The Beast in the Cave, written by H.P. Lovecraft 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.

The book is 6.75x9.5" in size, hand-stitched with two colors of thread, and features black-on-black details printed onto the heavy cover. It features a sewn-in dust jacket of hot stamped Neenah Moondream paper that gives the jacket a watermark look with a translucent image. It also has a sewn-in flashlight bookmark with Lovecraft’s famous quote about fear printed on the reverse.

Heavily illustrated to provide a sense of claustrophobia as the protagonist wanders frightfully in the overwhelming darkness of the cave. This book is a great example of ‘fear of the other’ which is a common theme of my work. Features an afterword by me, the artist and printer.

It is limited to an edition of 100 signed and numbered copies.

6.75x9.5"

Printed on 100# Classic Crest

Bound in Gmund Heidi Dull Black with sewn-in hot stamped Neenah Moondream dust jacket

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