I've read about half of Necronomicon, a rather large collection of Lovecraft's stories, and he does use that several times.
My favorite story of those I read was "At the mountains of madness", it was also the longest (over 100 pages I think).
I still intend to read the rest of the book, but it will probably take some time more before I pick it up again.
Edit, I forgot to mention my general impression of the stories:
They are interesting and generally worth the time spent reading them, although I don't find them that scary. Note that english is not my first language and Lovecraft is not a very "easy" read, which may be one reason the stories don't affect me that much.
My favorite story of those I read was "At the mountains of madness", it was also the longest (over 100 pages I think).
I still intend to read the rest of the book, but it will probably take some time more before I pick it up again.
Edit, I forgot to mention my general impression of the stories:
They are interesting and generally worth the time spent reading them, although I don't find them that scary. Note that english is not my first language and Lovecraft is not a very "easy" read, which may be one reason the stories don't affect me that much.
this is a collection of short stories. to be honest, they're pretty average. there are some good ones, like rats in the wall, herbert west - reanimator, cool air among them, but they're fairly samey. Plus there's too much "it was indescribably horrific, beyond the comprehension of a sane mind, no eye could behold it", i'm left thinking...just tell me what it is. the first time you try and imagine something horrific and it kind of works, but then in subsequent stories with the same device i just imagine the same thing again.
overall, i'm underwhelmed, but it's still alright for bitesize horror. starting call of cthuhlu now, i'll see if it lives up to the hype.
overall, i'm underwhelmed, but it's still alright for bitesize horror. starting call of cthuhlu now, i'll see if it lives up to the hype.
This message last edited by ursidae on 30/01/2011 at 07:50:41 PM
lovecraft the call of cthuhlu and other weird stories
- 28/01/2011 12:13:17 PM
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pretty average?
- 28/01/2011 12:17:03 PM
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mmm
- 28/01/2011 05:36:18 PM
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Re: mmm
- 28/01/2011 06:58:09 PM
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Using that same trick over and over makes it lose impact greatly. *NM*
- 28/01/2011 07:20:47 PM
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yeah, I think you are right about the repetition
- 30/01/2011 07:31:27 PM
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