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Is this a new Contrarian feature? Too early to tell. It does, however, seem grimly appropriate on this overcast Mid Atlantic morning. Were those tendrils I just glimpsed in the slow-moving fog?

• Lonely? Job getting you down? Murderous impulses on the Metro? Maybe you just need a little Necronomicon in your life. This infomercial will show you how to turn that frown. . . into a gaping maw of eldritch horror!

• And here’s the trailer for the-released documentary, Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown. Look, it’s our pal Guillermo del Toro! (I haven’t seen this flick yet, but it’s in my Netflix queue.)

• The ShadowCast Audio Anthology is looking for Lovecraftian fiction for their podcast series (they’re also interested in art and theme music). More info here.

• Cthulhu spawn captured in coastal Louisiana. Doesn’t that just figure?

• Finally! Nintendo hits on what kids really want: video games pitting Cthulhu against a skateboard-riding God!

• Looks like one of the foul offspring of Dagon and his slavish worshippers has washed up on a Panamanian beach:

I’m not buying the “official story.”

• Cute, low-budge Lovecraftian stoner comedy. Like Harold & Kumar meets “The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward.” Favorite line from this clip: “We’re like Girl Scouts. But instead of selling cookies, we sell insanity. And we sell it for free.”

These fellas also have a skit called “Antiques Roadshow: Arkham, Massachusetts”:

More info on the geeks here.

• Finally, Here are two favorites from Toronto-based filmmaker Joseph Nanni.

“Elder Sign”:

“The Casting Call of Cthulhu”:

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Casey Rae
Casey Rae is a musician, public policy wonk and the editor/publisher of The Contrarian Media. An in-demand speaker, he gives frequent talks at conferences and campuses on issues at the intersection of creativity, technology, policy and law, and is a go-to source for major media outlets from NPR to the New York Times. Casey works alongside leaders in the music, arts and performance sectors to bolster understanding of and engagement in key policy and technology issues, and has written dozens of articles on the impact of technology on the creative community. Casey is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and the Deputy Director for Future of Music Coalition. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Media & Democracy Coalition and the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture. The Contrarian does not necessarily represent the views of the organizations to which he belongs.

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