The Battle That Ended the Century

di Robert H. Barlow (Autore)

Howard P. Lovecraft (Autore)

Josh Greenwood (Narratore)

Gates of Imagination, 2024

The passage describes a fictional duel that took place on New Year's Eve in the year 2000 between Two-Gun Bob and Wild Wolf of West Shokan. Full of absurd events and bizarre descriptions, the piece introduces around thirty colorful characters, each of whom is a reflection of someone from H.P. Lovecraft's environment, under meaningful pseudonyms. Glossary of Names: Two-Gun Bob — Robert E. Howard Knockout Bernie, the Wild Wolf of West Shokan — Bernard Austin Dwyer, of West Shokan, N.Y. Bill Lum Li — William Lumley Wladislaw Brenryk — H. Warner Munn D. H. Killer — David H. Keller M. Gin Brewery — Miles G. Breuer A. Hijacked Barrell — A. Hyatt Verrill G. A. Scotland — George Allan England Frank Chimesleep Short, Jr — Frank Belknap Long, Jr. The Effjoy of Akkamin — Forrest J. Ackerman Mrs. M. Blunderage — Margaret Brundage (artist for Weird Tales) Mr. C. Half-Cent — C. C. Senf (artist for Weird Tales) Mr. Goofy Hooey — Hugh Rankin (artist for Weird Tales) W. Lablache Talcum — Wilfred Blanch Talman Horse Power Hateart — Howard Phillips Lovecraft M. le Comte d’Erlette — August Derleth (author of Evening in Spring) J. Caesar Warts — Julius Schwartz H. Kanebrake — H. C. Koenig (employed by the Electrical Testing Laboratories) H. Wanderer — Howard Wandrei Robertieff Essovitch Karovsky — Robert S. Carr Teaberry Quince — Seabury Quinn Malik Taus, the Peacock Sultan — E. Hoffmann Price Sing Lee Bawledout — F. Lee Baldwin Ivor K. Rodent — Hugo Gernsback Rev. D. Vest Wind — Unknown Klarkash-Ton — Clark Ashton Smith Windy City Grab-Bag — Weird Tales W. Peter Chef — W. Paul Cook Smearum & Weep — Dauber & Pine Samuelus Philanthropus — Samuel Loveman Mr. De Merit — A. Merritt (author of The Dwellers in the Mirage) Wurst’s Weekly Americana — Hearst’s American Weekly

• Autore: Robert H. Barlow, Howard P. Lovecraft
• Narratore: Josh Greenwood
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 00:08:09
• Anno edizione: 2024
• Editore: Gates of Imagination
• EAN: 9798875144301

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