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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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Joanna

I LOVE Lovecraft! He writes true horror and sometimes stuff that really makes you feel uneasy. My husband introduced me with “Mountains of Madness”.

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Trisha

I might have to try this one. I’ve been wondering also.

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Joanna

@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 🙂

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Dawn

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 ?

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Joe

All good stuff.

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Cynthia

Lovecraft has influenced most horror and speculative fiction writers of today.

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Peter

One word: CTHULHU!

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Helen

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!

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Peter

@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

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Peter

There is also a political movement to make Cthulhu President in 2020 …

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Helen

@Peter He’d have my vote!!! How does one pronounce His glorious name? And where would one start with Lovecraft.

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Peter

Helen ~ coo-THOO-loo, but I just saw this: “And bless ya if you can pronounce Cthulhu the way Lovecraft intended: Khlûl′-hloo.”

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Peter

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/

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Guillermo

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”

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Jodi

Don’t read them at night in bed alone…fair warning.

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Joanna

Agreed! And don’t listen to the audio book, while driving your car through pouring rain and fog. That absolutely gave me the creeps.

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