I've heard of him, know what some of his stories are and what happens, but I've never read any of the,
Poll: Do YOU know who H.P.Lovecraft is?
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Read it, loved it. Got "Necronomicon" the collected works of Lovecraft sitting on my desk.
Favorite stories are The Terrible Old Man, A Shadow Over Innsmouth and Nyarlathotep.
Favorite stories are The Terrible Old Man, A Shadow Over Innsmouth and Nyarlathotep.
Well people not into nerd culture (or just sci-fi, horror, fantasy) probably won't have heard of him. I've only read the Dunwich Horror, and it was brilliant, but I've not yet read any others.
To be honest I would never have even heard of him if no one had told me what a couple of Metallica songs were about.
To be honest I would never have even heard of him if no one had told me what a couple of Metallica songs were about.
I am the fortunate owner of a H.P. Lovecraft anthology, and judging by the bookmark, I've read every short story published between 1916 and 1927.
My favorite so far is "The Music of Eric Zann". I wouldn't recommend reading that one late at night...
My favorite so far is "The Music of Eric Zann". I wouldn't recommend reading that one late at night...
Wrote a series of Horror novels about ancient gods and created what is known as the Cthulu Mythos.
I have never read a Lovecraft novel but I have seen a couple of adaptations of his works. Namely Die, Monster, Die! [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059465/] and Dreams in the Witch-House [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0643104/]. I also must see Re-Animator [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089885/] one day.
I've heard of, never read. Though it's on my to-read list.
I might actually make use of this link, thanks!Sneaky-Pie said:
Tis a bargain of a book! Also a great place to start off reading Lovecraft's work.EMFCRACKSHOT said:
OT: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
Get the Necronomicon linked above, it's packed with some of his best stories.thecaptainof said:
Hes pretty good. A couple of his stories i remember being a tad dry.
My favorite story is the one about the rats in the walls.
I think my favorite thing about him is the fact witches and the flat earth society cites him as evidence that what they believe is true. Despite the fact he cursed all of those people on his death bed for constantly asking if it was true when he constantly said they were just bloody stories.
My favorite story is the one about the rats in the walls.
I think my favorite thing about him is the fact witches and the flat earth society cites him as evidence that what they believe is true. Despite the fact he cursed all of those people on his death bed for constantly asking if it was true when he constantly said they were just bloody stories.
The great Old Ones rise. Cthulhu the being that came before will wake from his sunken city of R'lyeh and claim the earth as his own. Know him, love him, worship him. Big fan of the Lovecraft mythos. His stories are very evocative and have chilled my bones and changed the way I look at supernatural horror in literature. Lovecraft's influences, inspirations and colleagues of the time are also very interesting. Look him up, he is worth the time.
