H.P. Lovecraft

[CthulhuSpawn]

Widely considered to be the father of modern Horror Lovecraft has almost become a staple of modern Horror.

If you havent read or heard of him thats alright but you've probably more then once heard some of his works talked about case and point my name is also the name of his most famous creation and his children.

Discuss how you feel about Lovecraft and his works.

[Come_Forth]

His stuff is creepy

[Apollo]

I like Brian Lumley's more modern take on Lovecraft's mythology.

[Kalkin]

"The case of Chales Dexter Ward" was really good. unfortunatley Lovecraft isn't translated much to estonian and the books shops doesn't have it in usually.

[Finarfin]

What are some of the texts he has written? Was it him who wrote the Time
Machine?

[Kalkin]

Lovecraft's works

The Time Machine was written by another classic, allthough representative of genre science fiction, Herbert George Wells.

[mgexiled]

man....H.P Lovecraft...
one word. twisted. me and my brother sat down and watched H.P LoveCraft's Re-Animator and H.P Lovecraft's Dagon. i know they aren't the books but the message gets across. the most disturbing viewing but it was disturbingly good.

[Mordack]

Lovecraft is awesome.

The first Lovecraft story I read was "Rats in the Walls", when I was twelve. It starts off slowly, but climaxes brilliantly. He has a talent for being able to turn potentially silly and ridiculous ideas into genuinely creepy and unsettling stories.

There's no doubt that the man had serious flaws as a writer, and as a person. (If you know anything about his life, however, it's somewhat amazing that he was ever mentally together enough to complete a manuscript.)

Equally, though, there's no doubt that he was and is massively influential in the horror genre. He is easily as important as King, Bloch, Romero or anyone in that genre you can name. His stories are still in publication today, despite their problems, and people still cite him as a primary influence.

I also can't resist giving a link to this hilarious musical adaption of his work.

[Eternal Usul]

I really want to read Lovecraft's work...just haven't gotten up the testicular fortitude to go looking for it...


It'll happen though, very soon...