H.P.Lovecraft a forgotten writter?

Patrick Teufelmann · Post by **Patrick Teufelmann** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:40 am

Are there any fans of this "forgotten" author?

Corrupted_Loremaster · Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:38 pm

*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.

maraudar · Post by **maraudar** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:05 pm

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

Maraudar

Joël of the FoS · Post by **Joël of the FoS** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:15 pm

Sure!

I wrote an essay on Lovecraft and Ravenloft useablity. You'll find it in the salon (don't mind the last section, I'm out of jail now).

Joël

Reginald de Curry · Post by **Reginald de Curry** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 2:00 pm

I've read quite a few of his shorts; inspires the imagination quite well.

Drinnik Shoehorn · Post by **Drinnik Shoehorn** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 2:46 pm

Lovecraft rocks.

His works enspired things as diverse as Metallica songs, films like In the Mouth of Madness and even an episode of Justice League: Unlimited.

Brandi · Post by **Brandi** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 4:17 pm

If he *was* forgotten, it was only for a short time after his death. August Derleth, whether you care for his take on the Cthulhu Mythos or not, really kept HPL available for people by founding Arkham House.

Rucht Lilavivat · Post by **Rucht Lilavivat** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 4:58 pm

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?

MatthiasStormcrow · Post by **MatthiasStormcrow** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 5:16 pm

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.

JinnTolser · Post by **JinnTolser** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 1:38 am

MatthiasStormcrow wrote:So, yeah. There are a few fans out there.

Here's one more. It's been close to two years since I've read any of his stuff, but I absolutely loved most of his work. My favorites are "The Rats in the Walls" and "The Shadow Over Innsmouth."

Joël of the FoS · Post by **Joël of the FoS** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:12 am

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.

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:

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

Why ? Why ? Why ?

We could start an online petition ?

Joël

Fido · Post by **Fido** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:40 pm

Hah. Cause of my doing, a teacher of mine is now addicted...

I adore Lovecraft.

Blackpaws · Post by **Blackpaws** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 6:53 pm

I wouldn't see Lovecraft as forgotten either. Most people are probaly more familar with things influenced by his work, than his work itself.

Dion of the Fraternity · Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:13 pm

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.

Cole Deschain · Post by **Cole Deschain** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:48 pm

All hail ol' H.P.

He couldn't write dialogue to save his life, and it didn't matter.

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H.P.Lovecraft a forgotten writter?

H.P.Lovecraft a forgotten writter?