{"id":4229,"date":"2014-11-04T13:56:38","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T18:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/yellowedperils\/?p=4229"},"modified":"2014-12-30T13:18:23","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T18:18:23","slug":"rip-larry-latham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/yellowedperils\/2014\/11\/04\/rip-larry-latham\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP: Larry Latham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just saw a post on Facebook by <strong>Will Murray<\/strong> saying that <strong>Larry Latham<\/strong> has died. Larry&#8217;s wife, <strong>Kelly Reynolds<\/strong>, confirms this in <a href=\"http:\/\/lovecraftismissing.com\/?p=8553\" target=\"_blank\">a post<\/a> on the <a href=\"http:\/\/lovecraftismissing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lovecraft Is Missing<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p>Larry, 61, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 2. He had been battling cancer.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepulp.net\/yellowedperils\/files\/2014\/11\/larry-latham-at-hpl-grave.jpg?resize=542%2C416&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Larry Latham at H.P. Lovecraft grave\" width=\"542\" height=\"416\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepulp.net\/yellowedperils\/files\/2014\/11\/larry-latham-at-hpl-grave.jpg?w=542&amp;ssl=1 542w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepulp.net\/yellowedperils\/files\/2014\/11\/larry-latham-at-hpl-grave.jpg?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He was a fan of H.P. Lovecraft, so much so that he created an online comic, &#8220;Lovecraft Is Missing,&#8221; that began running in 2008. His latest panels published Saturday, Nov. 1. Larry&#8217;s website also includes articles and posts in addition to panels from the strip. That&#8217;s Larry above, posing next to Lovecraft&#8217;s marker.<\/p>\n<p>He gave an <a href=\"http:\/\/allpulp.blogspot.com\/2011\/01\/interview-with-lovecraft-is-missing.html\" target=\"_blank\">extensive interview at All Pulp<\/a> back in 2011. There&#8217;s a somewhat longer tribute to him at <strong>Mark Evanier<\/strong>&#8216;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsfromme.com\/2014\/11\/03\/larry-latham-r-p\/\" target=\"_blank\">News From Me blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Larry had contributed an article for <em>The Pulpster<\/em> earlier this year, but we ran short of space and had to hold it. He agreed that it could run next issue. I&#8217;m sorry we weren&#8217;t able to publish it in time for him to see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just saw a post on Facebook by Will Murray saying that Larry Latham has died. Larry&#8217;s wife, Kelly Reynolds, confirms this in a post on the Lovecraft Is Missing website. Larry, 61, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 2. 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