Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Still like to go back to Lovecraft, bro. Many have tried to match him, few have succeeded.
tenebroust Wrote:So true, so true. His vision was masterful and just look at the legacy he left after his untimely passing.
Mark S. Wrote:Lovecraft's prose was unmatched. No one could set a scene or establish a sense of fear and dread like Lovecraft.
But when it came to characterization and plotting, his stories were often severely lacking.
tenebroust Wrote:Yes, I agree. His style in scene was very well done, but that did mean a loss on the other side of the coin for sure. Still one has to marvel at the legacy of a man who was an outsider, barely able to support himself at times.
Mark S. Wrote:Robert E. Howard was the same way. Man, what a freakin' nut. But a great writer and a huge influence upon lots of other great writers.
Scott Miller Wrote:I'm a much bigger Howard fan than Lovecraft, but that is beside the point. The point is that if you like both of them, a fun novel is Shadows Bend: A Novel of the Fantastic and Unspeakable by David Barbour and Richard Raleigh. In it, Howard and Lovecraft must join forces to combat Lovecraft's demons-which have turned out to be real.
The authors, pulp scholars if I remember correctly, came up with the idea based upon the real correspondence between the two writers.
Barry Lee Dejasu Wrote:Currently reading:
At the Mountains of Madness, by (you guessed it) H. P. Lovecraft. Absolutely amazing, and seriously unsettling. I can see why he considered it one of his favorites - it's the same case for me!
Oh, and for a brief geek brag: I was born one block from the very house Lovecraft was born in 92 years earlier, and spent my first several years of my life in that area of Providence. Good thing I'm a fan!
cyber-jack Wrote:I don't even know any more...
The original Necroscope Series was:
Necroscope
Vamphrii
The Source
DeadSpeak
Deadspawn
After that it gets a little murky with:
Blood Brothers
The Last Aeri
Bloodwars
And then the newer ones:
The Lost Years vol 1 & 2
And the even more recent:
Defilers
Avengers
Invaders
I probably do not have the order correct on the later ones, and I've surely missed one or two somewhere, but I've read the first five and thought they were pretty good. Each one rehashes the previous volumes to some extent and this gets worse as you go along, but you definetely should read them in order.
I've got most of the newer titles in my slush pile, but haven't felt moved to actually pick one up and start reading it...