Critical Essays and art. This volume contains over 200 texts by more than fifty participants in the U.S. Surrealist Movement, making this the most comprehensive, diverse and lavishly illustrated compilation of American surrealist writings to have ever been assembled. This anthology "supersedes the narrow and tiresome literary/artistic categorizations to which surrealism is usually assigned by critics, and situates it in the much broader context that surrealists themselves have always preferred: the revolutionary context" - from the Foreword by Franklin Rosemont. Editor Ron Sakolsky is the co-editor of two other Autonomedia anthologies: GONE TO CROATAN: THE ORIGINS OF NORTH AMERICAN DROP-OUT CULTURE and SOUNDING OFF : MUSIC AS SUBVERSION/ RESISTANCE/ REVOLUTION also available from SPD.

    Teddy London were being read and enjoyed by fans around the world. Now, for the first time ever, the absolute best of his supernatural sleuthing tales have been brought together in one incredible collection. Join him in the pages of fright-filled compilation as he furthers the careers of Lin Carter's remarkable Anton Zarnak and H.P. Lovecraft's resilient Inspector Legrasse. Experience his haunting takes on the mythos worlds of both Ramsey Campbell and Brian Lumley. And immerse yourself in stores featuring all the characters of his London universe. Here are thirteen tales of the greatest otherworld investigators ever created--private eyes, college professors, police officers, and even TV reporters--tackling witches, werewolves, and every other terror that crawls, flies, or creeps through the night. It's the best stories ever from the reigning monarch of macabre mysteries!

    Lovecraft

    P. Lovecraft to his friend Alfred Galpin tell of his youthful interests in chemistry and astronomy, his extensive involvement in amateur journalism, and his later conversion to moderate socialism. Also included are the surviving letters to the Gallomo, a round-robin correspondence cycle including Galpin, Lovecraft, and Maurice W. Moe. In these letters we find fascinating accounts of Lovecraft’s dreams, remarks on the inspirations for his early horror tales, and further details on amateur journalism controversies. Lengthy letters written jointly to Galpin and Frank Belknap Long relate his travels along the eastern seaboard. As an appendix, a substantial amount of Galpin’s own writings—including some unpublished documents—are included, shedding further light on the Lovecraft-Galpin relationship.

    Zarnak was created by Carter to live and fight in the world of H.P. Lovecraft's mythos. These sixteen stories take you on the exciting supernatural adventures of Anton Zarnak. Written by Lin Carter, Robert M. Price, Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., Pierre Comtois, C.J. Henderson, John L. French, James Chambers, James Ambuehl, and Simon Bucher-Jones.

    P. Lovecraft was one of the most well-read authors of his time, and his personal library constitutes an intimate glimpse into his mind and imagination. This revised and enlarged edition provides comprehensive information on nearly 1000 books owned by Lovecraft. These books focus chiefly on four key areas that Lovecraft found particularly fascinating: ancient literature and history; the history and antiquities of New England; astronomy, chemistry, and other sciences; and, of course, the literature of weird fiction. S. T. Joshi has supplied full publication information, tables of contents for many titles, data on Lovecraft's discussions of the volumes in his stories, essays, poems, and letters, and a wealth of other information. To know Lovecraft's mind, one must first know his books.