Can anyone recommend some Lovecraft novels or short stories for someone who has never read his work before?
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"Call of Cthulhu", the essential Lovecraft story. Personally, I'm not very fond of his other stories, but I do like some stories of the Lovercraft circle (i.e. his followers). "Call of Cthulhu", however, is a masterpiece.
There's this movie version of it that came out in 2000ish filmed as if it was a 1920's movie, made by - IIRC - the Miscatonic Society, or some other society of Lovecraft fans. There's a trailer of it on YouTubez, check it out. Absolutely awesome film.
There's this movie version of it that came out in 2000ish filmed as if it was a 1920's movie, made by - IIRC - the Miscatonic Society, or some other society of Lovecraft fans. There's a trailer of it on YouTubez, check it out. Absolutely awesome film.
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Yeah, I was thinking about it, but it doesn't seem to be available at my library, or for reservation at all for that matter! Do you know if I can read it somewhere on the web?
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Here you go:
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Howard_Phillips_Lovecraft#Novels_and_Short_Stories
For a good short story, I'd suggest "The Color Out of Space". For something longer, "At The Mountains of Madness" is great.
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Howard_Phillips_Lovecraft#Novels_and_Short_Stories
For a good short story, I'd suggest "The Color Out of Space". For something longer, "At The Mountains of Madness" is great.
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"The Shadow Out of Time", "The Dunwich Horror" and "The Thing on the Doorstep".
If you can stomach it, try The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, one of his more "high fantasy" works.
If you can stomach it, try The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, one of his more "high fantasy" works.
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At the mountains of madness
The case of Charles Dexter Ward
I've read heaps and heaps of Lovecraft but am terrible at remembering titles, there was also this good one he wrote that was sort of scifi where a guy is trapped in an invisible maze, one of my favourites.
The case of Charles Dexter Ward
I've read heaps and heaps of Lovecraft but am terrible at remembering titles, there was also this good one he wrote that was sort of scifi where a guy is trapped in an invisible maze, one of my favourites.
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"At the Mountains of Madness", definatly read that one, its in an omnibus called "The Haunter in the Dark".
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