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How to Survive Mephitis: Clark Ashton Smith & The Arte Mephitic

Was writer Clark Ashton Smith a secret member of a deranged alchemical brotherhood who sought to create the Philosopher’s Stone? Were his strange sculptures merely discarded examples of that endeavour, leached of their divine spark ? No. He wasn’t, they weren’t, and we’re very sorry.

clark ashton smith, via eldritch dark
clark ashton smith, via eldritch dark

However, Smith was credited with the creation of the legendary Book of Eibon, used in stories by both him and H P Lovecraft, and the invention of the monstrous Ubbo-Sathla. Both of these are relevant to today’s little exploration of The Arte Mephitic a new project by author and poet Phil Breach and artist and illustrator Russell Olson.

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