The Beast in the Cave, written by H.P. Lovecraft as a youth and first published in The Vagrant in 1905 is a classic pulp story with a dramatic twist ending. The story is a claustrophobic tale of a visitor lost in Mammoth Cave who begins to hear noises and panics in the eldritch darkness. This illustrated edition is my ode to pulp stories of the early 20th century that beguiled me as a youth. This chapbook is a less expensive entry into collecting my work. If successful, I plan to create more chapbooks of classic pulp stories and offer a beautiful clamshell or slipcase to hold them.

I work on several books at once and this is the next one to go to press. Normally, I launch my books on Kickstarter, but due to additional fees of that platform, am offering this up first on my website on May 1. A prospectus will be mailed out shortly so if you're interested, please send me an email with your address and I can add you to the list. If you've already purchased one of my books, you should receive a prospectus automatically.

This chapbook will be 6x9" in size, hand-stitched in contrasting red thread, and features a sewn-in dust jacket of hot stamped Neenah Moondream paper. This particular paper turns transparent where stamped and so the cover image will provide a beautiful image contrasting with the thick Gmund Heidi Dull Black cover. Inside is a sewn-in flashlight bookmark. Content will be printed with photopolymer plates on Crane’s Classic Crest 100# text.

Heavily illustrated to provide a sense of claustrophobia as the protagonist wanders frightfully in the overwhelming darkness of the cave. Features an afterword by the artist.

Limited to an edition of 100 signed and numbered copies.

Orders will be accepted startting May 1st.