H.P. Lovecraft fans?

[blunthead]

I've read only four HPL stories, the best of which, The Shadow Out of Time, was truly fantastic. Per Wikipedia: "Lovecraft critic Lin Carter [scifi, fantasy author] calls 'The Shadow Out of Time' 'Lovecraft's single greatest achievement in fiction', citing 'its amazing scope and sense of cosmic immensitude, the gulfs of time it opens, [and] the titanic sweep of the narrative'".

[Balrog21]

Big time Lovecraft fan here. I will tell you how I first got introduced to him...

It was in 1992 I was in the Navy on board the ship halfway across the Atlantic, you know where the bottom of the sea is close to three miles down. It's midnight, I am in my small bunk and I start reading Call of Cthulhu. I finished it, kept the light on for the rest of the night and DID NOT go outside on deck to have a smoke. (Those of you who have read CoC will see the humor in that; I hope.

But yeah, I have all his books, and I was given a SPECTACULAR birthday present two years ago. It's a prop sort of thing that is TOTALLY OUT OF THIS WORLD IN AUTHENTICITY. It's a replica of Dr. Angell's box he found of his uncle's in Call of Cthulhu. This has got to be the BEST prop that you can buy EVER. I am going to try and put a pictue in here of what all is contained within. If any of you are interested you can PM with the link to where you can get this beauty. It's a little pricy, but gosh is it worth it for any Lovecraft fan. Picture below(hopefully)


My top 3 Lovecraft stories would be:
1. Call of Cthulhu
2. The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
3. The Dunwich Horror

What still amazes me is that he wrote this stuff in the 1920's..he was WAY ahead of his time.

Best,
Bal

[PSYCHOTIQUE]

*RAISES HAND!*

My favorite is:
Music of Eric Zann

[JasonPHunt]

My understanding is that Lovecraft heavily influenced most modern horror writers, including Robert Bloch and Stephen King.

One has to remember that Lovecraft wrote in the 1920s, so his style is going to be very different from what modern audiences have been conditioned to expect. The development of the microwave, fast food, MTV, and video games has given the modern age a lack of patience for any literary work anymore. Sad, really.

We're going to be adapting "The Statement of Randolph Carter" as a short film, and I've faced the challenge of balancing the sensibilities of the original story with the tastes of modern audiences. I think I found a balance, so hopefully the film should work out really well. If anyone's interested, it's on IndieGoGo.