Robert Blake The Haunter of the Dark

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robert blake


robert harrison blake fictional horror writer first appears, unnamed, in robert bloch s 1935 story shambler stars . in lovecraft s sequel, blake dies while investigating starry wisdom cult of enoch bowen. lovecraft modeled blake on bloch, gave him characteristics evoke clark ashton smith , lovecraft himself.


lovecraft indicated in letters then-young writer robert bloch, character robert blake intentionally thinly veiled gesture @ killing off 1 of friendly correspondents. in 1936, bloch published story continued professional fun, in blake did not die, possessed nyarlathotep, , kills off character based on lovecraft.


blake s death starting point sequel bloch, shadow steeple (1950). blake s fiction referred in ramsey campbell s “the franklyn paragraphs” (1973) , philip josé farmer s “the freshman” (1979).


lovecraft s tale names 5 stories written robert blake: burrowers beneath ; shaggai ; stairs in crypt ; in vale of pnath , feaster stars robert m. price has pointed out friendly spoofs of tales written robert bloch (for more info see price s anthology book eibon (chaosium, 2002, p. 191). author lin carter wrote stories pastiches of either lovecraft or clark ashton smith utilising 5 titles. shaggai mentioned in haunter of dark planet more distant earth yuggoth; may suggest blake s writing of story title foreshadowing of mental link haunter , blake believes avatar of nyarlathotep.


brian lumley borrowed title burrowers beneath first novel (1974). fritz leiber used title burrower beneath story became tunneler below , terror depths (in disciples of cthulhu cthulhu mythos anthology). robert m. price has used title burrower beneath story set in eibonic mythos of clark ashton smith - see price s anthology book of eibon (chaosium, 2002).


leigh blackmore s poem conjuration (in collection spores sharnoth , other madnesses, p rea press, 2008) inspired title feaster stars . blackmore s story stairs in crypt (not confused lin carter s story of same title) inspired name of robert blake s tale.








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