Azathoth and Other Horrors
The Collected Nightmare Lyrics by Edward Pickman Derby
“ The discovery of the fabulously rare Azathoth and Other Horrors by Edward Pickman Derby is a monumental achievement. Veteran editor Leigh Blackmore has added a number of poems to the original edition of 1931. Derby’ s poetry as a whole shows him to be a truly haunted individual— haunted by terrors in life, literature, and the boundless cosmos. There may be some danger in reading this book: beware the blasting of your soul by Derby’ s array of versified venom!”
– S. T. Joshi
(A Poetry Collection by Leigh Blackmore)
Rhysling and Australian Shadows Awards-nominated poet, musician, writer and occultist Leigh Blackmore (BCA Writing, Hons, Univ Woll ong ong) debuted in weird verse aged 15 with a Lovecraftian sonnet published in R. Alain Everts’ journal The Arkham Sampler (new series, 1984). His fantastic poetry has been widely published in magazines and anthologies including Anno Klarkash-Ton, Cyaegha, Beyond the Cosmic Veil, Songs of the Shattered World: The Broken Hymns of Hastur, Penumbra, Spectral Realms, and Weird Fiction Review.
