H. P. Lovecraft

[peteyt]

Hey

Just wondered if there is any H. P. Lovecraft fans out there. For the last few months, well quite a while, I have been reading a collection of short stories by Lovecraft. I found it hard to get into a first but glad I did as some of the stuff is pretty amazing. I'd have to say The Festival is one of my favourites so far, the images of the nethermost caverns I got from reading it was something indescribable and the whisper in the dark was another great.

I really like how he created his own universe and how he used his dislike for the overuse of gothic horror to create many sc-fi stories that have a very modern day feel. It's also very evident to see his influence - Arkham being used in Batman for example.

I'm currently reading The Shadow Over Innsmouth then I will be moving on to in the At the Mountains of Madness which I've heard is one of his best.

[peteyt]

Hate to bump my own post but just finished At The Mountains of Madness and wasn't let down. Been avoiding seeing Promethus before I finished after reading the two are very similar.