13.2.2010 by Traveler.

Ah, the joys of tor.com, they had (I guess I mentioned) a Cthulhu month and lots of art flooded in, here’s one of my favourites:

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2.2.2010 by Traveler.

For some very important reason, I post this really cute Lil’ Cthulhu video:

I will also one of these days order Where the Deep Ones are and  a few other Mini Mythos books. You have to teach them early…

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20.1.2010 by Traveler.

The famed crew of the famed crew of HPLHS Motion Pictures strikes again. This time it is an adaption of The Whisperer in Darkness. I can’t wait until it is released but for now I have to content myself with the trailer.

Looks eldridgely promising, doesn’t it? (oppinions indicating the contrary will be answered by lucid dreams of strange cities and nightly visitations, don’t say I didn’t warn you!).

Judging from the quality of HPLHS Motion Pictures’ previous The Call of Cthulhu (a copy of which is one of my most treasured posessions) I am really looking forward to this one.

Plus: Kindly note the magnificent zeppelin flying through at the very beginning of the trailer… Pulp and Dieselpunk, a match made in heaven (or R’lyeh, as the case may be…)

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17.1.2010 by Traveler.

Modern department stores seldom contain items a steampunk could use, not at reasonable prices anyway. Yesterday I thought I pop into town and check out what Kaufhof (a chain of department stores here in Germany) and Hirmer had on offer. Karstadt had absolutely nothing I could use or at least nothing that would fit my style, I was looking for smart, dark blue trousers, as I want to assemble a zeppelin’s captain uniform.

So, I went on to visit Hirmer, the leading supplier of good-quality men’s fashion in Munich. I encountered two obstacles: The stuff I would have considered suitable (good quality, good looking, machine washable, durable) was in the range of 80€ or more (around 110$) and the stuff they had on sale (up to 50% off) was simply not my size… Oh well… I guess I shall have to check out Oxfam and similar shops and hunt for something suitable there.

On the plus side: I got myself a more powerful soldering iron and can now procede to create a R’lyeh Squadron tie-clip. All the individual parts are assembled, all I need to do now is to solder them together.

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5.1.2010 by Traveler.

I just have to share this one, it’s from the Facebook-Group of the H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast.

So here it is, the Scent of the Aeons:

And I guess I mentioned this before but I shall say it again: The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast is a must-listen for every Fan of Lovecraft, the Cthulhu Mythos, Pulp and Horror. Chris and Chad do an excellent job in producing a fun, entertaining and informative podcast on one or more Loveraft stories every week.

Bonus: It’s free to listen. So check out the site, you won’t regret it. promise!

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24.12.2009 by Traveler.

There is a certain chance that I will not update this blog as often in the foreseeable future as I did the last few weeks. I have decided to turn the First Expedition of LZ-X1 Württemberg into a short story, maybe even a novella. I can not say, how much progress I have made, because I do not know how long the tale will be in the end. Could be anywhere between 30 and 200 pages I guess.

This is my biggest steampunk related project yet. Let us see what becomes of it.
Here is a tiny sneak-peek, Captain von Kober’s first impression of the LZ-X1 Württemberg (this passage may have changed by the time I turn it into a PDF for free download):

She was beautiful. The hull, more than 130 meters long, gleamed and sparkled silvery in the morning sun. She was of a sleeker design than other Zeppelins of comparable size, giving her a more streamlined look. The gondola, too, appeared far less bulky and almost fragile. The whole craft conveyed an impression of graceful speed given shape.

There was something else I wanted to say…

Ah yes: Happy Yithmas everybody!

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19.5.2009 by Traveler.

Imagine that:

Travelling to R’lyeh by Zeppelin… What an epic journey this would be!

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3.5.2009 by Traveler.

You have been warned!

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