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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Apr 24, 2008 7:11:21 GMT -5
I'm thinking about trying some of H.P Lovecraft's books.
Does anyone have a recommendation on what to get first, be it collections or stand alone novels. As he seems to have a lot of work out there.
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Post by B'Cup x on Apr 24, 2008 7:13:01 GMT -5
Look for the omnibuses, there are 3 or 4 of them that im aware of, each about 400 pages of his short stories and i picked up the first one from amazon for under £3
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Post by biafra on Apr 24, 2008 7:16:15 GMT -5
The Dream Quest Of Unknown Kadeth is awesome.
I think I spelled kadeth correctly, but maybe not.
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Post by Baixo Astral on Apr 24, 2008 8:03:18 GMT -5
'The Colour Out of Space' is one of the best examples of 'mounting horror' that I've ever read, as are 'The Dunwich Horror', 'The Rats in the Walls' and 'Shadow Over Innsmouth' - I think he's best with this sort of thing, some of the others are a bit clunky in comparison.
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Post by Loki on Apr 24, 2008 9:06:00 GMT -5
I don't think I've ever put down a work by Lovecraft feeling disappointed.
Whatever you'll get, it'll be worth your money and time.
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Post by MysteryPartner on Apr 24, 2008 9:07:53 GMT -5
Try the ones you don't have to read and that come in DVD format. I suggest Re-Animator.
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Apr 24, 2008 9:10:36 GMT -5
Lovecraft didn't really write novels so much as short stories. There are the omnibuses, but then there's this: www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/Personal favorites: The Colour Out of Space The Shadow Over Innsmouth The Rats in the Walls The Call of Cthulhu (of course) Pickman's Model From Beyond The Dunwich Horror If you're looking for novel-ish length, then there's The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath and Beyond the Mountains of Madness; both of which are good. |
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Apr 24, 2008 9:12:05 GMT -5
Ok cool, appreciate the opinions I'll probably try and find an omnibus that includes some of the stories mentioned. Try the ones you don't have to read and that come in DVD format. I suggest Re-Animator. Nah, I definatly have enough dvds as it is don't need any more. |
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Apr 24, 2008 9:13:57 GMT -5
The only problem that I have with the omnibuses is that I never feel too sure if they have all of them together or not.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Apr 24, 2008 13:25:23 GMT -5
The only true novel Lovecraft "wrote" was The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, and even that was left incomplete until finished by someone else after his death I believe.
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Apr 24, 2008 15:07:50 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I forgot about that one (haven't read it yet either).
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Post by Doctor Tull-eus S. Venture on Apr 24, 2008 15:13:01 GMT -5
Please read "At the Mountains of Madness". And then read this: www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/colderwar.htm"A Colder War" by Charles Strouss. Hell of an unofficial sequel, and a pretty frightening scenario of using Elder Thing technology in the Arms Race. |
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Apr 24, 2008 18:43:24 GMT -5
I'll let you know what I get tomorrow. Appreciate the responces.
There isn't any like order to his books, by that I don't need to have read one story to follow another one is there?
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Post by Doctor Tull-eus S. Venture on Apr 24, 2008 18:55:37 GMT -5
I'll let you know what I get tomorrow. Appreciate the responces. There isn't any like order to his books, by that I don't need to have read one story to follow another one is there? Some are interconnected through what is known as the Cthulhu Mythos, but no there is no particular order to how you read them. |
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Apr 28, 2008 5:09:42 GMT -5
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Apr 28, 2008 8:23:34 GMT -5
That's pretty cool, I also noticed a Conan book to boot.
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Post by AriadosMan on Apr 28, 2008 10:18:52 GMT -5
Lovecraft didn't write "novels" so much as short stories that were usually published in Weird Tales. That said, he wrote alot of good material. "Call of Cthulhu", "Dunwich Horror", and "The Shadow over Innsmouth" are particularly good--look for omnibuses containing them.
As for the Conan thing, Howard's Conan stories were originally part of the Cthulhu Mythos as well (they frequently utilize horrific supernatural creatures/events, and one of the rough drafts even makes mention of Cthulhu).
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Apr 28, 2008 10:22:48 GMT -5
Yeah, I marked out for that when I first discovered it.
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