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Colonialism and references to genocide
Discussions of suicide
Death by starvation and dehydration
This story was written in collaboration between Mr. H.P. Lovecraft and Mr. Kenneth J. Sterling, with Mr. Sterling (then a teenager) coming up with a first draft which Mr. Lovecraft expanded into a full story. It was published in Weird Tales, October 1939, two years after Lovecraft's death. It is one of the last things he wrote.
I am informed that the motif of the invisible building was inspired by "The Monster-God of Mamurth", a tale by Mr. Edmond Hamilton (who fans of the Mutant Museum may recognize as the author of The Abysmal Invaders). The motif of Venus as a swampy, tropical planet populated by pseudo-reptilian creatures was a common one in science fiction of the early 20th Century.
Sterling went on to become a medical doctor, and did some very important research into thyroid hormones and the human metabolism, and appears to have been a bit of a prodigy.
The background was made in Jurassic World Evolution 2, and can be found in isolated form over here:
youtu.be/r5Yip4oXXSs
The soundtrack:
Gustav Holst, "Venus, the Bringer of Peace" (from his Planets suite)
Woody Jackson, "Hell Hath No Fury" (from the Red Dead Redemption 2 soundtrack)
Carmine and Francis Ford Coppola, "Dossier" (from the Apocalypse Now soundtrack)
Spaceslug, "Proton Lander"
Bob Marley, "Jammin'"
Marlin Skiles, "Theme from Queen of Outer Space"
Johann Admoni, "Theme from Planet of Storms"
Mischa Bakaleinikoff, "Theme from 20 Million Miles to Earth"
Sleeping At Last, "Earth"
Carmine and Francis Ford Coppola, "Ending" (from the Apocalypse Now soundtrack)
Carmine and Francis Ford Coppola, "Orange Light" (from the Apocalypse Now soundtrack)
The Tornados, "Life on Venus"
Bananarama, "Venus"
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mutantmuseum.bsky.social
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ko-fi.com/morrisonsmutantmuseum
Sensitive subjects include:
Colonialism and references to genocide
Discussions of suicide
Death by starvation and dehydration
This story was written in collaboration between Mr. H.P. Lovecraft and Mr. Kenneth J. Sterling, with Mr. Sterling (then a teenager) coming up with a first draft which Mr. Lovecraft expanded into a full story. It was published in Weird Tales, October 1939, two years after Lovecraft's death. It is one of the last things he wrote.
I am informed that the motif of the invisible building was inspired by "The Monster-God of Mamurth", a tale by Mr. Edmond Hamilton (who fans of the Mutant Museum may recognize as the author of The Abysmal Invaders). The motif of Venus as a swampy, tropical planet populated by pseudo-reptilian creatures was a common one in science fiction of the early 20th Century.
Sterling went on to become a medical doctor, and did some very important research into thyroid hormones and the human metabolism, and appears to have been a bit of a prodigy.
The background was made in Jurassic World Evolution 2, and can be found in isolated form over here:
youtu.be/r5Yip4oXXSs
The soundtrack:
Gustav Holst, "Venus, the Bringer of Peace" (from his Planets suite)
Woody Jackson, "Hell Hath No Fury" (from the Red Dead Redemption 2 soundtrack)
Carmine and Francis Ford Coppola, "Dossier" (from the Apocalypse Now soundtrack)
Spaceslug, "Proton Lander"
Bob Marley, "Jammin'"
Marlin Skiles, "Theme from Queen of Outer Space"
Johann Admoni, "Theme from Planet of Storms"
Mischa Bakaleinikoff, "Theme from 20 Million Miles to Earth"
Sleeping At Last, "Earth"
Carmine and Francis Ford Coppola, "Ending" (from the Apocalypse Now soundtrack)
Carmine and Francis Ford Coppola, "Orange Light" (from the Apocalypse Now soundtrack)
The Tornados, "Life on Venus"
Bananarama, "Venus"



![H.P. Lovecrafts The Shadow Over Innsmouth - Ch. 4
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Its very scary
This one is a bit of a cheat because it was not originally published in a pulp magazine at all, but as a stand-alone novella in 1931. It was written by Mr. H.P. Lovecraft. The story contains a little reference to an earlier Lovecraft story called The Strange High House in the Mist.
The background of this video was made in Planet Zoo. The monster in the thumbnail is from Jonny Quest.
The soundtrack:
The Zombies, Time of the Season
Graham Plowman, The Shadow Over Innsmouth
Magnet, Sunset (from The Wicker Man soundtrack)
Nota Suzuki and Nozomi Ohmoto, Marshlands - Fish Farm (from the Resident Evil 4 [2023] soundtrack)
Graham Plowman, Innsmouth
Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon and Richard Tognetti, Into the Fog (from the Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World soundtrack)
Carter Burwell, Dark Padraig (from The Banshees of Inisherin soundtrack)
Mark Korven, The Sea Kings Fury (from The Lighthouse soundtrack)
Joseph Bishara, Trench Engaged (from the Aquaman soundtrack)
Mark Korven, Whyd Ya Spill Yer Beans (from The Lighthouse soundtrack)
Graham Plowman, Devils Reef
Alexandre Desplat, The Creature (from The Shape of Water soundtrack)
Graham Plowman, The Innsmouth Look
Victor Reyes, Sea Creatures / Never Too Far (from the Cold Skin soundtrack)
Mark Korven, Stranded (from The Lighthouse soundtrack)
Graham Plowman, Tekeli-Li
Graham Plowman, Colour Out of Space
Magnet, Procession (from The Wicker Man soundtrack)
Nota Suzuki and Nozomi Ohmoto, Lakeside Ganados - Ambient Fight Theme (from the Resident Evil 4 [2023] soundtrack)
John Williams, Quints Tale (from the Jaws soundtrack)
Joseph Bishara, Ahab Waves (from the Aquaman soundtrack)
Henry Mancini, Hans J. Salter, and Herman Stein, Theme from Creature from the Black Lagoon
Soul Coughing, Pensacola H.P. Lovecrafts The Shadow Over Innsmouth - Ch. 4](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ehLIVHtfJoU/mqdefault.jpg)






