Cthulhu anthology" and "a 'must read' for fans of Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos," The Book of Cthulhu went where no collection of mythos tales had gone before: to the very edge of madness... and beyond.

For nearly a century, H. P. Lovecraft's tales of malevolent Great Old Ones existing beyond the dimensions of this world, beyond the borders of sanity, have captured and held the imaginations of writers and aficionados of the dark, the macabre, the fantastic, and the horrible. Now, because you demanded more, anthologist Ross E. Lockhart has risked all to dive back into the Cthulhu canon, combing through mind-shattering manuscripts and moldering tomes to bring you The Book of Cthulhu II, with even more tales of tentacles, terror, and madness.

Featuring monstrous stories by many of weird fiction's brightest lights, The Book of Cthulhu II brings you even more tales inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's greatest creation: The Cthulhu mythos.

This year, the stars are right...

Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn!




The Pugilist's Holiday

A boxer must go toe-to-toe with a jolly old elf and his devastating left hook. A seemingly-innocent holiday confection grows to enormous size, threatening a scenic Northern California town. The reanimated dead rise from their graves, bringing terror to a season previously known for peace on earth and goodwill toward men. These are the weird worlds contained within The Pugilist’s Holiday and Other Holiday Tales of the Twisted and Grotesque, a collection of short Christmas stories inspired by Arch Oboler, Robert E. Howard, and George A. Romero.

My tweets

Thu, 16:52 : Walking Elinor through Wickersham Park, we stop to watch the Tai Chi Master at his routine, notice his occasional Michael Jackson flourish. Thu, 19:46 : RT @misanthropemike: Book Review: The Book of #Cthulhu : http://t.co/3I6OJXzr #lovecraft @lossrockhart Thu, 19:50 : I just bought: 'An Easy Thing: A H�ctor Belascoar�n Shayne Detective Novel (H�ctor Belascoar�n... via @amazonkindle http://t.co/avQP2ioY Fri, 00:31 : RT @Gabino_Iglesias: My #review of The Book of #Cthulhu is up at The #Lovecraft eZine - http://t.co/RApgbX24 A marvelous collection edit ...

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Wed, 14:10 : RT @Slate: Romney-linked voting machine co. to count votes in Ohio: http://t.co/yGytJLPl via @salon Wed, 14:11 : RT @misanthropemike: HP Lovecraft-influenced film about an old man describing his cat. But is it really just a cat? http://t.co/JfABoxSL ... Wed, 16:28 : RT @TheDailyEdge: INSTANT POLL: 8/10 say Trump's announcement reminds them how little they know about #Romney's possible tax evasion #W ... Wed, 16:33 : RT @pattonoswalt: What shocked me the most about @realDonaldTrump's press release was -- only TWO typos! Wed, 16:34 : RT @BoingBoing: Trump "bombshell" turns out to be birther challenge: "I'll give $5m to charity if birth certificate yadda yadda" http:// ... Wed, 16:59 : RT @TPCarney: I will give $5 to anyone who can find my wife's birth certificate. I'm pretty sure it's in my basement. She needs to renew ... Wed, 18:05 : RT @LOLGOP: So the rule is that if you're the richest nominee to EVER seek the presidency, you don't have to release tax returns? http:/ ... Wed, 19:01 : RT @TheFactRat: @lossrockhart I don't think that's a toupee. I think it might be a hair-based demonic parasite draining his brain juice. Thu, 03:35 : Fighting for truth, justice, and the occasional treat, it's Mr Boo, picking up his Halloween costume at @obfpetaluma. http://t.co/zVwsQ80x

My tweets

Wed, 02:35 : RT @silviamg: We've sold 10 pre-sale copies of Fungi. I'm aiming for 50. FORCE YOUR MOTHER TO GET IT http://t.co/Peg6yngT Wed, 02:45 : Enjoying the art on the latest iteration of Butchertown Black Ale almost as much as the contents. http://t.co/5LbuRnRi http://t.co/Un7SDab9 Wed, 04:06 : RT @rosefox: "David Lo Pan Style." Comes with a giant bucket of what the fuck--a "what the fucket", if you will. Amazingness. http://t.c ...

My tweets

Mon, 13:33 : RT @PrinceJvstin: Baen's books are DRM-free too, folks. Know your DRM-free publishers and retailers. Tue, 01:52 : RT @TyrusBooks: The Genocide Convention? Weren't they a thrash metal band from Fresno? Tue, 01:53 : RT @billmaher: I can't be the only one who's surprised to find out Buster Posey is a white guy. Sorry, flipped to the game. Tue, 02:03 : RT @TheDailyEdge: Tough choice America: a) The President who ended Iraq War, killed Bin Laden; or b) An unhinged liar who won't tell you ... Tue, 03:35 : RT @PetalumaFilms: Two...more...outs... #SFGiants Tue, 03:40 : RT @PublicHouseSF: It's really happening!!! World Series here we come! LETS GO GIANTS! Tue, 03:40 : RT @barbaracrampton: It's pouring victory #Giants Tue, 03:53 : How 'bout those #SFGiants!? Tue, 03:53 : RT @silviamg: Does anybody like mushrooms? The Fungi anthology is on pre-sale. http://t.co/Peg6yngT http://t.co/MRfHWFdF Tue, 03:55 : RT @SFGiants: #SFGiants beat #Cardinals 9-0 to advance to their 19th WS in franchise history and 5th since moving to SF in 1958 (1962, 1 ... Tue, 03:55 : RT @SFGiants: Game 1 of the World Series is scheduled for Wednesday, October 24 at 5:07 pm here at AT&T Park. #SFGiants vs. Detroit. Tue, 04:17 : RT @escapist: Yay! The Giants won the debate!

My tweets

Sun, 15:35 : RT @Amtrak: RT if you'd love an East coast adventure aboard our Silver Service and Palmetto routes! http://t.co/jhj00uIF Sun, 15:37 : RT @nedroid: Be the All-Consuming Ghost Emperor you want to see in the world Sun, 16:47 : When @iffer23 went out for coffee this morning, I hadn't an inkling she'd return with a zombie gingerbread man. #Brains http://t.co/LCCQGOY2 Sun, 21:31 : RT @iffer23: Down 3-2 with #32 on the mound to tie it up. Coincidence? #RallyVogey #RallyEnchiladas #SFGiants #SFGLive #VogelSTRONG #Ora ... Mon, 00:46 : RT @iffer23: 4 runs scored - including #vogelSTRONG - while I ate my #RallyEnchiladas. These things are magic! #SFGiants http://t.co/Oa5 ... Mon, 00:54 : Chasin' Freshies: Bright glowing gold, honey lemon nose. Cascade hop forward; inventively bitter on tongue, palate. http://t.co/spHp5i8b Mon, 01:36 : RT @TheDailyEdge: If Obama were white and Romney were black, would Evangelicals still choose the Mormon over the Christian? #justasking

My tweets

Sat, 15:08 : RT @mikemartinez72: And finally...the cover of THE DAEDALUS INCIDENT. Revel in its awesomeness. http://t.co/IJ7FkCdg Sat, 15:08 : RT @mikemartinez72: Head over to @QQwill and check out the 2013 Debut Author Challenge. THE DAEDALUS INCIDENT is part of it! http://t.co ... Sat, 15:20 : RT @LOLGOP: "A bunch of reporters basically got played and punk’d." http://t.co/SSps1hY2 Sat, 21:41 : A few minutes in the back yard with Elinor: crows caw overhead, passers-by chat on the sidewalk, ranchera plays at the farmers' market. Sun, 01:37 : Pondering one of the 12 Beers of the Apocalypse: Elysian Maelstrom Blood Orange Ale. Charles Burns label is brilliant. http://t.co/qga9sBoK Sun, 01:42 : Maelstrom: Huge citrus nose. In the mouth, a pale w/a bitter citrus bite, but not hoped-for blood orange juiciness. http://t.co/6esTWckF Sun, 01:43 : Would love to find an orange chocolate stout. Give me the adult beverage equivalent of a Terry's Dark Chocolate Orange, and I'll be happy. Sun, 01:51 : RT @chrisrockoz: I'm not sure America is ready for a rich, white, homophobic president, who doesn't like women & has a sincerely sha ... Sun, 02:13 : RT @TheDailyEdge: DID YOU KNOW? Under Obama, US manufacturing is stronger than at any time since Romney retired from Bain Capital in 199 ... Sun, 02:31 : RT @TheDailyEdge: After 4 years of #Romney Mass. ranked 47th in jobs. After 4 years of #Obama USA is "sole bright spot in world economy" ... Sun, 03:06 : From "The Drowned Ballet is Gone," by Kirsten Aline, in the latest issue of Innsmouth Free Press. http://t.co/lWs9IavD [#Kindle]