Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos, by Bobby Derie
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Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos, by Bobby Derie
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H. P. Lovecraft was one of the most asexual beings in history—at least by his own admission. Whether we accept this view of his own sexual instincts or not, there is no denying that sexuality—normal and aberrant—underlies a number of significant tales in the Lovecraft oeuvre. The impregnation of a human woman by Yog-Sothoth in “The Dunwich Horror” and the mating of humans with strange creatures from the sea in “The Shadow over Innsmouth” are only two such examples. In this pioneering study, Bobby Derie has presented an objective and scholarly analysis of the significant uses of love, sex, and gender in the work of H. P. Lovecraft and some of his leading disciples. Along the way, Derie treats such matters as Lovecraft’s relations with his wife, portrayals of women in his work, and the question of homosexuality in his life and work. Many Lovecraft stories are subject to detailed examination for their sexual implications. Derie then examines the work of such significant writers of the Lovecraft tradition as Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Ramsey Campbell, W. H. Pugmire, and Caitlín R. Kiernan, whose work features far more explicit sexuality than anything Lovecraft could have imagined. Derie goes on to study sexual themes in other venues, such as Lovecraftian occultism, Japanese manga and anime, and even Lovecraftian fan fiction. The result is a comprehensive and incisive examination of a delicate subject—but one whose significance in Lovecraftian writing can hardly be denied.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Sometimes a tentacle is just a tentacle... By Dave Goudsward In spite of the rather salacious title, Bobby Derie presents an objective and scholarly (and in several spots, dry) analysis of love, sex, and gender in the life and work of H. P. Lovecraft and how the concepts evolved through his protégés and later devotees. The book consists of four sections, looking at Lovecraft the man, his works, the works of others built upon his foundation, and a survey of the range of “Cthulhurotica” from sex magick to shokushu goukan.As one might suspect, Derie has his work cut out for him. Although Lovecraft professed to being uninterested in matters amatory, he was pursued by a number of women in his amateur journalism days – Winnifred Jackson, Hazel Heald, and of course, the future Mrs. Lovecraft, Sonia Greene. Derie uses his discussion of Lovecraft’s relationship with his wife to segue into an analysis of Lovecraft’s work, looking at the material from a sex-centric perspective. He finds both normal and unconventional sexuality in a surprisingly large number of tales. Some are discussed elsewhere, such as the Deep Ones miscegenation in “The Shadow over Innsmouth” and the homosexual implications of Edward Derby’s marriage to Asenath Waite who is actually a vessel hosting the consciousness of her father in “The Thing on the Doorstep”, but Derie also finds his topic well-represented by tales such as “The Dunwich Horror” where Yog-Sothoth impregnates Lavinia Whateley, the supernatural conception that gives birth to Wilbur Whateley and his twin.Derie addresses the themes that will pervade the rest of the book, with a particularly well well-summarized look at the tentacle as a phallus. He then examines the writers who carried forth the Lovecraft tradition starting with peers such as Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert Bloch and August Derleth. He follows this thread to the modern titans such as Ramsey Campbell, W. H. Pugmire, Alan Moore, Edward Lee and Caitlín R. Kiernan. These modern authors are far more explicit than anything Lovecraft wrote or even inferred. Indeed, most of the modern mythos would have been banned as pornography under the ethos of Lovecraft’s time, which Derie touches on lightly with the kerfuffle over the necrophilia-themed “The Loved Dead” collaboration with C.M. Eddy.Derie wraps up the book by wading into the seething mass of erotica in other media, bravely delving into the occult forms of Lovecraftian, films, comic books, even exploring two of the scariest places on the Internet for Cthulhuroticsm – the old newsgroup alt.sex.cthulhu and Cthulhu fan fiction archives.Derie’s impartial façade is maintained throughout; this is a titter-free examination of what could have easily slipped into a voyeuristic romp. It is an aspect of Lovecraft scholarship not often examined, and certainly with some discomfort when it is brought up. Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos should be on the shelved of anyone with an interest in the analysis of the mythos and its evolution. However, it is important not to read too much into the sexual connotations of the mythos. As psychoanalyst Allen Wheelis once cautioned, although conscious aims are often a cover for the unconscious aims, it should not always be assumed that is true. In other words, to paraphrase Freud, sometimes a tentacle is just a tentacle.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful. SEX AND THE DERLETH MYTHOS By John D Haefele Despite the flippant title, Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos is an excellent work of scholarship. Out of the gate, I was anticipating a light-hearted, perhaps sensational, romp along the fringes of the literary phenomenon we know today as--thanks to August Derleth--the Cthulhu Mythos. Turns out, Bobby Derie's window onto the Mythos, peering over the myriad sex aspects informing the literary lives and products of generations of Mythos authors, is not so much lurid as it is engaging and valid.August Derleth, writer, publisher and life-long HPL & Mythos advocate, was the hook that drew me to this book, especially the sub-chapters titled "Mrs. H. P. Lovecraft" and (obviously) "August Derleth." Always on the lookout, I love adding to the huge fund of information I've assembled regarding Lovecraft or Arkham House--and here Derie's compilation is wonderfully wide-ranging; Works Cited and Suggested Further Reading include many rare but pertinent items.Derie himself is refreshing, because selections and explanations are delivered with even-keels. Even his treatment of Derleth's "posthumous collaborations' with H. P. Lovecraft comes across matter-of-fact, without the outrageous hyperbole of a few vocal critics who disapprove of these. There is little to criticize, even if I wanted to: Derie omitting mention of Derleth's all-important use of humor in "The Dark Brotherhood," perhaps. Or, where addressing early Mythos history, the implied assumption that every Mythos concept introduced by another author must relate directly to Lovecraft, citing Robert E Howard's original toad-monster in "The Black Stone" as if it represents some sort of weird departure from the rules. And yet--perhaps this comes as news to Derie--it remains possible that Howard's deity did originate with HPL, out of correspondence in 1930.Where one of Derie's sources is less than authoritative, he tips the reader: the episode he cites from Dorothy Litersky's biography of Derleth is "questionable." But, in fairness to Litersky, both of the letters from 1947 Derie alludes to (re Barlow and Bradbury) are quite real. Derie leans in favor of the unfounded charge that Derleth's "pushiness" led directly to dire consequences, possibly the destruction of the cache of Lovecraft's letters written to Mrs. H. P. Lovecraft. Apparently he doesn't know that Litersky interviewed R. Alain Everts when writing her biography, the likely original source for what is only an unsubstantiated assertion.Derie does conclude that "some sort of peace was reached," and rather quickly in light of publishing ventures that followed, including a contested memoir of Mrs. Lovecraft's life with HPL. In fact, he shares the results of a comparison made between the different published versions of this memoir--including Derleth's--and finds all editorial tinkering to have been "mostly trivial."Given the coverage of the matters relating to Derleth, all indications are that Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos must be uniformly rich in both detail and delivery throughout, and that others will also find Derie's opinions thoughtful, his musings rewarding, the exposition balanced. Therefore, I highly recommend this book.But, can I say the author is completely unbiased? What about omissions? I find it telling Derie devotes no more than one throw-away line to S. T. Joshi's ballyhooed Mythos novel, The Assaults of Chaos, a book tailor-timed for wrapping up a study embracing so many other 2013 publications, a book written by a leading HPL & Mythos authority that graphically portrays a quasi-fictional, still-virginal Lovecraft--having hot sex his first few times with a young woman--and the Cthulhu Mythos bursting onto center stage....
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Deep Inside HP LOVEcraft By Moderan If nothing else is said about it, I'll say that this book is exhaustively researched. It doesn't seem that a stone is unturned or an avenue unwalked in this exploration of Howard Philips Lovecraft's love and sex life and how they may have affected his fiction, and by extension, that of many others who have followed in his footsteps.The tone is dry, scholarly. It can be offputting if you're used to the jauntiness of professional fiction. It took me a while to get used to it, and to dig deeply into the book. That's not a knock-it is what it is.This is a sober discussion of the subject(s) at hand, and the tone is the right tone.Citations and quotations from members of the "Lovecraft Circle" and others who knew him well jostle for space with opinions from people outside the circle but in the know, and information from other professionals fleshes put the lot.The book starts out exploring Lovecraft himself and then moves on to his fiction, that of others, and the influence of both on the "current state of weird fiction", if there is such a thing.If you're into juicy, there's enough information there to choke a Gug. Definitely worth the read if you're interested in the world behind the Cthulhu Mythos, and interesting as a research subject even if not.
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