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Lovecraft Binge-watch: The Call of Cthulhu and the Laplace’s Demon

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Matt Ruff

This post is #3 of a series. In “The Call of Cthulhu,” Lovecraft introduced his most famous monster, an alien god with the body of a dragon and a head shaped like a giant squid. Cthulhu currently waits, dead and … Continue reading →

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Lovecraft Binge-watch: Colors out of Space

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Matt Ruff

This post is #2 of a series. In H.P. Lovecraft’s short story “The Colour out of Space,” a meteorite lands on the Gardner farm in the wooded hills west of Arkham, Massachusetts. The meteor is carrying some sort of alien … Continue reading →

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Lovecraft Binge-watch: Spring and the Void

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Matt Ruff

To pass the time as I wait for the premiere of the Lovecraft Country HBO series—just over two weeks away, now!—I’ve been on a Lovecraft binge-watch.  There’s a lot to choose from. For a guy who never set foot in … Continue reading →

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The Fear of God podcast

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Matt Ruff

This week I am a guest on the Fear of God podcast, talking horror and Lovecraft Country with hosts Reed Lackey and Nathan Rouse. This was originally supposed to be a ninety-minute conversation, but we were having so much fun … Continue reading →

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Round 2 of the Goodreads Choice Awards

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Matt Ruff

Lovecraft Country has made it into the semifinal round of the 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards. If this week hasn’t left you completely soured on the concept of elections, you can cast your vote here. Voting is open through Sunday, November … Continue reading →

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Margot Robbie to star in adaptation of “Bad Monkeys”

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Matt Ruff

Some great news that I’ve been sitting on for months finally went public last night: Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to Bad Monkeys, with Margot Robbie set to both produce and star in the film. I am incredibly psyched. … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow: Speculative Fiction Panel at the UW Bookstore

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Matt Ruff

Tomorrow is Independent Bookstore Day, and to help celebrate, I’ll be appearing on a Speculative Fiction Panel at the University Book Store, along with authors Greg Bear, Robin Hobb, and Elliott Kay. The panel starts at 6:30 PM; feel free … Continue reading →

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Witch-haunted Salem, Oregon

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Matt Ruff

I was in Salem, Oregon, last Friday for a reading at the Book Bin. As I wandered around town before the event, my brain kept trying to reference memories from a trip I made to Salem, Massachusetts more than a … Continue reading →

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Some Friday links

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Matt Ruff

* The trailer for the Ghostbusters reboot dropped this week. Die hard Melissa McCarthy fan that I am, I really want to give it the benefit of the doubt, but I think I’d have gone a different way with the … Continue reading →

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Star Wars (SPOILERS!)

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Matt Ruff

I saw it with Lisa over the weekend and we did enjoy ourselves. The Force Awakens benefits enormously by comparison to the prequels, and we’d made a conscious decision to not think too hard and just have fun, so long … Continue reading →

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