Adventures in Fiction: H.P. Lovecraft
Our Adventures in Fiction series is meant to take a look at the writers and creators behind the genre(s) that helped to forge not only our favorite hobby but our lives. We invite you to explore the entirety of the series on our Adventures In Fiction home page. Today we celebrate the birthday of HP Lovecraft, one of the most influential authors of the 20th Century. In honor of this day, we re-present the Adventures in...
Films of High Adventure: H.P. Lovecraft
Films of High Adventure: H. P. Lovecraft by Bob Brinkman The Films of High Adventure series examines the impact that the authors of Appendix N have had on the world at large. This time out, we’re upping the spookiness of Halloween with an article on all of Lovecraft’s works that have made their way to the big (or small) screen. The works of H. P. Lovecraft are among the most frequently adapted of any Appendix N author. To...
The Great Debate: The Letters of H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard
The Great Debate: The Letters of H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard by Brian Murphy If you’re interested in taking a look under the hood of sword-and-sorcery and what makes it tick, a great place to start is the letters of Robert E. Howard and H.P. Lovecraft. Today these are readily available in a highly recommended two-volume set published by Hippocampus Press entitled A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H.P. Lovecraft and...
Photos of The Cthulhu Alphabet
Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagnPh’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn…of pretty pictures. The Cthulhu Alphabet has been unleashed upon humanity, and we wanted to share some of the amazing pics of this beautiful book with you. These images are enough to drive you crazy wanting the book, but that’s okay because we’ve got it in stock now! So...
Cthulhu Alphabet Kickstarter Now Live!
We’ve talked about it, teased it, and even shown a bit of it off. Now we’re going to the next level. The Cthulhu Alphabet Kickstarter is now live! Delving deep into the unseen, we’ve called forth the ancient powers and found ourselves wanting—wanting you to check out this new campaign, that is. Based upon the seminal works of H.P. Lovecraft, this book takes the unknowable and puts it into a logical order. A is for...
Vintage Pulp Mags Back In Stock!
From Action Stories to Weird Tales, we’ve gotten in a huge restock on our Vintage Pulp Magazine collection! Goodman Games prides itself on being an advocate of the pulp movement, and of the Appendix N authors in particular. As you probably know, Appendix N is the list of books that Gary Gygax read when he was creating D&D, and it’s the same list of books that Joseph Goodman read when he was creating DCC RPG. And now you can...
Weird Tales Reprints
Weird Tales Reprints Appendix N aficionados, take note! Now in our online store: reprints of five essential issues of Weird Tales. These particular issues feature the first appearance of early (and now famous) work by Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, Abraham Merritt, and others reproduced as originally presented in publication, with all the original illustrations- including the first Conan illustrations by Margaret Brundage! These...