Crypt of Cthulhu, A Pulp Thriller and Theological Journal, Vol 2. No. 1. Hallowmas
Bloomfield, NJ: Cryptic Publications, 1982. cover art by Michael H. Cline. First. illustrated stapled wraps, 32 pp.
A popular and long running literary magazines devoted to the writings of H. P. Lovecraft the Cthulhu Mythos and Lovecraftian scholarship. Established in 1981 by Robert M. Price who edited it throughout its run. Oddly, it appeared as frequently as eight times a year, based on an “ecclesiastical” calendar:
Contents
Editorial Shards by Robert M. Price [editorial]
Cthul-who? How Do You Pronounce “Cthulhu”? by Henry Akeley (Robert M. Price) [essay]
Cthulhu and King Kong by Seneca Lapham (Robert M. Price) [essay]
Interior Art by Robert M. Price [illustration]
Sea-Monster Reports and the Johansen Narrative by Victor von Doom (Robert M. Price) [essay]
Apocalyptic Expectation in “The Call of Cthulhu” by Laban Shrewsbury (Robert M. Price) [essay]
“Dagon” and “The Madness from the Sea” by Joachim Feery (Robert M. Price) [essay]
Describing de Scribes by Robert M. Price [essay]
Cthulhu Elsewhere in Lovecraft by George Gammell Angell (Robert M. Price) [essay]
Pickman’s Gallery by Robert M. Price [illustration]
Gill Next Door by Robert M. Price [illustration]
Cthulhu in Southeast Alaska by Richard L. Tierney [essay]
Cthulhu in Mesoamerica by Richard L. Tierney [essay]
A Cthulhu Challenge by John Anthony [puzzle]
The Real Father Dagon by Harold Hadley Copeland (Robert M. Price) [essay]
A Cthulhu Challenge . . . Met! by John Anthony [puzzle]
St. Toad’s Hagiography by Alonzo Hasbrouch Typer (Robert M. Price) [essay]
Derleth’s Use of the Words “Ichthic” and “Batrachian” by Kermit Marsh III (Robert M. Price) [essay]
R’lyeh Review [review]
Fun Guys From Yuggoth [fiction]
St. Toad’s Church, Innsmouth, Massachusetts: Bulletin and Announcements by Marc A. Cerasini [fiction]
Mail-Call of Cthulhu [letter]
From the estate of prolific collector of Lovecraftiana, Eivind Jensen.
Price: $40.00