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Wraith

Joined: 02 Aug 2009
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:14 pm Post subject: Re: H.P. Lovecraft appreciation thread

Conservationist wrote:

Has anyone read this book? Which edition is best?

Great, great book, mandatory for every Lovecraft worshipper. I have read the German translation, it's the best analytic biography about Lovecraft!

And indeed there was a good Lovecraftian movie: The Thing. Basically, modern horror IS Lovecraft. Everything refers to him. Period.

Edit: No one mentioned this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHuY2wXTd0o

cochino wrote:

. It's pretty funny to see bands like Unaussprechlichen Kulten taking his writings seriously and I even remember reading an interview (I think it was with another band, although it could've been UK) where the guy from the band said that the Necronomicon was real, which is something many people still believe, as silly as that seems.

Fucking idiots.

cochino

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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:30 pm Post subject:

DTBRex wrote:

I worship Lovecraft.

It's rather odd that you can not find any high budget movie adaption of any of his stories, though. Confused

At the Mountains of Madness, for instance. Why can't there be a decent movie adaption? Lovecrafts' stories demand to be screened in 16:9 and dolby digital, I'd say. Smile

I don't find it odd at all. No women, no sexual tension, almost no "action". Lots of plot elements and twists have to do with finding new books/letters/diaries with new information. Unhappy endings. No sequel potential. They're period pieces and some of them really depend on the historical context to make sense. All that makes a good film adaptation very tough, not to mention hardly marketable for Hollywood. Hopefully Del Toro can use his name as a box office guarantee and keep it faithful to the book, as he promised he would do. I think that the best way to go with movies is doing things inspired by the atmosphere and maybe the characters and locations of Lovecraft, but not directly on his work. Kinda like Carpenter did with The Thing and In The Mouth Of Madness (and perhaps a little in Prince Of Darkness as well).

Voodoo Idol

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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:34 pm Post subject:

Heirophant.326.AV wrote:

Michel Houellebecq's book (its really just a long essay) is actually quite good. its more of a psychological analysis than a literary critisism, but its worth tracking down.

Ligotti is one of my favorite writers, I have everything he's published except "Conspiracy against the human race". I'd go so far as to say that he's the best living horror author (neck and neck between him and Ramsay Campbell though). I speculate that while his paranoid and anxious style is really appealing to me personally its not for everyone and that a lot of people who might go into it expecting tentacles and whatnot will be disappointed.

I was introduced to Ligotti in some cheesy compilation book that featured 'The Nightmare Network'. Insane story, talk about sticking out like a sore thumb.

dysnomia

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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:37 pm Post subject:

Heirophant.326.AV wrote:

YES! Ligotti is the best writer in horror today. I have many of his works, though not all as they are quite expensive. I only have NOCTUARY, GRIMSCRIBE, SONGS OF A DEAD DREAMER, THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE HUMAN RACE, MY WORK IS NOT YET DONE, THE SHADOW AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD, and TEATRO GROTTESCO. A reprint of THE AGONIZING RESURRECTION OF VICTOR FRANKENTSTEIN AND OTHER GOTHIC TALES is coming this Spring so I can pick that up. Do you have a copy of his Death Poems? Have you seen "The Frolic"? Any extra copies of anything you are selling? Anyway, it's hard to talk about Lovecraft without talking about Ligotti once you've read him. And I agree, he's certainly not for everyone. He is truly haunting.

NCF

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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:58 pm Post subject:

OK, I'm really curious now. Name one of Ligotti's books that is a good starting point. Or two.

In Solitude

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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:07 pm Post subject:

Pestkrieg wrote:

Lovecraft is boring shit for basement World of Warcraft nerds, however I do appreciate the influence he had on a load of bands I like.

This statement of extreme ignorance shows that you maybe read one or two stories with pre-judgement already in your mind.

Anyway, Lovecraft is wonderful. I highly recommend finding any of his collections of stories compiled by Penguin. There are three total.
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dysnomia

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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:08 pm Post subject:

NCF wrote:

OK, I'm really curious now. Name one of Ligotti's books that is a good starting point. Or two.

I would pick up TEATRO GROTTESCO which is a greatest hits type collection with some of his later stuff. The stories "Purity," "Gas Station Carnivals," "Sideshow and Other Stories," and "The Red Tower" are especially unsettling. This book is widely available for under $15. Most of his stuff ranges from $50 to $200. I saw a copy of THE AGONIZING RESURRECTION OF VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN for $3000 just yesterday.

dysnomia

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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: H.P. Lovecraft appreciation thread

Wraith wrote:

Conservationist wrote:

Has anyone read this book? Which edition is best?

cochino wrote:

Fucking idiots.

There's a good book by Daniel Harms called THE NECRONOMICON FILES which traces the history of the belief in the reality of this tome. It's a great read.

NCF

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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:21 pm Post subject:

dysnomia wrote:

NCF wrote:

OK, I'm really curious now. Name one of Ligotti's books that is a good starting point. Or two.

Thanks, it's ordered.

Heirophant.326.AV

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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:38 pm Post subject:

dysnomia wrote:

Heirophant.326.AV wrote:

As a minor qualification, a couple of them are pdf's as I dont have 3 grand to drop on a book haha. Legit hard copies of everything except shadow and agonizing ressurection.Took a little while to track them down, but patience will pay off if you're happy with the paperbacks. The "Thomas Ligotti reader" is worth picking up - essays, interviews and critisism of his work. The 2 volumes of the nightmare Factory graphic novels are good too. check out the album he made with Current 93 too, its intensely creepy.
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mithrandir

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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:41 pm Post subject:

nothing more to add, other than I probably play way too much Munchkin Cthulhu _________________ During an interview when asked what he thought about Metallica, Joey DeMaio replied, "I'm sorry, I don't listen to country music."

Saevus

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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:10 pm Post subject:

mithrandir wrote:

nothing more to add, other than I probably play way too much Munchkin Cthulhu

There's a Cthulhu expansion for that?
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BuKKaKeBaptisM

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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:49 pm Post subject:

I like how someone can just assume that Lovecraft influenced WoW nerds. He never wrote about goblins or orcs or any of that bullshit. A really good writer to check out is Lord Dunsany who wrote all of his books by hand, but thats just my opinion. One of the best bands to ever be influenced by H.P. Lovecraft. Shub Niggurath Mother of a Thousand Young. _________________ And you and I bitch will fuck through the sexual carnage.

Saevus

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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:11 pm Post subject:

BuKKaKeBaptisM wrote:

I like how someone can just assume that Lovecraft influenced WoW nerds. He never wrote about goblins or orcs or any of that bullshit. A really good writer to check out is Lord Dunsany who wrote all of his books by hand, but thats just my opinion.
One of the best bands to ever be influenced by H.P. Lovecraft.

Shub Niggurath
Mother of a Thousand Young.

He mostly influenced the actual Dungeons and Dragons nerds, who are actually a fairly active and prolific group of people... who actually read books.
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PxRxPx

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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:03 pm Post subject:

Saevus wrote:

BuKKaKeBaptisM wrote:

He mostly influenced the actual Dungeons and Dragons nerds, who are actually a fairly active and prolific group of people... who actually read books.

Yeah, if you look at some of the original 1st edition monsters, like beholders and mind flayers, the influence is pretty apparent.

Parts of this book are kind of interesting, if you've read the stories several times already.

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