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Cthulhu Calls

 Collection
Identifier: PS374.S35 C84

  • Staff Only

Overview

Cthulhu Calls was a science fiction, horror, and fantasy literature review magazine. The publication was located in Powell, Wyoming at Northwest Community College and served the Wyoming and Montana state areas with essays, reviews, poems, and short stories. The magazine was edited by R. J. Barthell and Terry L. Shorb and ended its publication in 1977.

Dates

  • 1975-1977

Conditions Governing Access

These materials have unrestricted access.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.

Extent

5 Item(s) (This collection contains 5 (five) issues. )

Scope and Contents

Georgia Tech Archives and Special Collections holds issues of the magazine published between 1975 and 1977. It may not be a complete run of the publication.

Biographical / Historical

Cthulhu Calls was a quarterly review focusing on horror, science fiction, and fantasy literature. Through its short lifespan (1975-1977), Cthulhu Calls was published at Northwest Community College in Powell, Wyoming and edited by Robert J. Barthell and Terry L. Shorb. The publication featured editorials, book reviews, opinion essays, poems, and science fiction stories relating to the horror, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Cthulhu Calls began as a regional publication for Wyoming and Montana, offering free copies to residents of the two states and charging 75 cents to out of state readers.

Arrangement

These materials are arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials donated by Bud Foote.

Processing Information

Materials processed by Chloe Morris in January 2024.

Title
Inventory of Cthulhu Calls
Author
Chloe Morris
Date
January 2024
Description rules
Finding Aid Prepared Using Rlg Best Practice Guidelines For Encoded Archival Description And Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Library, Georgia Institute of Technology Repository

Contact:
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Atlanta 30332-0900 USA
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