H.P.Lovecraft a forgotten writter?
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H.P.Lovecraft a forgotten writter?
Are there any fans of this "forgotten" author?
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and all of those lights
cannot bring peace
to your soul.
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*Hand shoots up so quickly he's lifted out of his seat*
And I'd hardly say he's forgotten. Not well known perhaps, but I'd be willing to wager that I could ask thirty people if they're familiar with his work, and get at least one positive response.
And I'd hardly say he's forgotten. Not well known perhaps, but I'd be willing to wager that I could ask thirty people if they're familiar with his work, and get at least one positive response.
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Have every story the man ever published .. Chaosium puts out trade paperbacks of his and other authors stories also check this website out http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lo ... index.html
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Lovecraft has had so much influence on the horror genre and our pop culture, it's not even funny.
There are so many things that I constantly see in books, movies, comics, and video games that are very much Lovecraft-influenced. Most noticably Hellboy in recent memory - the comics and movie.
Any other spot-on Lovecraftian influences of note in recent culture?
There are so many things that I constantly see in books, movies, comics, and video games that are very much Lovecraft-influenced. Most noticably Hellboy in recent memory - the comics and movie.
Any other spot-on Lovecraftian influences of note in recent culture?
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Forgotten? By who? Don't be ridiculous. (Looks over at the Lovecraft portrait on his wall for inspiration). I certainly haven't forgotten him. Huge numbers of people go to visit his gravesite every year, and I can't think of one respectable bookstore that you could walk into and not find something written by him. In fact, if you're so inclined, you can even go on the H.P. Lovecraft walking tour of Providence's East Side: http://www.hplovecraft.com/creation/sites/walktour.htm (Note that while I have known about this for a while, I've yet to actually do it. But, I've lived in Boston for five years or so now, and I still haven't taken a Duck Boat tour, either. <shrugs>).
So, yeah. There are a few fans out there.
So, yeah. There are a few fans out there.
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You are in Rhode Island? Then you could perhaps help me - while in Providence last summer (in a trip from Boston to NY) to pay tribute to HP, I found nearly no mention of HP anywhere, or as I say in my review:MatthiasStormcrow wrote:Forgotten? By who? Don't be ridiculous. (Looks over at the Lovecraft portrait on his wall for inspiration). I certainly haven't forgotten him. Huge numbers of people go to visit his gravesite every year, and I can't think of one respectable bookstore that you could walk into and not find something written by him. In fact, if you're so inclined, you can even go on the H.P. Lovecraft walking tour of Providence's East Side: http://www.hplovecraft.com/creation/sites/walktour.htm (Note that while I have known about this for a while, I've yet to actually do it. But, I've lived in Boston for five years or so now, and I still haven't taken a Duck Boat tour, either. <shrugs>).
So, yeah. There are a few fans out there.
Why ? Why ? Why ?I didn’t see a thing about Lovecraft in the travel guides or in the official city travel literature found on the net. Not a line, nothing when the guides mention the Who’s Who that lived in Providence… It’s like he never lived there. No ‘Lovecraft road’. Also, I didn’t see any Lovecraft mention in commercial signing either – no ‘Shoggoth Pub’, or whatever
We could start an online petition ?
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I love Lovecraft's works! Just last Tuesday I bought an old 60's paperback titled "The Dunwich Horror and Other Stories" for PhP9.00 (roughly US$0.10), and I loved every bit of it, especially the story about the guy who got stuck in a tomb and got out only after a corpse bit his ankles.
Plus, the Cthulhu Coloring Book rocks.
Plus, the Cthulhu Coloring Book rocks.
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