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Lovecraft.

I read a lot of Lovecraft quite a while ago. Around the time Clive Barker was hot. Damn, all I can remember was the writing was a little above my head. I think I was 12 or 13 when I read them.

I think I enjoyed them.
 
DarthSikle said:
I read a lot of Lovecraft quite a while ago. Around the time Clive Barker was hot. Damn, all I can remember was the writing was a little above my head. I think I was 12 or 13 when I read them.

I think I enjoyed them.
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12 or 13 is a bit young for this guy. It's not exactly what someone would call 'light reading,' and there's always a word or two I need to look up when reading a set of stories.
 
Read 'Cool Air' in the bathroom today. Anyone else under the impression that Mr. Hardcore Atheism had a secret desire to be immortal through scientific means? Cool Air, The Reanimator, the Mi-Go's brain canisters... Hmm.
 
I'm no expert on Lovecraft, though I've read a lot of his stories. As for a favorite, "The Colour Out Of Space" ranks up there for the sheer fucked up rural ambience that I haven't seen recaptured until "The Blair Witch Project."

I played Call of Cthulhu some back in college, and felt it was a good game if handled properly.

Maybe someone can help me here: there was a Lovecraft story I read once, but can't remember the title. It dealt with a guy that went to visit a friend in the countryside, and the friend was under the control of flies that spoke through either jars or canisters. Know the one I'm talking about?
 
CoyoteUgly said:
Maybe someone can help me here: there was a Lovecraft story I read once, but can't remember the title. It dealt with a guy that went to visit a friend in the countryside, and the friend was under the control of flies that spoke through either jars or canisters. Know the one I'm talking about?
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The Whisperer in the Darkness... Crab-critters from outer space that try to remain hidden and mine some material from Earth they can't get anywhere else.
 
CoyoteUgly said:
Yeah, I think that's it, except I distinctly remember flies in there somewhere.
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There was a lot of overheard buzzing --I forget if this was from the creatures (which were like lobsters with wings, I think...) or from the speakers built in those brain-cans so the brains inside could communicate.

Messenger said:
Read 'Cool Air' in the bathroom today. Anyone else under the impression that Mr. Hardcore Atheism had a secret desire to be immortal through scientific means? Cool Air, The Reanimator, the Mi-Go's brain canisters... Hmm.
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Yeah, no kidding...Did you read "The Shadow Out of Time"? Talk about wanting to be immortal.
 
Just so you good folks know, I can upload an entire PDF filled with his brief writing onto my domain.

Better than any comic you can find. PM me if interested.
 
I personally am a big Lovecraft fan, though it's been a couple years. I THINK I've read everything by the guy but not more than once (I didn't recall the lobster / fly story above).

My favorite story is a really tough call. I'm actually going to defer until after I've taken a skim through my books...
 
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