I think Lovecraft was the greatest American horror writer ever. I wish I could have met him.
I agree Blusie 100%ly
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"The Rats in the Walls" and "The Hound" are stories that were good and creepy. "The Shadow Out of Time" was very interesting.
I think Lovecraft is great - but he did not write the scariest horror.......
As far as what horror had the most impact on me, one writer is Steven King.
I read "Salem's Lot" back when I was in high school, I recall the letter Barlow left his opponents and how he addressed each one individually - that creeped me out, as did the part in "It" when the kids were looking at an old Black and White photo that contained Pennywise - and the photo came to life - that was also chilling. I remember how when I read Salem's lot, and King describes the Aurora Plastic models - I could relate (FPW wrote about this in an essay about King). I had the models. I read Famous Monsters (and Starlog and Fangoria).
King and Lovecraft have a great body of work, but...
I envy anyone who has not yet read "The Keep". Reading that book - alone in the wee hours of the morning - is incomparable. It is the only novel I have ever evangelized ( at least a dozen friends and family have read it based on my strong recommendations) family members who do not normally read horror enjoyed it. And, of course, I read "The Tomb" because of it.
I think Lovecraft is great - but he did not write the scariest horror.......
As far as what horror had the most impact on me, one writer is Steven King.
I read "Salem's Lot" back when I was in high school, I recall the letter Barlow left his opponents and how he addressed each one individually - that creeped me out, as did the part in "It" when the kids were looking at an old Black and White photo that contained Pennywise - and the photo came to life - that was also chilling. I remember how when I read Salem's lot, and King describes the Aurora Plastic models - I could relate (FPW wrote about this in an essay about King). I had the models. I read Famous Monsters (and Starlog and Fangoria).
King and Lovecraft have a great body of work, but...
I envy anyone who has not yet read "The Keep". Reading that book - alone in the wee hours of the morning - is incomparable. It is the only novel I have ever evangelized ( at least a dozen friends and family have read it based on my strong recommendations) family members who do not normally read horror enjoyed it. And, of course, I read "The Tomb" because of it.
I had a hard time with Lovecraft at first (when I was 17). I found the style (words, etc) on the annoying side and I decided to do a satire of one of his stories (where I depicted the story from the PoV of the GOOs who found us and our world horrifying). In doing it I really tried to get the writing style right and somehow in the process I ended up falling in love with it. Since then I've read almost all his stories and more based on the mythos and even a biography on him (and the Necronomicon).
I wonder what Lovecraft would've thought of the cute plushies (or my Cthulhu slippers) and especially wonder what he'd think of all those Cthulhu Christmas carols. :lol:
I wonder what Lovecraft would've thought of the cute plushies (or my Cthulhu slippers) and especially wonder what he'd think of all those Cthulhu Christmas carols. :lol:
I just remembered this, User Friendly: Cthulhu's XML Lesson:
http://www.turoks.net/Cabana/UserFriendl...Lesson.php
http://www.turoks.net/Cabana/UserFriendl...Lesson.php
THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN is a tiny masterpiece.