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written by Amayirot akago on May 31, 2005 12:39
Just wondering if anybody around here is into H.P. Lovecraft's works, as I've become increasingly interested in reading them myself. Which book would be good to get started with?
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written by Pomelos on May 31, 2005 12:52
So, you want to come into the paranoid, misogynist, xenophobic world of Lovecraft?

Do as I did, when I was 13 and a friend of mine gave me a book compiling Cthulhu mythos short stories by several writers while on school trip to Germany, and begin by 'The Call of Cthulhu'. It's the only story by Lovecraft involving the mythos, so you'll be done with it.

Otherwise, you could try:
* 'The Dunwich Horror and Others'
* 'The Case of Charles Dexter Ward'
* 'The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath'
wryyyyyyyyy!!
written by Amayirot akago on May 31, 2005 12:53
Only one Cthulhu story by Lovecraft? Odd.

Thanks for the recommendations, I'll check em out ASAP.
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written by Buuks on May 31, 2005 12:56
I never have entered the paranoid, misogynist, xenophobic world of Lovecraft.
May'be I should do that one day, it seems to be interesting and entertaining to read. But first I have to finish Plato's books about Sokrates.
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written by Pomelos on May 31, 2005 13:04
Amayirot akago said:
Only one Cthulhu story by Lovecraft? Odd.
Well, all stories by Lovecraft share that same theme that we're not alone in the Universe and that the other beings, way older than we are, don't care about us.

But 'The Call of Cthulhu' is the only story where a member of this pantheon is used as a central characters (others may be mentionned in some other stories). All the other members (Nyarla-chan, Shub-shub, Thothoth and so on) were created by August Derleth and other writers after Lovecraft died.

Odd, as you said.

Fthag'n!
wryyyyyyyyy!!
written by Amayirot akago on May 31, 2005 13:08
Pomelos said:
Amayirot akago said:
Only one Cthulhu story by Lovecraft? Odd.
Well, all stories by Lovecraft share that same theme that we're not alone in the Universe and that the other beings, way older than we are, don't care about us.

But 'The Call of Cthulhu' is the only story where a member of this pantheon is used as a central characters (others may be mentionned in some other stories). All the other members (Nyarla-chan, Shub-shub, Thothoth and so on) were created by August Derleth and other writers after Lovecraft died.

Odd, as you said.

Fthag'n!
This the one you're talking about?
link

Also, I know very little about the whole mythos as such, so please try not to spoil too much

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meep
written by Naavis on May 31, 2005 13:11
Actually, Call of Cthulhu isn't the only one involving the mythos. It's the only one that carries the name Cthulhu in its title. Although it depends a bit, which stories do you consider to involve the mythos.

Just to mention a few:
* Azathoth
* Dagon
* The Shadow Over Innsmouth
* Nyarlathotep
* Pickman's Model

EDIT: Damn you fast typers.

By the way, Amayirot, I have a lot of Lovecraft-stories as PDFs. I could send them to you if you want.
who needs titles?
written by Pomelos on May 31, 2005 13:11
That's the story. Not the book, but that's the story.
wryyyyyyyyy!!
written by Amayirot akago on May 31, 2005 13:13
Well, as long as it'll get me started with the whole business. Thanks for the advice, I'm ordering it ASAP
meep
written by Naavis on May 31, 2005 13:15
Nyarla-chan, Shub-shub and Thothoth sound like some damn cute anime heroes. They don't have the same ancient weight as Cthulhu or Dagon.
written by Barebones on May 31, 2005 13:18
Klingon to me.
meep
written by Naavis on May 31, 2005 13:20
Barebones said:
Klingon to me.
Klingon would have more Ks and Rs. No wait, klingon would have just Ks and Rs, and nothing else.
written by Barebones on May 31, 2005 13:22
Naavis said:
Barebones said:
Klingon to me.
Klingon would have more Ks and Rs. No wait, klingon would have just Ks and Rs, and nothing else.
Plus the Dutch 'G', of course.
who needs titles?
written by Pomelos on May 31, 2005 13:23
By the way, Naavis, your avatar looks like some Ketulu mythos minor deity.
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written by Ginja_ninja on May 31, 2005 13:45
I was always partal to The Mountains of Maddnes.

I have three books that collect most of his works. I also have all of the Conan stories collected into two books.
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