Mud RoadMar 14
Charlie Stross
Today's eldritch coffee is The Great Race of Yith (from Lovecraft's "The Shadow out of Time"):
Mar 14 at 12:24pmWeb
Show threadAngus McIntyreMar 14
@cstross “It occurred to us at last that we should be asking exactly WHERE Stross was getting his coffee from. But by then it was too late. Coffee shops with names like The Coffee Out of Space and Starrywisdombucks were already established in every high street. And when the nightmares began, the screams were quickly covered by the eldritch hissing of the steamers and the roar of the coffee grinders milling their way through bones and beans alike.”
Show threadCharlie StrossMar 14
@angusm There is this one particularly mad Australian barista who works weekends at Bastard Barista on Queen Street (down in a basement along from the National Gallery) who does Lovecraftiana …
Show threadHollieKMar 14
@cstross @angusm Don't let the coffee get cold, or leave any in the cup.
Show threadElectropictMar 14

@cstross

I'm seeing a nice lady handing out a coffee with a jug in her other hand, and wearing a dress like she's taking a break between flamenco dances ... but the two are probably not incompatible.

On second glance she may be a little tentacular but that's fine by me obvs. and anyway it may just be the effect of all that dancing.

Show threadMisja van LaatumMar 14
@cstross "lifting the hot beaker of frothing swill to his clammy face, he gazed upon the swirling place where all the stars died"
Show threadOatmeal RaisinMar 14

@cstross

I think I scored a feed synchronicity trifecta this morning.

Show threadpsychonomyMar 14
@oatmealraisin @cstross I just finished listening to the Sisters of Mercy, opened my phone and first thing I saw was this.
Show threadDamien (TIG BUSINESS)Mar 15
@oatmealraisin @cstross i only got a double
Show threadVickie Gray 🍁Mar 14
@cstross From the Gormengastropub down the lane.
Show threadTattieMar 14
@cstross you found the real life Eldritch Café!
Show threadWinchell Chung ⚛🚀Mar 14

@cstross

That's actually a pretty good depiction of thr Great Race of Yith

Show threadMichael GemarMar 14
@cstross That’s amazing!