Cthulhu fhtagn: 2016’s ‘Lovecraftiana Calendar’ makes an eldritch Christmas gift
Are you a fan of H. P. Lovecraft? Or, maybe just seeking that perfect something for the Lovecraftian in your life? Then look no further than John Coulthart’s Lovecraftiana Calendar for 2016, which contains twelve sumptuous illustrations of some of Lovecraft’s best known creations.
Coulthart is an artist, designer, writer and curator of the website {feuilleton}–an essential compendium of his interests, obsessions, and passing enthusiasms. Coulthart earliest artwork was for the album Church of Hawkwind in 1982. Since then, he has created a splendid oeuvre of artwork for books, magazines, comics and albums–for the likes of Steven Severin, Cradle of Filth, Melechesh and many, many others. Coulthart illustrated the “definitive” edition of Lovecraft’s The Haunter of the Dark and Other Grotesque Visions, and was involved in creating the legendary and infamous comic Lord Horror published by Savoy Books. He also has the “dubious accolade of having an earlier Savoy title, Hard Core Horror #5, declared obscene in a British court of law.”
With the Lovecraftiana Calendar, Coulthart has brought together a selection of his mixed media illustrations of such mythical figures as Hastur, Night Gaunt, Shoggoth, and locations such as the lost city of R’lyeh to powerful effect. And if this product twists your melon, then you can order your calendar here.
JANUARY: Necronomicon (digital, 2015)
FEBRUARY: The Yellow King (acrylics on board, 1996)
MARCH: Nyarlathotep II (digital, 2009)
APRIL: Dagon (ballpoint pen on paper, 1999)
MAY: Lovecraft’s Monsters (digital, 2014)
JUNE: Eidolon (acrylics on canvas, 1997)
JULY: Night Gaunt (digital, 2015)
AUGUST: Remnants (Shoggoth) (digital, 2014)
SEPTEMBER: Hastur (pencil on paper, 1999)
OCTOBER: The Bleeding Shadow (digital, 2014)
NOVEMBER: R’lyeh (digital, 1999)
DECEMBER: Yuggoth Cultures (acrylics on board, 1994)
Via { feuilleton }.