How many of u guys have read h.p. Lovecraft I. Looking into reading him next he sounds like something I would read!
How many of u guys have read h.p. Lovecraft I. Looking into reading him next he sounds like something I would read!
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I LOVE Lovecraft! He writes true horror and sometimes stuff that really makes you feel uneasy. My husband introduced me with “Mountains of Madness”.
I might have to try this one. I’ve been wondering also.
@Trisha I think it’s a good story to get in touch with Loveecraft and finding out if this kind of fiction is something you want to read more of 🙂
The Dunwich Horror is the only one of his I’ve really read. It was quite unsettling but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I hoped I would being a horror fan. Maybe I should try some others though ?
All good stuff.
Lovecraft has influenced most horror and speculative fiction writers of today.
One word: CTHULHU!
as someone who has never read Lovecraft, wtf is that? Looks like saint with a squid on his head. Which would be odd, I grant you, but I’ve probably read worse!
@Helen ~ “Cthulhu is a cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft and first introduced in the short story ‘The Call of Cthulhu,’ published in the American pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. Considered a Great Old One within the pantheon of Lovecraftian cosmic entities, the creature has since been featured in numerous popular culture references.” ~Wikipedia
There is also a political movement to make Cthulhu President in 2020 …
@Peter He’d have my vote!!! How does one pronounce His glorious name? And where would one start with Lovecraft.
Helen ~ coo-THOO-loo, but I just saw this: “And bless ya if you can pronounce Cthulhu the way Lovecraft intended: Khlûl′-hloo.”
It’s been decades since I read him, but he definitely stays with you (like Poe). Here is a list you may find helpful. https://bookriot.com/2017/10/22/lovecraft-reading-order-beginners/
I love ol’ Howard Phillip!
However, I would recommend starting with the short stories, to see if you’re into it. He can be a tough read sometimes (and I’m not talking about the creepiness), he purposely wrote in an archaic style.
I would recommend the following short stories:
“The Picture in the House”
“The Thing on the Doorstep”
“The Statement of Randolph Carter”
“The Rats in the Walls
“The Cats of Ulthar”
Don’t read them at night in bed alone…fair warning.
Agreed! And don’t listen to the audio book, while driving your car through pouring rain and fog. That absolutely gave me the creeps.