So, seeing as I only have 15 minutes left until it is no longer the 20th, I have to saw Happy Birthday to Mr. H.P. Lovecraft who is 121 years old today. May I say sir, you look wonderful for your age.
So, in order to commemorate Mr. Lovecraft’s birthday, I give you the following story from the blog The Lovecraftsman (which I highly recommend if you are a fan of Howard Phillips’ work). The post (from August 4 … I’ve been sitting on it, wanting to reference it here, but haven’t had a chance yet) is titled “The Dunwich Horror Reader Sets 23-Year Record for Most Overdue Book” and it reads as follows:
An H.P. Lovecraft reader in Wellington, New Zealand, holds the record for the most overdue book at the local library after checking out The Dunwich Horror and Others on Feb. 12, 1988. More than 23 years later the book has yet to be returned, which amusingly puts it in the library’s “long-term overdue” category.
At the library’s 80-cents-per-day late fee that would amount to a fine of $6,851.20 and counting, although the fee is capped at $22.40 per book.
Update: The best comment ever about this story was just left on The Lovecraftsman Facebook page: “Will they find his rotted copse with the yellowed pages clutched spasmodically in his withered hand, and a look of cosmic horror on this face?” - Nick Hydra
Happy Birthday Mr. Lovecraft. Thanks for all the chills.
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