Black Wings of Cthulhu
21 Tales of Lovecraftian Horror
By S. T. Joshi (Editor)
Paperback | Kindle
Titan Books
Release date: March 20, 2012

Fans of H.P. Lovecraft all know about the Cthulhu Mythos and chances are even if you’re not that familiar with Lovecraft’s tales of terror, you’ve probably heard of “Cthulhu.” That’s because everybody loves Cthulhu (seriously, people love him/it!). So typically when a Lovecraft-inspired anthology is produced, the publisher will go right for more Cthulhu, not only to draw in the average reader, but also because contemporary authors can really make their mark with today’s readers if they offer up a great Cthulhu story.

While slapping a Cthulhu label on a book might be a good marketing strategy, Black Wings of Cthulhu, an anthology of 21 short stories inspired by Lovecraft’s original tales, instead encompasses a lot of aspects of Lovecraft’s writings. Don’t worry, Cthulhu and friends are surely represented and while it’s in the title, it’s not the main focus of this collection — although the big guy is front and center on the book’s gorgeous gold-etched cover.

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is an H.P Lovecraft-inspired shirt called “Cthuloops” by Brandon Wilhelm.

The sale at RIPT began today, Friday, March 9, 2012, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today mashes up H.P. Lovecraft‘s Cthulhu with Sesame Street‘s Cookie Monster in “Cookiethulhu” by Spiritgreen.

The sale began at Teefury today, Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.

In his pit on Tatooine the dead Fetthulhu waits dreaming.

The latest t-shirt deal over at The Yetee is a mash-up of Boba Fett, Star Wars bounty hunter, and H.P. Lovecraft‘s Cthulhu called “Call of the Fetthulhu” by Steve Thomas.

The t-shirt is on sale for $11 through the site for the next two days (through January 16, 2012). See countdown clock at the top right area on the main sale page.

I don’t know how it happened, but Cthulhu has somehow insinuated itself into the Christmas holidays.

Flickr user LiquidNight used an artificial tree, some blue lights, and 50 Cthulhu Tentacles to create this “A Very Lovecraft Christmas” with this Cthulhu Christmas Tree.