Are you into Lovecraft?

[I.M. Pickman]

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[AmericanManiac]

Yes he is a great writer, I have The best of H.P's stories.

[Despare]

I have a few collections myself, great stuff. What's your favorite story?

[jenna26]

These days I am very much into Lovecraft. I think I mentioned in another thread that The Shadow Over Innsmouth disturbed me far more than it should have, so it is probably my favorite. The Lurking Fear and The Case of Charles Dexter Ward are a couple of other favorites.

[Geddy]

I like H.P Lovecraft, I've read his best of book, and most of Bloodcurdling tales of horror, and the macabre, I'm halfway through The shadow over innsmouth, it's wicked, after that I plan on reading call of cthulhu.

[Demonique]

I have a huge Lovecraft collection. I have all his published works. I had to buy several books that had the same stories but one or two so I could get every one. Some people find the language a bit antiquated but I think that adds to the feel and he is a master at atmosphere. I really liked Shadow Over Innsmouth as well. I also liked At the Mountains of Madness, The Lurking Fear, The Color Out of Space, Pickman's Model and the Call of Cthulu. I think reading Lovecraft adds so much to the horror experience in general because many authors and screenwriters have used his ideas as a basis for their own.

[jenna26]

I have a huge Lovecraft collection. I have all his published works. I had to buy several books that had the same stories but one or two so I could get every one. Some people find the language a bit antiquated but I think that adds to the feel and he is a master at atmosphere. I really liked Shadow Over Innsmouth as well. I also liked At the Mountains of Madness, The Lurking Fear, The Color Out of Space, Pickman's Model and the Call of Cthulu. I think reading Lovecraft adds so much to the horror experience in general because many authors and screenwriters have used his ideas as a basis for their own.

The Color Out of Space is another good one, I actually read it a long time back, one of the first Lovecraft stories I read, might be time to revisit it.

[Mictlantechutli]

"Pickman's Model" always sends a shiver up my spine

[Doc Faustus]

Amen to that. I really like the Hands of Erich Zann and the Dunwich horror too.

[The_Return]

I'm torn on the subject of ol' Howard Philip.

On one hand, I think he's a genius. Some of the stories, concepts, creatures and ideas that Lovecraft came up with are terrifyingly brilliant.

On the other hand, I cant stand his writing style. I have nothing against "antiquated" language in most cases, I just find his prose to be incredibly dry and - dare I say? - boring.

I've read and enjoyed Call of Cthulhu and Dagon, but haven't made it through anything else, despite having started many others.

[no mulier]

Lovecraft is a genius. His use of language is old-fashioned and I daresay, very decent, eloquent. Atmosphere and mood is effortless for this man. As someone once told me, he is a genius because he is his best. His imagination expressed in the rich imagery is only a miniscule part. Stories like Descendant and the Unnamable are only few examples of his sensibility. My stupidity imposed conventional plot development formats on these gems. I've learned my lesson!

This fellow is a romantic, through and through.
A worthy goal in my book.

[neverending]

I highly recommend reading a couple of biographies on the man as well. He was a fascinating character. I've read two biographies and they both paint very different pictures of him.

The Dream Quest of the Unknown Kadath is one of my favorites- the images he conjures up are just so surreal.