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Old 07-14-2015, 11:28 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Bump for this.

http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Canto...ds=dan+simmons

Regarded as Sci Fi but definitely little bits of shades of Lovecraft style horror IMO.

One of only two books I've read 3 times.
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Bump for this.

http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Canto...ds=dan+simmons

Regarded as Sci Fi but definitely little bits of shades of Lovecraft style horror IMO.

One of only two books I've read 3 times.
I've always wanted to read those.
If there's some lovecraftian stuff going on, that's even better.
Thanks for reminding me.
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Old 07-15-2015, 06:43 AM   #3 (permalink)
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For anybody getting into Lovecraft where is the best place to start?
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For anybody getting into Lovecraft where is the best place to start?
I'd say "Mountains Of Madness" is his best.
If you'd prefer something shorter, check out "The Colour Out Of Space" or "The Dunwich Horror".
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I'd say "Mountains Of Madness" is his best.
If you'd prefer something shorter, check out "The Colour Out Of Space" or "The Dunwich Horror".

Thanks have made a note of those, Dunwich Horror I know was an A.I.P produced horror film in the late 60s early 70s period, but one of their lesser known ones.
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I'd say "Mountains Of Madness" is his best.
If you'd prefer something shorter, check out "The Colour Out Of Space" or "The Dunwich Horror".
100% in agreement. You can even smell stuff as you read this flawless story. Little by little, Lovecraft takes you to the top. You feel it's not a story what you're devouring, but some real report by real people. Lovecraft was beyond amazing. I've read all his oeuvre and I think he surpassed Poe. My 2nd favourite is "The Whisperer in Darkness".
Now I've been hooked on A. Blackwood. First-class author as well.
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For anybody getting into Lovecraft where is the best place to start?
The Penguin Books publication of The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories has my favorite collection of his works and some very good explanatory notes from S. T. Joshi. It also starts you off easy with stories like "Dagon" and "The Statement of Randolph Carter" so you can adapt to Lovecraft's syntax and diction, which is probably the biggest barrier to entry. It also has stores like the titular "Call of Cthulhu" and "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" but also his less adapted stories like "The Rats In the Wall" and "The Picture In The House" (which probably has the most dialogue of any Lovecraft story).
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The Penguin Books publication of The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories has my favorite collection of his works and some very good explanatory notes from S. T. Joshi. It also starts you off easy with stories like "Dagon" and "The Statement of Randolph Carter" so you can adapt to Lovecraft's syntax and diction, which is probably the biggest barrier to entry. It also has stores like the titular "Call of Cthulhu" and "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" but also his less adapted stories like "The Rats In the Wall" and "The Picture In The House" (which probably has the most dialogue of any Lovecraft story).
Noted thanks.
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