HP Lovecraft

sweet_nothing · 05-31-2010, 02:12 AM

Anybody else into Hp Lovecraft? I'm been really getting into him lately and he's by far the best horror writer I've ever come across. Favorite stories so far are Dreams in the Witch House, Shadow Over Innsmouth, Dagon, Nameless City, and Call of Cthulhu .

Guybrush · 05-31-2010, 02:18 AM

He's a fascinating personae indeed. I had a collection of short stories by him many years ago that I read. I've also been picking up on whatever I can find of Cthulhu related stuff in popular culture, for example games like Shadow of the Comet or Dark Corners of the World to movies like the semi-recent Dagon, the retro-horror The Call of Cthulhu or more Lovecraft inpspired stuff like In the Mouth of Madness.

I'm of course also quite fond of the Re-Animator series of movies

Basically, the Cthulhu myth or setting is the one fantasy horror setting which scares me the most. Lovecraft was supposedly inspired by his nightmares. What nightmares he must've had! I really would like to read more from him.

sweet_nothing · 05-31-2010, 02:30 AM

I've been meaning to pick up Dark Corners of the Earth but I didn't know if it was worth it? I remember I saw that movie Dagon a really long time ago on tv when I was like 12 or 13 and it really creeped me out. The whole Cthulhu mythos gives me the chills. haha I read Dreams in the Witch House late one night and was so creeped out by it I didn't sleep at all that night. HP is the only writer that has ever been able to actually scare me.

This site has a lot of HP stories for anyone whose interested:
the Complete works of H. P. Lovecraft

Also anybody seen this movie?

It's pretty new even though it's a silent b&w movie. It's the best lovecraft related movie I've seen.

Guybrush · 05-31-2010, 02:36 AM

^Yep, I linked to it less obviously in my first post. I think it's a brilliant film

Dark Corners of the Earth was a bit flawed, but still a good enough game for me to play through. On the whole, I liked it. I remember that the character you play goes a bit mad after a while in typical Lovecraft fashion. As he gets more nuts, he starts muttering to himself and after playing that game for hours with headphones, I felt a little nutty myself after listening to all that psycho babble for so long.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the game to Lovecraft enthusiasts!

sweet_nothing · 05-31-2010, 02:45 AM

Hmm I really want it now, did you play it on Xbox or PC? Oh and tore have you seen or heard this?

"A noise-reduced recording of the Infamous "Bloop", a sonic phenomenon that ocurred in the area around South 50° and west 100°.
The noise was heard from several recording devices, over 5000km apart. These devices were in a layer of water in which sound is not mitigated by distance, so therefor gets a clearer sound.
The Sound was confirmed as being made by a living being, larger then any recorded animal on Earth (Several times the size of a blue whale).
Curiously, the lost city of R'yleh was recorded at "S. Latitude 47°9', W. Longitude l23°43" in "The call of C'thulhu. Normally the sound is seen on other sites at 16 times speed.
This is that recording, at 1/16th the speed, with noise reduction, producing a clearer sound."

Guybrush · 05-31-2010, 02:56 AM

I played it on my computer. I can't stand playing FPS games on consoles, I feel like I'm handicapped.

The bloop is indeed interesting, but don't believe that the Cthulhu mythos is based on anything even remotely true, I mean .. It's pretty far fetched! What one does then is taking a phenomenon which one doesn't know how to explain (the bloop) and explain that with whatever sounds like it might fit the best (f.ex the Cthulhu mythos). Needless to say, that's not a good approach for figuring stuff out!

It's interesting as a thought experiment though. What if it was true?

edit :

I'm not convinced that the bloop has to be biological at all. I see some people write that it's been proven to be organic. Of course it hasn't ..

sweet_nothing · 05-31-2010, 03:18 AM

Well of course It's not Cthulhu, but still it's pretty interesting that there might be some massive unknown life form is swimming around in the depths of the ocean. And I'm pretty sure it is a biological lifeform. " NOAA's system ruled out its origin as any known man-made sound, such as a submarine or bomb, or familiar geological sounds such as volcanoes or earthquakes. While the audio profile of the bloop does resemble that of a living creature, the system identified it as unknown because it was far too loud for that to have been the case: it was several times louder than the loudest known biological sound. " I think people want it to be something like Cthulhu because believing that there is some ancient being out there certainly makes life seem more interesting and purposeful.

LoathsomePete · 05-31-2010, 10:57 AM

If you're after Dark Corners of the Earth I would recommend it for PC and not Xbox. The game isn't backwards compatible with the xbox360 and it's a pain in the ass to find in stores. They have it on Steam for 20 bucks and it's a 5 year old game now so it doesn't require the blood of the first born to play properly.

As far as Lovecraft as an author is concerned, he is one of my all time favourites. I discovered his work then I was 16 and have been reading it ever since then (I go all out in October for some reason). While his writing style may be hard to read at first, you do pick up the hang of it the more you read and I just love the idea of being frightened by something more psychological than physical. On New Years Day I actually managed to find a leather bound collection of his work called Necronomicon for like 8 dollars, so I gave away all my smaller books with his stories to friends throughout the country.

I've also REALLY wanted to try The Call of Cthulhu role-playing game but finding both the correct edition to play along with the books is difficult. So far I've heard a lot of negative comments about the newest edition that includes d20 rule from D&D 4th edition.

sweet_nothing · 06-03-2010, 03:21 AM

Thank guys, I got that Call of Cthulhu game off steam for $10. It's a pretty good game but it crashes a good deal. =\

Sljslj · 06-06-2010, 02:14 AM

I just read Lovecraft for the first time because of this thread, one called "The Music of Erich Zann" and I liked it.
I guess I'm gonna give "The Call of Cthulhu" a read now.

05-31-2010, 02:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	He's a fascinating personae indeed. I had a collection of short stories by him many years ago that I read. I've also been picking up on whatever I can find of Cthulhu related stuff in popular culture, for example games like Shadow of the Comet or Dark Corners of the World to movies like the semi-recent Dagon, the retro-horror The Call of Cthulhu or more Lovecraft inpspired stuff like In the Mouth of Madness. I'm of course also quite fond of the Re-Animator series of movies Basically, the Cthulhu myth or setting is the one fantasy horror setting which scares me the most. Lovecraft was supposedly inspired by his nightmares. What nightmares he must've had! I really would like to read more from him. __________________ Something Completely Different

05-31-2010, 02:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	^Yep, I linked to it less obviously in my first post. I think it's a brilliant film Dark Corners of the Earth was a bit flawed, but still a good enough game for me to play through. On the whole, I liked it. I remember that the character you play goes a bit mad after a while in typical Lovecraft fashion. As he gets more nuts, he starts muttering to himself and after playing that game for hours with headphones, I felt a little nutty myself after listening to all that psycho babble for so long. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the game to Lovecraft enthusiasts! __________________ Something Completely Different

05-31-2010, 02:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I played it on my computer. I can't stand playing FPS games on consoles, I feel like I'm handicapped. The bloop is indeed interesting, but don't believe that the Cthulhu mythos is based on anything even remotely true, I mean .. It's pretty far fetched! What one does then is taking a phenomenon which one doesn't know how to explain (the bloop) and explain that with whatever sounds like it might fit the best (f.ex the Cthulhu mythos). Needless to say, that's not a good approach for figuring stuff out! It's interesting as a thought experiment though. What if it was true? edit : I'm not convinced that the bloop has to be biological at all. I see some people write that it's been proven to be organic. Of course it hasn't .. __________________ Something Completely Different

05-31-2010, 10:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	If you're after Dark Corners of the Earth I would recommend it for PC and not Xbox. The game isn't backwards compatible with the xbox360 and it's a pain in the ass to find in stores. They have it on Steam for 20 bucks and it's a 5 year old game now so it doesn't require the blood of the first born to play properly. As far as Lovecraft as an author is concerned, he is one of my all time favourites. I discovered his work then I was 16 and have been reading it ever since then (I go all out in October for some reason). While his writing style may be hard to read at first, you do pick up the hang of it the more you read and I just love the idea of being frightened by something more psychological than physical. On New Years Day I actually managed to find a leather bound collection of his work called Necronomicon for like 8 dollars, so I gave away all my smaller books with his stories to friends throughout the country. I've also REALLY wanted to try The Call of Cthulhu role-playing game but finding both the correct edition to play along with the books is difficult. So far I've heard a lot of negative comments about the newest edition that includes d20 rule from D&D 4th edition. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

06-06-2010, 02:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
Sljslj The Omniscient Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 998	I just read Lovecraft for the first time because of this thread, one called "The Music of Erich Zann" and I liked it. I guess I'm gonna give "The Call of Cthulhu" a read now. __________________ MY LYRICS