The Chronicles of
Chester Fritz
Lovecraft Apologist Bingo
So I recently came across a Lovecraft apologist bingo card. I was quite amused by the accuracy of the various arguments that people (myself included on occasion) draw on to deal with the cognitive dissonance engendered by the whole Weird Tales community.
Fonts (Part 2)
A couple years ago, I came across the Doves font. I fell in love with it for two reasons. Firstly, it is the most beautiful serif font I’ve ever seen. Secondly, the Doves font has a wonderful story of loss and recovery. The original steel typeset blocks (sorts) were hurled into the Thames river, lost for generations. In 2014 a subset of the sorts were recovered, allowing the re-creation of the font.
The Royal Archives
Jim Galgadet crosses the Atlantic on the trail of an arcane book linked to the British Royal Society. His search does not go unnoticed and those watching from the shadows have their own agendas.
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Sound Scapes
I have always loved the early radio serial drama’s such as The Shadow or anything produced by Orson Wells’ radio troupe. I’ve also enjoyed the dramatic audio adaptations of Lovecraft’s stories–one of my favorites being Pickman’s Model. So as I began thinking through how to package and present the stories I’ve been writing, I quickly gravitated toward this early 20th century form of story telling.
I’m not an audio engineer (although I’m learning fast). I also don’t have access to a deep bench of voice actors. Still, I’ve been able to get something close to what I’ve imagined by pulling audio from www.freesound.org. The most recent story, the Arabian Campaign, would not have been possible without the sounds provided. I rarely donate to random sites on the internet, but I threw $10 at Free Sound because it is such an incredible resource.