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"At the time of his death in 1937 H. P. Lovecraft was little more than
a minor pulp author. He regarded himself as a failure. Three-quarters
of a century later he is accepted as a serious figure in American (and
World) literature, one whose standing and influence grow almost
daily.But was he 'merely' a writer of horror stories, or was there
something more to his works? Were his many weird beings and alien gods
purely the products of his imagination, or did Lovecraft tap into some
greater and more esoteric truth than the average reader of Weird
Tales or Astounding Stories realized?In H. P.
Lovecraft and the Black Magickal Tradition, John L. Steadman
addresses this question head-on. Whether Lovecraft was himself a
practicing, if covert, occultist, as some devotees believe, or solely
a practitioner of the tale-spinner's art, his works fall clearly
within the occult traditions of cultural and even supernatural beliefs
stretching back to classical Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia.Steadman's
scholarship is impressive and the revelations in his book may well be
as shocking to skeptics (including me!) as they are reassuring to
believers. I recommend this book unreservedly to any admirer of
Lovecraft, whichever camp the reader may belong to." —Richard A.
Lupoff, author of Marblehead: A Novel of H.P.
Lovecraft and Lovecraft's Book
"John L.
Steadman's book is a welcome contribution to an important and
neglected subject. Much nonsense has been written about Lovecraft's
involvement with occultism, and Steadman brings a refreshing dose of
reason and sanity to the discussion. His thorough understanding of
Lovecraft's life, work, and thought, and his impressive grounding in
all aspects of the occult tradition, make him the ideal scholar to
address this controversial topic." —S. T. Joshi
"They say
truth is stranger than fiction, but is truth stranger than
Lovecraftian fiction? John L. Steadman's in-depth look on Lovecraft
and the occult proves that it is! A fascinating mix of literary
criticism, subaltern history, and occult minutiae, even for
non-occultists like myself." —Nick Mamatas, author of Move Under
Ground and Love is the Law
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