Anybody here love Lovecraft (no pun intended) as much as I do? I know that most people, when I ask them say "I'Ve heard the name, but I have never read him."
Just curious, as I'd love to discuss Lovecraft with any fellow fans.
Ronnie
Posted by tchernabyelo (Member # 2651) on :
I've read some, but not recently.
My favourite is probably "At The Mountains Of Madness", because of the way it builds slowly, and conveys the utter isolation of the antarctic.
Lurking in a corner of my plot file there are some chunks of my "Verne meets Lovecraft" novel (Captain Nemo-type is battling ancient elder old ones from beyond space and time. And they have tentacles. It's de rigeur, for ancient elder old ones). There's also a possible sequel, which both explains why the 20th century has been depressing and full of world wars, and might throw a Moorcock-esque sensibility into the mix.
Not, however, something I suspect I shall work seriously on for a long time.
Posted by rcorporon (Member # 2879) on :
LOL at the tentacle comment. Too true.
My favourites are:
At the Mountains of Madness Herbert West: Reanimator Dagon Shadow of Innusmouth
Ah... there are too many to pick as "Favourites."
Its too bad that none of his stories have made good movie translations (Ive seen Reanimator and Dagon, both were poor).
Ronnie
Posted by Gnomeinclaychair (Member # 2926) on :
Lovecraft rocks. Probably the most influential horror writer for modern writers in the genre. I know Stephen King likes him.
There's a whole Call of Cthulhu subculture - roleplayers and whatnot.
Posted by Robert Nowall (Member # 2764) on :
Well, when one acquires the Arkham House editions of Lovecraft's work, all the way down to a couple "Selected Letters" volumes, and still wants more...well, I guess that qualifies me as a big fan.
I'd pick the later, longer works (from "The Call of Cthulhu" on) over the earlier, shorter works, though there's much to be said for those, too.
(Of course, I had to grab one of my Lovecraft books to check the spelling of "Cthulhu"...)
Posted by Gnomeinclaychair (Member # 2926) on :
Careful about grabbing any Lovecraft book!
Might sprout tentacles and grab back!
Is there still a Cthulhu for President website??
Posted by TL 601 (Member # 2730) on :
I'm a huge Lovecraft fan.
Posted by Robert Nowall (Member # 2764) on :
Just this morning, I picked up what I guess is the current issue of "Weird Tales," (#337, dated July 2005 inside even though it's October now). In the portion I've read, Lovecraft comes up several times, particularly a discussion in "The Eyrie" about the various recent editions of the Necronomicon. (Regrettably, they're overstocked on manuscripts until March of 2006---I might actually have one done then that might be right up their alley...)
Posted by rcorporon (Member # 2879) on :
I have the 3 books of Penguin Classics that have all of his short stories and longer works. The editor, Toshi? is great.
Ronnie
Posted by Smaug (Member # 2807) on :
I loved him as a teenager. I recently tried to read some of his stories, but didn't have the time to devour it--or should I say, savor it. Another writer that doesn't get enough pub, but is a great writer is Joseph Payne Brennan. A list I'd recommend for books to read is the list in the back of Stephen King's book "Danse Macabre". It's a list of important horror writers, but includes fantasy and scifi as well. Well worth browsing.
Posted by hoptoad (Member # 2145) on :
I liked the hounds of tindalos But i general find the language too florid for my taste.
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Posted by rcorporon (Member # 2879) on :
He did love to overwrite stuff (although, he acknowledged this fact in his letters).
I've always been intrigued by the relationship between himself and Howard. THey seem like two totally different people.
