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Of Bookish Things<p>DAY 12 - Book Challenge : 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookCovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookCovers</span></a>. <a href="https://c.im/tags/20books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20books</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/20books20days" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20books20days</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookCover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookCover</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TalesOfTheCthulhuMythos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TalesOfTheCthulhuMythos</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WeirdFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WeirdTales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdTales</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CthulhuMythos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CthulhuMythos</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Cthulhu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cthulhu</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HorrorLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HorrorLiterature</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HPLovecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPLovecraft</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Cosmicism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmicism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AugustDerleth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AugustDerleth</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FantasyLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FantasyLiterature</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CosmicHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CosmicHorror</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/CoverIllustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoverIllustration</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Cover_Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cover_Art</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Book</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PulpFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PulpMagazines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpMagazines</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ClarkAstonSmith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClarkAstonSmith</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FrankBelkapLong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrankBelkapLong</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Eldritch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eldritch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EldritchFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EldritchFriday</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PaperbackCovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaperbackCovers</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Paperbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paperbacks</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PaperbackBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaperbackBooks</span></a></p>
Bobby D.<p>This month on Her Letters to August Derleth we look at his correspondent Christine Campbell Thomson, the British editor and literary agent behind the Not at Night series.</p><p><a href="https://deepcuts.blog/2025/03/29/her-letters-to-august-derleth-christine-campbell-thomson/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deepcuts.blog/2025/03/29/her-l</span><span class="invisible">etters-to-august-derleth-christine-campbell-thomson/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weirdfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weirdfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/womeninhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womeninhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/augustderleth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>augustderleth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lovecraftian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lovecraftian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arkhamhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arkhamhouse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weirdtales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weirdtales</span></a></p>
ShadowPlay<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ancienthistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ancienthistory</span></a></span> Excellent! Folks should check out the related post as well...</p><p>“Bat’s Belfry” (1926) by <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/AugustDerleth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AugustDerleth</span></a></p><p><a href="https://deepcuts.blog/2024/02/03/bats-belfry-1926-by-august-derleth/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deepcuts.blog/2024/02/03/bats-</span><span class="invisible">belfry-1926-by-august-derleth/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Vampire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vampire</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vampires</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Horrorlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horrorlit</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Lovecraftian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lovecraftian</span></a></p>
dance along the edge 💬<p><a href="https://socel.net/tags/FinlayFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FinlayFriday</span></a> meets <a href="https://socel.net/tags/MerMay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MerMay</span></a> part 2</p><p>Virgil Finlay cover painting for Fantastic Universe, July, 1957, which I guess is kinda-sorta illustrating August Derleth&#39;s Cthulhu Mythos story which was later changed to &quot;The Seal of R&#39;lyeh.&quot; I don&#39;t remember any mirror-obsessed mermaids from that but part of it does take place in the sea!</p><p><a href="https://socel.net/tags/VirgilFinlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VirgilFinlay</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/AugustDerleth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AugustDerleth</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/WeirdTales" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WeirdTales</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/CthulhuMythos" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CthulhuMythos</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/Mermaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mermaid</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Illustration</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/fantasy" class="u-url mention">@<span>fantasy</span></a></span></p>