Nepenthe Press

Is The Fall of the House of Usher only available in one state?

>2 St._Troy: Yes, it's the special fine press item of the offering. Being from Pat and Roger, it's going to be a desirable item.

Thanks.

Usher pre-ordered, love the marbled paper designs.

>5 Shadekeep: Same

>6 Ragnaroekk: Not for me. I have enough Poe anthologies or complete fiction editions printed offset.

>6 Ragnaroekk: Pat Randle and Roger Grech, it's unmissable.

I am a Poe collector, but almost exclusively in letterpress, so I'm passing on their other offerings this time.

>8 Shadekeep: +1 Usher looks great, and it'll fit right in with my other private press Poe volumes. (Couldn't afford the Nawakum Maelstrom, but this will help soothe the pain....)

are any owners of the LEC version buying this one? the LEC one is a massive folio with handset type and mouldmade paper and great illustrations. different price point but curious about what others are thinking

Shipping costs from UK to USA are still pretty horrifying.

>10 TomsRiverNJ: The illustrations of the LEC version are what have inhibited me from acquiring it.

>10 TomsRiverNJ: If I did have the LEC, I probably wouldn't have gone for the Nepenthe edition. I've been vacillating over the LEC Usher for years, wishing it wasn't such a large volume, and ultimately made the firm decision not to buy it for that reason. The price point isn't dramatically different (the LEC can be had for $300, often less if you're alert), but folio just isn't how my Poe collection rolls.

>12 ultrarightist: have you seen the LEC in person? I don't think online pictures do the detail and depth of the illustrations justice

>13 kermaier: I usually see fine copies for around 500 bucks. I love folios. the bigger the book the better for me

>14 TomsRiverNJ: No, I have not.

>10 TomsRiverNJ: I just could not get into the LEC illustrations -- some of them I found wonderful, but most just did not do it for me. The illustration below (found online) is just not my thing. More power to those that appreciate it, but not for me.

>16 astropi: Ewwwww. Oh, I agree with you on this. Not my cup of tea, certain.

>16 astropi: yeah to each his own. it is an acquired taste but I think that style is appropriate for a queasy writer like Poe. woodcuts and linocuts work well for him too

>16 astropi: I can see where the artist is channeling Munch, but there are elements that are too reductive for my taste. Munch's style looks deceptively simple but is difficult to execute well. This isn't terrible art, but it doesn't sell me on the book in and of itself either, as some art does.

>19 Shadekeep: Fully agree! Clearly "inspired by" by Munch and some of the illustrations are quite nice such as this --



But at the end of the day, overall it just doesn't do it for me. I would rather have something I consider more apropos and more "sinister" such as Clarke's amazing illustrations --

>20 astropi: Exactly. Poe's baroque style lends itself to intricate art. Not saying you can't do minimalist work for Poe, but it has to be exceedingly good in order to stand alongside his verbal imagery.

Tangent, but if people are going to ape famous artists, I really want someone to pastiche De Chirico. His kind of haunted spaces would be ideal for Kafka, Calvino, or Ballard.

Not that this changes anything if one doesn't at all like the illustrations in the LEC (I can totally understand the criticism, agree on some points, but overall like them), but it's worth mentioning that they are not really Alice Neel illustrating Poe exactly. She had planned to do a set of etchings for the story, but fell gravely ill just as she got started. Everyone, including Neel was determined that the project should go ahead, so paintings were selected from her previous body of work and she approved the choices from her bed. The one posted by >20 astropi: was originally done in 1929, while the LEC edition was released in 1985.

There's a nice tribute to the artist written by Raphael Soyer at the back. So, even though there's actually not a huge quantity of artwork in the book (only 2 paintings and 3 drawings), it feels to me more like an artist's book than anything else. The final drawing is a self portrait by Neel as a skeletal head ("perhaps in anticipation of her own death" as the Monthly Letter mentions).

If the art does appeal though, it's a really beautiful book and very highly recommended. Quarter goatskin, attractive marbling for the covers, and the text is flawlessly printed on a thick mould-made Magnani paper. The reproduction of the paintings and drawings is truly top notch, and the care and attention with which this was done, which is described in the Monthly Letter, is absolutely amazing (one of them required 17 plates and 26 press runs).

Neel was only able to sign some of the copies (perhaps about 400 of the 1500 copies) before she died. Due to this, the pricing can be all over the place - in general the Neel signed copies should be much more expensive, but then you sometimes find those at the low end, while the ones that are only signed by Soyer sometimes appear at the high end.

The one thing I don't like so much is the lack of paragraph indents in the text!

>22 GardenOfForkingPaths: "The one thing I don't like so much is the lack of paragraph indents in the text!"

Ben Shiff strikes again! (I agree with you.)

>22 GardenOfForkingPaths: I wonder if anyone has ever attempted to counterfeit Neel's signature and sell the book as signed by both Soyer and her (for a premium price). That signature is very easy to copy.

>23 abysswalker: True. I remember this was discussed re: The Flounder!

>24 Lukas1990: It's certainly possible. Let's hope not, though! I remember the first copy I tried to buy was about $200, but when the seller was taking photos of the book for me, he noticed that it was one of the copies signed by the artist. He instantly revised the price up to $500. Signatures mean very little to me, so I declined and later bought the cheapest copy available, which did not mention Neel's signature in the description. When it arrived, I was surprised to see it did have her signature after all.

>5 Shadekeep: >8 Shadekeep: “Pat Randle and Roger Grech, it's unmissable.”

Consider me enabled… 😊

>26 Dr.Fiddy: I don't think you'll be disappointed, my friend.

Jumped on the Usher train as well. Excited to see the results later this year!

It does look very appealing.

Thank you to everyone who has bought copies of Poe, and also for your comments.
If you have any questions, suggestions, please do ask.
What titles would you like to see in the future? We intend to do a series of slender volumes with Pat and Roger.
'The Horla' is on the cards

>30 VictoriaSharpe: Thank you! I bought a copy and I'm looking forward to it. Great idea for the series. A few I'd like to see:
- The Murders in the Rue Morgue - Poe
- The Colour out of Space - Lovecraft
- The Willows - Blackwood
- The Mezzotint - M R James
- The Birds - Du Maurier
- The Trains or The Wine-Dark Sea or Niemandswasser - Aickman
- I Have no Mouth, and I Must Scream - Ellison
- Window or Instructions or The Pilgrimage of Clifford M - Bob Lehman

>30 VictoriaSharpe: Glad to hear it, and excellent suggestions, >31 Levin40: ! I would add:

- The Mask - Robert W. Chambers
- The Phantom Coach - Amelia B. Edwards
- The Dead Valley - Ralph Adam Cram
- The Southwest Chamber - Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
- The Derelict - William Hope Hodgson
- The Old Nurse's Story - Elizabeth Gaskell
- The Upper Berth - F. Marion Crawford
- The Signal-Man - Charles Dickens
- The Geezenstacks - Fredric Brown
- They Bite - Anthony Boucher
- Men Without Bones - Gerald Kersh

>30 VictoriaSharpe: As you're publishing an Alex Older story, any chance of publishing a nice edition his excellent debut novel, The Animals Praise the Antichrist?

>30 VictoriaSharpe: I look forward to The Horla.

To the great suggestions already made I would add:

Viy - Nikolai Gogol
Thrawn Janet - Robert Louis Stevenson
'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad' - M. R. James

>30 VictoriaSharpe: The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce.
The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson.

>30 VictoriaSharpe:
Wandering Willie's Tale - Walter Scott
The Sin-Eater - Fiona Macleod/William Sharp

(I am aware I've now suggested three works written in Scots dialect!)

>35 SyllicSpell: >36 Glacierman: Very fine choices as well!

I would love a 'Tell-Tale Heart' companion to Usher. A couple other fun ones could be:

Bartleby, the Scrivener - Melville
To Build A Fire - London
The Overcoat - Gogol

>30 VictoriaSharpe: If you want to go for an interesting juncture of "weird x literature" for one of the short stories, I recommend The Affair at 7, Rue de M. It's a horror story (about chewing gum!) from none other than John Steinbeck.

8 copies remaining of the letterpress Usher. This has been a FOMO update. 😉

>42 Ragnaroekk: Charles Dickens 'The Signalman'

Woot, called it! 😉

I plan to back both titles, they are excellent choices.

>42 Ragnaroekk: Incidentally, where did you see this announcement? And is there any word of rights, specifically if previous buyers get first stab at the next letterpress title?

>44 Shadekeep: https://www.nepenthepress.co.uk/post/forthcoming-titles

>45 Dr.Fiddy: Super, thanks!

New announcement:

https://www.nepenthepress.co.uk/post/title-announcement

>47 Dr.Fiddy: They've made some great choices! Good to see an Aickman volume in the list (NYRB did a nice one as well, Compulsory Games). It would be lovely if the Le Fanu volume is In a Glass Darkly, or at least includes Carmilla.

>48 Shadekeep: 'or at least includes Carmilla'

See the latest update from Lyra's ;-)

>49 Levin40: Oo, that should be superb! Could finally be time for me to acquire one of their books, should this one pan out.

50: It will be published in the Lyra's Classics line, which means there will be no standard edition. With 150 numbered copies reserved for rightsholders and the remaining 100 allocated through lottery, Carmilla might not be that easy to get.

>51 supercell: Tch. Well, guess I'll throw my hat in the ring and see if I can land it once it's available.

In the latest news, it was said that the letterpress-printed edition of The Fall of the House of Usher will be printed on Liber Charta 170gsm. That's the same excellent paper that was used for Areté's Frozen Hell 👍

>53 Dr.Fiddy: Oo, very nice! That is a pleasing paper.

>55 Ragnaroekk: Faun is Liber Charta as well, but at 145gsm it's a tiny bit lighter

>31 Levin40: You know we have just announced COLD HAND IN MINE by Aickman, with a new introduction by Jeremy Dyson

>58 VictoriaSharpe: Great news! Though I would sure also like to see one of his stories in your letterpress series.

>59 Levin40: Seconded, a letterpress Aickman would be an instant purchase.

Thank you, That's wonderful to hear. It does seem that Nepenthe is naturally going to lean in towards letterpress and fine binding.
It's early days but it does appear that it is the lower end and standard editions that we are left with, and the requests we have had for letterpress-printed editions are many

>61 VictoriaSharpe: I think you'll find there's plenty of competition in this space when you're dealing with well-known authors who are also out of copyright. Poe always sells, but people are also spoilt for choice there, so you need to offer something outstanding. Letterpress is often one of those demarcations.

Picking up Aickman is a smart move, he's a respected author in the field but also not one overexposed by other publishers. You've got a good chance at a winner there.

>61 VictoriaSharpe: I second what >62 Shadekeep: wrote. I think it is very sound strategic advice.

>57 Ragnaroekk: No. I believe all copies of Unquiet Slumbers are printed offset.

>62 Shadekeep: Thank you this, your advice is much appreciated. Thank you too for your kind words regarding Aickman, we did feel he had been overlooked and deserved a quality production

>63 Ragnaroekk: That is very interesting. I do understand your point. To me it makes sense to upgrade a binding if printed offset but somehow we would never consider having a letterpress-printed edition bound any other way than by hand. I'm also not a fan of digital art in letterpress-printed editions. I love the work of many artists who use various digital mediums but again feel that the illustrations should be produced by hand, woodcuts or linocuts, engravings etc

Got a shipping notification for Unquiet Slumbers, so I'll soon be able to sample their wares at last.

>69 Ragnaroekk: What an interesting title choice! I had never read the original novel, but I hope I get the opportunity to read it in this stellar sounding treatment.

Always happy to see more Zimakov illustration in fine press as well!

An inspired choice! Zimakov's work feels like a perfect match for dystopian science-fiction represented through, I wager, German expressionism.

I assume that it has something to do with the copyright. I know one publisher (Dieter von Reeken) who is waiting for next year to publish Metropolis, because then it will be more then 70 years after von Harbou died.

Cold Hand in Mine is up for preorder. This looks like it'll be one of the finest versions of Aickman's work ever produced. The cover and slipcase art look incredibly fitting to the work, to me at least. For those who know Aickman's work you don't need any further introduction. And for those who don't, if you are the slightest bit interested in weird/strange fiction you're in for a real treat.

>74 Levin40: They did a really nice job, judging from the photos. The illustrations appear appropriate as well. Offset printed, but a right bargain because of it. It's about time Aickman got this kind of attention from a publisher.

I am tempted, but I have the Centipede Press Masters of Weird Fiction edition of Aickman, which includes all of the stories in the Nepenthe edition. I'm running out of book shelf space, and need to be judicious in my purchases. If it were printed letterpress, it would be a different story.

>77 LT79: I don't think so. Only the cover and slipcase art at the moment. I assume they're still working on the rest.

>79 LT79: Yes, I don't think you can go too wrong at that price. If you want the Deluxe/slipcased edition it might not last long, but the Artist's edition will likely be around for a while - it's still available for their Poe. It's hard to know what the market is for Aickman. What I do know is that it should be bigger than it is, and hopefully editions like this will change that.

I have to say I really like what Nepenthe are doing so far. Stylistically, Unquiet Slumbers, Poe and now Aickman are shaping up to be a really nice set. They're nicely priced too. Similar or perhaps slightly better quality than Folio, but signed and quite limited. And they're planning on a shift to do more letterpress works in the future.

>81 LT79: They shared another illustration in the email which just went out. Really looking forward to this now. I don't consider Aickman an author easy to effectively illustrate but they appear to have nailed it.

>79 LT79: for Aickman, there are also the Tartarus Press editions, the hardcovers of which are decently high quality (sewn bindings, acid free paper, full cloth or buckram). Very reasonably priced for those still available from the publisher (I believe the prices still include free worldwide shipping, though I haven't checked recently).

The typesetting is straightforward, and they tend toward unillustrated, but if you're just looking for a handsome hardcover maybe slightly above Everyman's grade, but less "designed" than something like Folio Society, they are a good option.

Also supports an independent publisher of new, quality weird fiction.

>85 LT79: The Tartartus volumes are nice books, and the consistency is a plus. They are unfortunately out of stock on two of their best under-represented weird authors - F. Marion Crawford and William Fryer Harvey - but the two-volume Walter de la Mare set looks choice and is still in hand.

I recommend this recent article for anyone looking to learn more about Aickman and weird fiction in general.

>87 LT79: Of the titles they still have in print, besides de la Mare I would recommend the set of L.P. Hartley tales and the Robert Louis Stevenson collection The Suicide Club.

I would dearly love for them (or some private press) to do Ralph Adams Cram's Black Spirits and White, one of the finest weird tale collections in my experience.

EDIT: And thanks for sharing the Wakefield Press! I have a few of their titles but neglected to check out what else they print. Some really intriguing stuff there.

>91 Shadekeep: "I would dearly love for them (or some private press) to do Ralph Adams Cram's Black Spirits and White, one of the finest weird tale collections in my experience."

There is an OOP Tartarus Press edition.

>92 ultrarightist: I thought they had done it but didn't find it in their back catalogue, probably searched wrong. It seemed a natural for them, so I'm glad to get a confirmation that they have done it. Perhaps it will get a reissue.

Does anyone know if Nepenthe is holding 'Usher' until Poe is finished - or if that will be shipping independently and earlier than Poe?

Anyone having difficulty communicating with Nepenthe Press? I never received the copy I preordered of “Unquiet Slumbers,” and the folks there told me that they were unsuccessful in tracking it and would send me another copy. Many weeks have now passed and NP has not replied to any of my emails requesting an update on the supposed shipment; I have not even received verification that it has actually been sent.

>96 DavidMF: If you used PayPal, now would be the time to file a complaint

>96 DavidMF: Hopefully the quiet at the moment is just down to Victoria being out on maternity leave. She seems to helm their communications most of the time. It does appear that work is still on-going on other titles, as evinced here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDb_842Cjrm/ . So hopefully you'll hear back before too long.

A new blog post is out with some interesting news: The next letterpress edition in their library of Weird Shorts after Usher will be The Music of Erich Zahn illustrated by Vladimir Zimakov.

https://www.nepenthepress.co.uk/post/special-christmas-giveaway

>99 Dr.Fiddy: Nice choice! And I do like Zimakov's artwork very much. Should be a good companion piece to Usher. Also excited for the letterpress 100th anniversary Metropolis!

The press has also announced that "All of Them Witches, Tales of Witchcraft" will have pre-orders in early March. The full table of contents will be posted January 17 on their blog.

>99 Dr.Fiddy: Were the winners of the giveaway announced anywhere?

>101 A.Nobody: Sounds intriguing. Any further details in the announcement, such as letterpress or not?

>104 Shadekeep: They have released the Table of Contents for "All of Them Witches", which features 14 stories, 12 of them new and never published before. I can't seem to copy and paste it but here's the link.

>106 A.Nobody: Thanks! I see it's living authors, none of which I'm familiar with. Probably will be a pass for me, I'm very finicky about new authors.

>103 Ragnaroekk: Thanks. Here's the link if anyone missed it:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=3570031386473600

Has anyone received their copy of Usher yet?

>109 kermaier: No, and I was just checking their site yesterday to see if there's any fresh news. Nothing further on this book yet.

For anyone who may have missed it, Nepenthe presented an update in its January 16, 2025 email:

The brilliant Rachel Maiden made two beautiful bespoke marbled papers for our letterpressed edition of The Fall of the House of Usher, each of the papers were made to represent the algae and moss mimicking the surface of the tarn which the great gothic house plunges into. Roger is now sewing the sheets and will start binding soon.

We are also delighted to inform you that POE is now with the printer, the signature sheets will be winging their way over the big pond to Mr John Langan next week. We have been told six weeks, when we shall start shipping. It’s likely Usher will be ready before Poe, but we will probably ship them together if you have ordered both, if not we shall send out copies of Usher as and when we receive them.

>111 Redshirt: Thanks for that, sounds like it's still within timeframe then. I do follow both Rachel and Roger on Instagram. He's posted some of his work on Unquiet Slumbers, and she showed some papers she made for Nepenthe which could be for that and others which seem like they might be for Usher. I'm guessing we'll see and hear more as it gets closer.

Emails have gone out for a chance to reserve The Music of Erich Zann to buyers of the previous weird fiction short. Didn't think I was going to do it, but ended up reserving anyway.

>113 Shadekeep: went for the blue myself this time around

>113 Shadekeep: Ditto. Was also thinking to skip, but in the end I couldn't resist. It's Lovecraft with Zimakov - a great combo! Went for the blue.

>114 NotSoSlimShady: >115 Levin40: Heh, blue as well here!

The Music of Erich Zann is now open to public orders.

EDIT: Added a touchstone for the story

>117 Shadekeep: Thanks for the link, somehow missed just about all the news about this one, so was happy to snag a copy!

>118 NathanOv: C'est bon! And it's fascinating how weird fiction is gaining so much traction in the fine press world. Soon it will be running neck-and-neck with poetry!

Oh, and are you Team Blue or Team Green? Or one of the high rollers up in the skybox seats of the Lettered crowd?

>119 Shadekeep: @shadekeep Something about the hand-made feel without any super "modern" elements really resonates with weird fiction and Lovecraft in particular for me.

I went blue - though I wish they'd kept the linocut in the original black and white on the cover. That green color just wasn't to my taste, at least in the product photos.

>119 Shadekeep: Team Green here (and opted to keep things "reasonable" by passing on the slipcase).

The Music of Erich Zann doesn't appeal to me, but Dream Story does

>122 DMulvee: Same for me. I also like that Dream Story is a novella and not just a short story...

Nice to see a lesser-known older story on offer. Would have preferred another artist, but you can't have everything (where would you keep it, as the old joke goes). An interesting choice of story all the same, almost something one would expect from First Bite Press.

>124 Shadekeep: I’m delighted at the artist! I’ll consider moving up a tier on that factor alone.

I think both Dream Story and Metropolis are excellent choices but also not obvious ones. I’m not sure they will do other Schnitzler works but if Dream Story sells well I hope that they might consider it

>125 DMulvee: Aye, artwork is one of those very individualistic things for folks. Their choice isn't enough to stop me from buying the new offering, it's just not an added incentive for me either. Glad that you and others are excited for it, of course!

Very much looking forward to Metropolis, and I hope it's done up proper to the degree that it becomes one of their signature works.

Their schedule for 2025 is out now, excerpted below, along with an upcoming offering - an Algernon Blackwood collection titled Pan's Garden: Weird Tales from Nature.

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March:
Poe printed + starts to ship (The lettered edition will take longer)

April:
ALL OF THEM WITCHES: Pre Order dates 10th + 11th April 2025
Usher printed + starts to ship

May:
Cold Hand in Mine by Robert Aickman (Scheduled Publication) + starts to ship. (The lettered edition will take longer.)

June/July:
We hope to have The Music of Erich Zann ready to ship out.

September:
METROPOLIS: Pre Orders scheduled for September 17th + 18th 2025

December:
PAN'S GARDEN: Weird Tales from Nature by Algernon Blackwood
Pre-orders scheduled for December 10th + 11th

>127 Shadekeep: Pan's Garden is exactly the theme I'd been hoping for from Conversation Tree Press's upcoming Algernon Weird. book.

I assume both titles will include The Wendigo, The Willows, Ancient Sorceries etc, but I may have to double dip a little for the sake of the other nature stories. Hopefully The Sands is also included

>128 NathanOv: Yes, this collection sounds right up my alley. Here are some more details from the newsletter:

Pan's Garden: Weird Tales from Nature is a collection of tales taken from the (1912) collection 'Pan's Garden' as well as stories from his collections 'The Listener and Others' (1907), John Silence (1908), The Lost Valley (1910) and many more.

His short stories The Willows and The Wendigo are often cited as two of the finest weird tales ever written, and of course they are included here in this collection.

EDIT: Missed out the explicit story list!

Stories include:
The Wood of the Dead
The Willows
Ancient Sorceries
The Wendigo
Secret Worship
The Man who played Upon the Leaf
Man Who the Trees Loved
The Touch of Pan
and a number of less known more obscure stories.

The Blackwood edition will be printed letterpress. The illustrations look promising.

Does this mean Dream Story won’t be this year?

>131 DMulvee: A good question. I've written to Victoria seeking clarification on Dream Story.

I've also amended my post above to include the actual story titles they list in the newsletter. Somehow overlooked that before.

Got this update from Elijah regarding the schedule:

Dream Story will basically be completed at around the same time as the Blackwood volume.

We may swap things around at the end of the year and put Dream Story up for pre-order in December. It essentially depends on which is further along closer the time. If not it will be very early on January/February 2026.

It's worth noting to the LibraryThing collectors that from Metropolis going forward all our books will be letterpress-printed.

>133 Shadekeep: Thanks!

Algernon Blackwood fine press illustrated by Santiago Caruso sounds very, very tempting. But yes, I do hope it's not too similar to the forthcoming CTP Weird Volume. Has it been confirmed anywhere what Weird volumes 2 and 3 are? I have a vague memory that the second volume is Machen, but not sure if that was officially announced or just speculation.

>135 Levin40: I believe #2 was confirmed to be Manchen with The Great God Pan as the main work included, but I don't recall any hints at what #3 might be.

136: As I recall, there were going to be two Machen volumes, both illustrated by Vladimir Zimakov. Next in line is The Great God Pan & Others, while the second title has not been revealed yet.

>136 NathanOv: Thanks, that's what I thought. The reason I asked is because he still mysteriously calls it 'Weird. Volume 2' in the latest newsletter. If it's been officially announced I'm not sure why he would do that. I suppose he has several in the works in parallel so the first one ready wasn't guaranteed to be Machen. It probably is though.

>137 supercell: Interesting. Wonder if they'll be back-to-back...

Nepenthe's Blackwood edition may be the first fine press edition of Blackwood. Does anyone know of another?

>139 ultrarightist: Not aware of any. There are some nice quality press editions, like the Centipede Press Masters of the Weird Tale/Library of Weird Fiction volumes and the Beehive Press illustrated version of The Willows. But I've not run across a proper fine press edition yet.

>140 Shadekeep: I think Blackwood has been more the object of various specialty presses (Centipede, Cemetery Dance, Arkham House, Tartarus Press, Beehive Books, etc.) rather than any fine press.

>141 Glacierman: Agreed. Until recently those seemed to be the largely exclusive homes of weird fiction authors (apart from the pulp paperback trade).

Can anyone explain to me what is the optional Remarque?
Also do you know if they collect the tax for european shipping or is it the carrier who takes care of it (meaning additional fee)?

>143 David_Mauduit: The carrier takes care of the fee; at least, that's my experience.

>143 David_Mauduit: Typically it's an original sketch added to the book by the illustrator, often on the title page or flyleaf.

All of Them Witches is now open to the public for pre-order.

Cool idea, will need to do more research into the authors.

Got a shipping notification for my copy of Usher.

>148 kermaier: Same here, pretty jazzed to be getting it soon.

I have purchased my first Nepenthe edition - The Music of Erich Zann. Nepenthe's design is great and Zimakov's illustrations look up to his usual high standard. Only this year did I read my first Lovecraft story - The Case of Charles Dexter Ward - which I really enjoyed. I wouldn't have come across Lovecraft or Nepenthe if it wasn't for LT. Much appreciated! Nepenthe is worth keeping an eye on. I have a feeling this is not my last book from them.

Did anyone get their copy of Poe?
I'm curious about the text layout and font size and type.
They did not really share any picture of it.

>151 David_Mauduit: Got an email today that the Royal Mail parcel is being processed for delivery by my post office, so hopefully by tomorrow I'll have it in hand.

>152 Shadekeep: did you get your copy? I'd like to hear your opinion on the book.

>153 David_Mauduit: Ah, yes, I did. It's nice, very reminiscent of the CTP Short Stop line, though slightly larger in height and width. Haven't had a chance to spend much more time with it yet, the paper seems decent and the layout good, but I will have a more useful opinion once I've gotten into it.

We are currently putting together the prospectus for our forthcoming edition of Metropolis which will be available online shortly. All three states will be printed letterpress. If you wish to receive a limited edition letterpress prospectus for Metropolis please contact us via email victoria@nepenthepress.co.uk

I was happy to see Nepenthé will be publishing a new novella by Benjamin Tweddell (iirc this summer) - "The Domain of the Pale Queen".
While undoubtedly less well known than Poe or Blackwood, Tweddell has become a favourite of mine lately.
(His previous books have been released by Mt. Abraxas and a collection more recently by Egaeus Press.)
If you're into occult, decadent (ish) fiction, here's your chance to try a contemporary living author that fits there pretty well.

New title announced - The Fisherman by John Langan. Letterpress, illustrated, and coming in three states. More details at the link.

They've released their planned schedule now. Here it is cribbed from the newsletter.

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Full Line-up and pre-order dates for 2025-2026

• 23/24th July 2025 Domain of the Pale Queen by Benjamin Tweddell
  
• 24/25th September 2025 100th Anniversary Edition of Metropolis
  
• 10/11th December 2025 The Fisherman by John Langan
  
• Feb/March 2026 Pan’s Garden by Algernon Blackwood
  
• May/June 2026 Traumnovelle by Arthur Schnitzler
  
• September 2026 The Green Book Anthology (Homage to Arthur Machen)
  

* From Metropolis onwards all our books will be printed letterpress.

Weird Shorts

• THE GREEN BOOK (The White People) by Arthur Machen To be published simultaneously with the Anthology. (September 2026)
  

I note that there's now a not insignificant overlap between what Nepenthe Press and CTP are doing with their weird fiction anthologies. Will there be a market for two fine press Machen anthologies next year (if Weird. 3 is, in fact, Machen)?

>160 Levin40: I don’t like this overlap. Why can’t the presses separate their offerings?

Centipede Press also just reprinted and sold out of their two volumes of Algernon Blackwood. There aren't that many "big" Weird writers people are asking for, I suppose.

(Then again, they're also doing Domain of the Pale Queen - I like that they're mixing it up.)

>160 Levin40: Do we know if The Green Book Anthology is actually Machen's work, or a tribute volume? Not sure how to interpret their use of "homage" here.

If the CTP edition isn't built around The White People (and I doubt it is), there could be some synchronicity here with a new collection + stand-alone short story + tribute volume.

>163 NathanOv: Don't know for certain, but I get a feeling that it's more a short story collection "in the spirit of" Machen, rather than a collection of his work. The use of "anthology" may also indicate this is a work of many hands - they use the term "anthology" in relation to Unquiet Slumbers and All of Them Witches, but not the Aickman or Blackwood collections.

>160 Levin40: Hello there. The Green Book anthology is a collection of new short stories that have been commissioned that riff on The Green Book section of The White People.

>164 Shadekeep: Precisely this. Our anthologies are an opportunity to showcase new work. It is important to us not to just reprint already published material.

>158 Shadekeep: The green book/white people by Machen will be published as one of our weird shorts series.

>165 VictoriaSharpe: Thanks for clarifying!

>166 VictoriaSharpe: I appreciate that about your press.

Emendations to the release schedule:

• July 23/24th 2025 - Domain of the Pale Queen
  
• October 22/23rd 2025 - The Fisherman
  
• January 21/22nd 2026 - Metropolis
  

Anyone know anything about, or recommend, today's release of Domain of the Pale Queen, or at least the author? I've not heard of him before and know nothing of his work. As I understand it this is a previously unpublished story.

Hello, this may help....

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/18369705.Benjamin_Tweddell

https://stephenjclark.wordpress.com/2024/06/29/trackless-paths-by-benjamin-twedd...

https://dflewisreviews.wordpress.com/2020/08/19/a-crown-of-dusk-and-sorrow-benja...

Yes, I'd say that review of Trackless Paths does a good job selling the book.
I've read most of what Tweddell's published and enjoyed all of it quite a bit.

>172 VictoriaSharpe: Thanks. And intriguing on multiple levels. The stories do sound like the kind of thing I would find interesting. But they seem pretty much impossible to acquire, either physically or electronically. I don't think I've come across this kind of thing before! I really want to read Trackless Paths now, but it seems out of the question.

Anyway, the long and short of it is that my interest is piqued and my order is in.

When trying to access Nepenthe Press's website I get a screen saying "Password Protected
You need a password to view this site.'
You can enter a password but there is no invitation to register and get a password.

I hope this is some self-inflicted temporary issue and they haven't been hacked.

>175 Pendrainllwyn: They must have applied the password protection of the pre-order page for The Pale Queen to the entire website.

>174 Levin40: I see Trackless Paths pop up on eBay quite often, so maybe keep an eye out. (or set up a "search" that'll report to your email address if it comes up)

Anybody know if all copies of the fisherman are signed by all contributors? I can't remember them saying anything about the signers as of yet.

I was excited about the book but a bit deflated when the photos were recently revealed. Maybe they’ll look better in person. Also, the art is “okay,” not a huge fan of the artist, but it seems like he’ll just be illustrating all the books. I expect that to get tired after a while. May still purchase this one.

>179 What_What: '...it seems like he'll just be illustrating all the books'. No, they've already announced Metropolis, illustrated by Vladimir Zimakov, Dream Story, illustrated by Dave McKean and Pan's Garden, illustrated by Santiago Caruso. Those should also be very interesting.

I'm also still wondering about this one, whether to purchase and, if so, whether to go for the Artist's or Deluxe. A few questions I had which maybe they could answer if they're reading this forum:
- As >178 NotSoSlimShady: mentioned, will the books be signed? I would assume so but it's not written anywhere.
- Will the Deluxe have hand-marbled endpapers? Again, they're not mentioned anywhere, but there is a photo of marbling next to the title page.
- Do the Artist's edition copies also come with rights to future titles. The 'Rights' page just says 'When you order a title in a particular series it gives you the 'rights' to the next book in that series', so I would assume so.

>180 Levin40: Oh that’s good actually, thanks for sharing.

>180 Levin40: It looks others had a similar question regarding the signers. Eli John answered one person and confirmed the signers are John Langan, Paul Tremblay, and Eli John on the facebook fan page.

Just curious, what is this group's opinion of "The Fisherman" preorder?

>183 BlackwellDen: The production seems to be more or less in line with presses like Curious King, Conversation Tree, Lyra’s etc. Letterpress printed by Nomad on quality paper, bound by Roger Grech at the higher tiers, and author/artist/introducer signed even at the lowest tier. I probably would have preferred a different illustrator, but that’s subjective…If you’re a fan of the book, I can’t see any reason to pass on at least the standard edition.

Having letterpress pen+ink chapter headings and vignettes is a feature I can’t resist

>183 BlackwellDen: As already noted, it’s very similar to contemporary offerings from other presses. I’ve ordered the Standard as it represents good value and this is a low print run. If money were no object, I’d have gladly entered the lottery for the Lettered as it’s a great production. I’m confident this will prove a satisfying purchase. I’m one of those who finds the illustrations, so far as I’ve seen, fantastic.

I missed that completely… will there be a public preorder for the deluxe copies, or has that happened already?

>187 BorisG: I believe they’re sold out

>187 BorisG: Yes, it happened already. Luckily, I managed to grab one of the 24 (I think) deluxe copies that were available at the public preorder.

>187 BorisG: Unfortunately, as others have said, the 24 of the 100 copies that made it to public sale were scooped up within a few minutes.

I got the deluxe and entered in the Lettered edition lottery, but given that I did not receive an email response by now, I will be assuming that I didn't win. Oh well, I at least have the deluxe.

I am really interested in Nepenthe Press's additional option of remarques for books -- they are usually reserved for lettered editions or you have to go out of your way to contact the artist directly to request a remark, but it is easily accessible to make a remarque request through their website. Elijah Johnson must be very confident and efficient with his sketches to do this for every major release from Nepenthe Press.

Thanks for the replies. Well, maybe it’s for the best! To avoid another rights track to maintain…

I was thinking about ordering this but I tried the book and just couldn't get along with it. In fact it was a DNF, which is unusual for me. Anyway, it clearly has its fans out there. I do like what Nepenthe are doing though, and will very likely pick up Metropolis when it comes along.

Seems timely given the Dracula discussion happening in another topic - Nepenthe will be publishing Dracula in 3 editions next year, with illustrations by Santiago Caruso. All editions are letterpress printed.
https://www.nepenthepress.co.uk/post/title-announcement-dracula-by-bram-stoker

Metropolis is starting to have some mockups shared. Overall, really digging the Zimakov artwork. Dracula followed by Dream Story is a pretty solid lineup for their mainline 2026 releases.

As much as I'm looking forward to what they do with Dracula, mostly I'm waiting on more news on Pale Queen. (ideally the news that it shipped. :D)

Metropolis is live on public sale now. Snagged an AE of it.

>197 Shadekeep: I got an AE too. I'm quite a fan of Zimakov's work in fine press, and these'll be printed from the original blocks. And it carries rights to Dracula as a bonus.

>198 Levin40: Likewise, I really enjoy Zimakov's art. Been looking forward to this one!

I missed out on The Fisherman so very happy to grab a Metropolis. All three states look strong. I love Zimakov's work too. Nepenthe is making strides.

I have just seen the film, and enjoyed it, so I also went for the Artist edition. Decided to treat myself to a remarque, as a birthday perk. I only have one remarqued book - Nepenthe Press's Fall of the House of Usher.

I've very tempted by Metropolis, although I'm far from a fan of Thea von Harbou. Her husband, director Fritz Lang, I have the most respect for. von Harbou on the other hand was literally a Nazi.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thea_von_Harbou
The question for me anyway, is whether I can divorce the art from the disreputable artist.

>202 astropi: Really depends if you reject the artist in toto, or only after they (and their circumstances) turned them from worthy esteem. She was one of the great Weimar era artists before the Nazis were a thing, and this is her oeuvre I respect.

In a similar way I can still enjoy the works of Monty Python and The Smiths, despite John Cleese and Morrissey turning into giant cockwombles. Though they continue to do their damnedest in attempting to alienate my affections...

I grabbed a deluxe, really looked forward to this one and Dracula afterwards!

Ordered and paid for (PayPal) the deluxe Metropolis but received no confirmatory email. Is that not a thing with Nepenthe?

>205 wcarter: I got a "Thanks for shopping with us" follow-up e-mail shortly after my order this morning.

>205 wcarter: I also received the confirmation email immediately after placing the order. If you haven't I'd check with them...or your junk folder.

I'm intrigued by Nepenthe's letterpress-printed Signature Titles, so have ordered deluxe Fisherman and Metropolis :)

>205 wcarter: I got a confirmatory email as well shortly after placing my Metropolis order.

>205 wcarter: I had that experience with an earlier book. I emailed them and they quickly confirmed the order.

>205 wcarter: I had the same but a quick email this morning got an immediate response and it is all sorted out.

I have emailed Nepenthe but still no response. At least I can get my money back through PayPal if the deal did not go through somehow.

>211 wcarter: I also got an almost immediate response from Nepenthe to an email I sent them. I wonder if they’re having the same technical issue that caused the problem with your emails from Thornwillow?

>211 wcarter: I would suggest checking your junk email folder. This is what happened to me.

They also posted the following message on social media today:

“If anyone hasn’t received an email confirmation/receipt for their order please do just let us know and we will send you one straight away.

Not quite sure why our automated system appears to have missed a few of you this time round, we are looking into it. Thank you all!”

>213 vadim_ca:
Not in junk folder.
Will email them again.

Confirmation email finally received along with apologies for delay. Whew!!

Hoping The Music of Erich Zann ships soon, it's been a wait.

>216 Shadekeep: Yes it has. My first from Nepenthe. Very excited for this one.

Email from Nepenthe just now, if anyone is looking for the below:

We recently had someone come off the lettered train due to personal circumstances and as such there is a lettered and a deluxe copy of The Fisherman now available and a lettered copy of Metropolis is also back in stock.

Holy cow, just got an email from Victoria that I won the draw for the Metropolis deluxe edition. Pretty dang thrilled about it, and have asked her if it was a purely random draw or if was related to the book suggestions folks sent in.

>219 Shadekeep: Nice.

>219 Shadekeep: Wow 😮 Congrats!

>219 Shadekeep: Just interested. What did you suggest? I suggested "The Castle of Otranto".

>220 St._Troy: >221 Dr.Fiddy: >222 imaginarydata: Thanks y'all!

My suggestion for a recent book that might fit into their lineup was Our Wives Under the Sea. Though I also added that if I could pick any book, it would be The Crimson Labyrinth. The reason I hedged on that one is that it's a Japanese book that's only been released in English once and could be either too obscure or more difficult to get than my first suggestion.

The Castle of Otranto is a fine suggestion too! Plenty of scope there for creative illustration and Gothic design. I'd happily back that one with the right approach.

More details are up now on The Green Book, including the table of contents.

>219 Shadekeep: Congrats!

There are a still a couple of copies of Zann Lettered, Fisherman Artist and Metropolis Lettered available on the Nepenthe site now. Zann Deluxe and Poe Lettered (scratch & dent) already sold out.

Not sure if this has been brought to their attention or if it was done on purpose for whatever reason, but the artwork that graces the cover of every Metropolis edition features a misspelling of “Yoshiwara” as “Yashivara”. I thought perhaps it was based on the original German rendering but no, it’s spelled Yoshiwara there as well, and the name itself is inspired by the name of an old red light district in Tokyo, Yoshiwara.

“Yashivara” doesn’t come up anywhere in any version of Metropolis, film or novel.

>227 Izdubar: if it hasn't before, it has now, as I just emailed them. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

>228 abysswalker: my pleasure!

>227 Izdubar: The inclusion of "Yashivara" is interesting, however, it's provenance is not necessarily tied directly to the book given that you can find no connection to the book. It can be an artifact of the illustration, which might be suggestive of some "AI" "assistance". Or, more likely, and perhaps let's "nefarious" or artistically compromising, it's significant to the illustrator who did not think it's inclusion necessarily in contradiction to his "vision" or assignment. Illustrating any "scene" or "episode" from a book necessitates artistic decisions that make sense to the illustrator, but not necessarily directly connected to the book. The illustrator necessarily bases his illustrations based on his life experience, not just information he or she gets from reading the book as any reactions to the book are necessarily influenced by life experience, ad infinitum. I particularly am not keen to actual humans being illustrated in books as they will necessarily contradict my mental image of the character and prefer any and all illustrations that exclude humans. The fantastical scenery and non-human characters I always have less concrete ideas about since they don't follow me through reading the whole book during a character's involvement. That's a personal preference though. And humans not necessarily meant to portray a specific character actually isn't that annoying. In illustrating "Metropolis" it's not impossible that it conjured certain images of Tokyo or Japan in the illustrator's head that he incorporated. In which I would find the connection interesting-ish. I suppose even a specific character's evocation to an artist is interesting too, even though it is usually extremely dissonant with my own imagination.

>230 imaginarydata: Everyone’s mental image of the story is going to be different, that’s to be certain, but in this case “Yoshiwara” is explicitly spelled out several times in the film and in the novel. It plays a major role in both. The word itself isn’t an invention of the writer, it’s a reference to a Japanese red light district which is symbolically coherent with the Yoshiwara in the novel and film, where it is a brothel and opium den. By changing the name, the referential power of the word is eliminated, and above all, it’s just jarring to see an obvious misspelling in the illustration. I’m not sure how this might have happened.

>231 Izdubar: I wonder if it's an artifact of the "Romanization" of the Japanese into a different language than English or German? Is the artist perhaps Eastern European and that's how the kanji have been translated into their language? Just a guess.

>232 Shadekeep: I considered that! The illustrator,
Vladimir Zimakov, is indeed Eastern European, but he has his shop set up in Boston and he attended schools in the US. The w/v mixup could potentially be attributed to a Slavic rendering of the sound, but that wouldn’t explain how the “o” got swapped for an “a”. And that would also imply that the artist, for whatever reason, first took it upon himself to transliterate the kanji word into a language other than English, instead of just pulling the word straight from the text of the novel.

I think it was just misspelled from the start.

>233 Izdubar: Sounds more likely, yes.

>231 Izdubar: My bad. I haven't read Metropolis yet, so I assumed when you said "Yashivara" isn't in the book, movie that it's variants weren't either. However, I would venture that a language/translation issue is likely because Metropolis was initially written in German and so the English version isn't really "standard". I am not natively bilingual so I do not have any indication if people who learn a language second hand, even if it predominates in their later life, still prefer their first language. I also have no idea about the quality or existence of the translation of Metropolis in other languages. But, mistakes happen too with translations, in transcriptions. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ However, I don't know about how "Yoshiwara" is spelled in the original German text, but, nevertheless, it is a transliteration of a Japanese word, so I would argue there is no real official spelling with a Latin alphabet. You can argue about historical and traditional representations and fidelity to the original manuscript, but even von Harbou was trying to approximate in a Latin alphabet something with no real comparison such that even she could have made a "mistake" or her source could have been "mistaken". And, I don't exactly know if the movie should have much influence on the book. I understand that the movie popularized the book, etc., but give or take, if a movie has a scene that is not present in a book it makes little sense to include the scene in an illustrated version of the book. To my knowledge, Nepenthe isn't exactly going for a "tribute" to the movie. Personally, I bought a Kindle version of Metropolis in anticipation of reading it to see if I wanted to get the Nepenthe production, but I wasn't able to find time to read it yet. But I was frustrated that there were horrible options to choose from. Many versions didn't even recognize that it was a translated text and made no version of the translator. Eventually I settled on the SeaWolf Press publication as the best bad choice.

Well, to put this all to rest, I received a response from Eli who admitted that it was an error that evaded him and Vladimir but that it will be resolved in a future linocut, and this correction will be reflected on the binding as well. Very happy to hear!

Well spotted on your part. I am happy to hear Nepenthe will rectify.

My deluxe (or de luxe as the colophon has it) copy of The Music of Erich Zann arrived today and it’s gorgeous!

It’s quarter bound in blue leather with marbled paper boards, and a foil stamped leather label on the spine.

The text paper is a very bright white, while that might not have been my own choice it sets off Vladimir Zimokov’s linocuts beautifully. Classic typography (14 point Monotype Haarlemmer, a Roman face, printed by Nomad Letterpress) and simple page layouts with generous margins. A very attractive production over all.

Nepenthe will be doing The Dunwich Horror. Scheduled for pre-order around August 2027, this is one I'm already looking forward to.

>239 Shadekeep: Surprising given Heavenly Monkey did this recently (albeit only 50 copies)

>240 DMulvee: Apparently it's the centennial anniversary of the story, which is probably a factor (Nepenthe does seem to like such milestones, to wit Metropolis). And HM editions are famously difficult to obtain due to their low runs, so this should put a fine press edition of the tale into reach for more folks.

>239 Shadekeep: Do you think this would fall under their Weird Shorts series as opposed to being a Signature Title? It doesn't seem to be a particularly long story.

>242 Pendrainllwyn: No, this will be a signature title. The Dunwich Horror is a novella, and with 12 full page colour linocuts, introduction and extra material it runs at around 100 pages. There will also be suites of original prints which will accompany varying states.

>243 Elijahjohn: Thank you!

>243 Elijahjohn: Sounds great, I'm definitely down for this one even if it's a way off. And please do At the Mountains of Madness too...though perhaps we'll have to wait for 2031 or 2036 (anniversaries of when it was written and published). Hard to believe no one has done that one yet.

>245 Levin40: Thank you! We are very excited to take on ‘Dunwich’ it’s a huge favourite of ours. We did consider doing ‘At the Mountains of Madness’ but were under the impression that Centipede have had this in the works for a long time.

>246 Elijahjohn: One sometimes gets the impression that nearly every well-known weird/fantasy/sci-fi title is supposedly being done by Centipede. I originally approached Suntup years ago to do Jack Vance's The Dying Earth, but this was already optioned by Centipede and so we decided instead to go with the two novellas. Still no clue when TDE will see the light of day, though I did find something on the artist for it: https://cristinabencina.com/index.php/portfolio-item/the-dying-earth/

>246 Elijahjohn: Yes, they are doing it, but they've been doing it for a loooooong time. The more the merrier as far as I'm concerned - though I understand that it's easier for me to say that than a publisher. I assume you're aware, but an artist you work with, Santiago Caruso, has done his own version of The Dunwich Horror and it's still available on his website. It's soft cover and not fine press of course, but is stuffed full of his superb illustrations. Won't stop my buying your version though! And, based on his work there, I'm hugely anticipating your edition of Dracula. The guy is a serious 'weird art' talent.

>248 Levin40: Thanks for the heads-up! I've ordered a copy of his version of The Dunwich Horror, though I intend to get the Nepenthe edition as well. Also picked up The Maker of Moons.

>249 Shadekeep: You're welcome. It was a while ago when I picket up a bundle of four, also including his Arkham Horizons and The King in Yellow, but those appear to be sold out now. All are superbly and extensively illustrated though. He might do a remarque for you if you ask - there's one in mine.

>250 Levin40: Aye, I was disappointed to miss out The King in Yellow, but chuffed to get the other two. Honestly thrilled to see The Maker of Moons in this format.

More letterpress Lovecraft is always welcomed, but I am still waiting for someone to actually do something that hasn't been done before, namely The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath. Also I don't think anyone has done Herbert West–Reanimator which is perhaps a bit surprising. Also also, a letterpress The King in Yellow would be an instant purchase!

>252 astropi: I imagine you're aware of the Helios House edition of Kadath which, while not fine press, does look to be a rather spiffy version of the book. Looking forward to my copy. And yes, I would still love a letterpress edition of this as well.

>247 Shadekeep: Haha! He certainly works wayyyy ahead. Eli finished the illustrations for the M R James Masters of the Weird tale for Jerad almost 5 years ago

>254 VictoriaSharpe: Oof! Hopefully we'll get The Dying Earth before the Sun goes out. ^_^

I'm on the fence about the Nepenthe Press edition of Dunwich Horror, not because I doubt its quality or attractiveness, but because I have the Heavenly Monkey edition, which I like very much. Tough decision.

I'm not clear from the Nepenthe announcement whether the illustrations for their edition are by Lee Brown Coye, or by another artist inspired by him and his style.

New to Nēpenthé press here, I ordered the Artist's edition of Metropolis yesterday and The Music of Erich Zann LE last week. And just used the rights access to pre-order The White People LE.

Quite excited to get a hold of my first titles from them!

ps. I noted that Erich Zann was listed as currently shipping, has anyone received their book (in the LE state) yet or gotten shipping notifications? Just wondering if its actually shipping right now or merely imminent.

>257 zorg2099: Pre-ordered the Deluxe of The White People. The Music of Erich Zann is indeed shipping, follow up with them if you don't get a confirmation email or shipping notice.

>258 Shadekeep: Thanks, I did get an email confirmation. I expect they're a little busy with the new release and I also just realised the order was placed on Saturday so it hasn't been very long yet. Was more just curious about the general status.

Pre-ordered The Green Book and The White People. I've been really impressed by everything I've received from Nēpenthé so far. I especially like the option to add remarques at the time of purchase at a reasonable price.

Pre-ordered the lettered of The White People. Pretty pricey for a single short story but the Gillian Stewart binding sold me.

Is it normal to be asked to provide a password to access the site? Been reading this thread and decided to check them out, but can’t get through!

IIRC they do that when they launch a new book and the site is effectively only open to those with rights who have the password. This lasts a couple of days.

>262 RRCBS: I believe that started this morning; I can only assume this is their way of giving rights-holders exclusive access for a day, as Pendrainllwyn said.

The website password block has been gone since around :45 ago, FYI.

Ordered the artist edition of the Green Book — so 4 titles on order now.

From the latest announcement:

The Dunwich Horror and Others

We recently announced that we are publishing a fine press edition of H P Lovecraft's THE DUNWICH HORROR. We have now decided to extend this edition to a full length volume inspired by the original Arkham House edition published in 1963.

We do not have the full TOC as yet but it will definitely include the following stories:

The Dunwich Horror
The Rats in the Walls
The Terrible Old Man
The Outsider
Cool Air
Pickman's Model

We can further announce that the lettered edition of THE DUNWICH HORROR and Others will be bound by master bookbinder Amy Borezo of Shelter Bookworks. Amy's studio is located in Western Massachusetts, her relationship with Lovecraft and Lovecraft Country is an intimate and personal one, and we are very excited to be collaborating with her on this project.

I'm of two minds (perhaps appropriate, for HPL) on this; on one hand, more HPL is nice, on the other, I love volumes that are devoted (aesthetically, primarily) solely to a single work.

I met Amy at CODEX and suggested she do another HPL; she was shocked to learn that The Colour Out of Space is worth thousands now.

>269 Another_Bibliomane: Well, can't blame her for being shocked. Originally the book was a few hundred dollars. Now with Lovecraft a household name there is demand for high-quality Lovecraftian works. I really feel that Lovecraft being a household name has really only become a thing in the past decade or so with social media, video games, and of course more recently movies and television. Back when I was a grad student (not THAT long ago) Lovecraft was one of those "things" that was still fairly niche. But no more. So, did she express interest in another HPL publication?