What Would H.P Lovecraft Think?

I’m not sure if it would be “Wiccan Prayer Circle” but I must say I don’t really even know what to think after hanging out at the Lovecraft last night. The Lovecraft is a self-proclaimed “Horror Themed Bar” located on the corner of SE Grand and Oak.

 Let me start out by saying, I never had a Goth phase. Thank god. I had my “wanna be Seattle grunge” phase but I skipped over the black capes and lipstick and coffin shaped purses. I just love horror movies, all different kinds and I  was hoping for an homage to my favorite October fare. Let’s just say I was a tad bit off. This is what I walked into last night:

Not a cool horror movie playing in the background as my naïve self had hoped, but ambient “lost in the woods” monotone music accompanied by a projector screen filled with dead winter branches...I was looking around for the sacrificial lamb.  There in fact was a Wiccan Prayer Circle occurring and I happened to notice the guy who has the steel rods implanted under my head to look more like Satan having a pleasant argument with some gutter punks about Christianity.(Boring! And totally predictable!) Lets talk about how wack Christianity is in a Goth bar? Please that’s more common than hipsters fighting over who hates Mumford and Sons more at the Aalto Lounge. I felt slightly out of place but that did not matter. Most of the time I was engaged with my friend Sean in Horror movie talk. One thing I was surprised to discover last night is that dreadlocks aren’t just for hippies anymore; they are beloved by the Goths too.  

The horror movie nerd in me was excited at the prospect of a bar modeled after some of my favorite type of entertainment and the décor of the place was mostly spot on. Framed photographs or actors that had portrayed Dracula, some vintage H.P Lovecraft posters, skeletal remains of cows and other unfortunate animals and a large mural of a creature straight from the mind of Lovecraft himself. The lighting scheme was abundant with hues of red which complemented the mise en scene.

I was not thrilled by my $6 dollar glass of red wine…when I asked the bartender (who was very pleasant) what type of red; Merlot, Cab.. he responded..”just a blend.” Oookay… At least PBR was only 2 bucks. All I wanted to see was some movie posters and bad Halloween decorations..maybe this place was too sophisticated for me or maybe just a wee bit too Goth.  Can’t say I didn’t try!  I sure did not stay for the show which I got out of paying five bucks for. Wonder what type of show that would have been? Perhaps I just missed out on that sacrificial lamb. Oh fiddlesticks! Maybe next time….or not…sorry Lovecraft.