Only a week ago I truly got into Lovecraft. I had heard of him and vaguely knew his work, these audio books have me virtually obsessed with his writing. What fantastic material.
Johannes Von Volker I know this is an old post but I wanted to check in and see how you feel now a year further into Lovecraft stories. The narrator of all these on here that has this same thumbnail is great. He adds to the creepiness but honestly Lovecraft doesn't need any help with that lol. I'll binge listen to these night after night while laying down to sleep which is pure bliss to me. Let us know if you're still loving it or not. Later..
People just don't talk this way. I really like how he uses language to describe how things are to him. I also like how he says things are indescribable, leaving one to try to imagine it, or to ignore it, to stay safe in ignorance. Writing that way almost touches on exactly what element scares people the most. So great. I wish I found this earlier when I was younger.
There might be something wrong with me but this is the 4th night in a row where I am listening to one of lovecraft his stories. And I have had the best couple of nights I've had in months.
@@TheRecluseeee Indeed. As I think I might have previously mentioned to you...after decades of listening to Metallica, and recent investigation of their deceased former bassist facination with HPLs writings, I finally decided to isten to The call of Kthulhu, and the Music of Eric Zhan. My life was forever changed in 5 hours. I became as much of an addict to HPLs material as if it had been the opioid preperatons so frequently discussed therein. I have no addiction to substances, except caffine, and I have yet to experience the horrors HPL describes in his work, yet it is a welcome addition to my sleeping hours. HPL helps me step outside the reach of the constant physcal torment that s neuoathic exhaustion, allowing me to focus. Thank you very much.
Wow, Ive only been getting into LoveCraft the last few months but hes now My favorite Author. His ability to paint a picture with words is so Demonically Beutifull. Its like other Worldy. Man its literally amazing. What a writer. WHAT A WRITER !!
Greatest horror author of all time. His word choice and cadence is unique and takes getting into but once you let that go and just listen..it's amazing.
Same thing I was thinking... wow. I've stopped this before and started over to hear it again. I was doing the classic jaw drop when I first heard it. Amazing...
Sonny Crockett After finishing, you might want to try Arthur Machen and Algernon Blackwood as well. I uploaded their books and if you are into Lovecraft, you might want to check them out. :)
***** H. P. Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island. "I am Providence, and Providence is myself-together, indissolubly as one, we stand thro' the ages; a fixt monument set aeternally in the shadow of Durfee's ice-clad peak!"
I too have caught whiffs of several midnight lurkers. Such thin mists were akin to silent-but-deadly 'green creepers', which also provided a bristled feeling of woozy fear.
The future he speaks of we consider the present. Groves of people hide away in their house refusing to interact with their peers escaping into virtual reality because they can't bear to face what is true. Wolfing down dead flesh that can hardly be considered food leading to obesity and anorexia. About half way through the story is takes a 180 degree turns and stops talking about the supernatural and Lovecraft unravels his predictions for the future of a society filed by war and a hunger for science.
Hi, I know it's been 11 months but I thought I'd let you know a very good lovecraft inspired video game does exist! It's called Eternal Darkness for the GameCube and ps2 it's 9/10 Not the most famous game pretty small and unheard of
There have been Lovecraft games. Direct adaptations are mostly terrible, but ones inspired by him are generally good. If you refer to this story in particular, Elder Scrolls: Oblivion adapted this story directly for a side quest (if I remember right). A town is found abandoned, all inhabitants missing. With some searching, you can discover that the basements of all the homes are connected by secret paths leading to a massive underground cave system, and deep in those caves... a huge number of identical cannibal men devoid of intelligence who attack you immediately.
Well, Lovecraft didn't know much about genetics, which is excusable since in his time few people did. Quite a number of his stories didn't age all too well as a result, like this one or "Rats in walls" or "Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family". It's the usual story with them old books - say, Hodgson's "Carnacki, the Ghost Finder" introduced electricity as a "newfangled ghost hunting" device, you can imagine how it aged.
@@jehovasabettor9080 Yeah though Lovecraft's writings ageing seems to be somewhat positive to conveying the sense of some eldritch and arcane horror, such as the great race of Yith still using books though they should have access to devices such as the one on which this is typed, where the effect seems to illustrate that perhaps books are a more desirable store of knowledge as a result of their simplicity and ease of understanding to creatures of many different times and residences. His lack of understanding of genetics compared to our own afforded him such liberties as to create such things as the deep ones and elder things, as well as the ape like devils which even now might be just below the surface. Besides humans aren't exactly known for our slow mutations, as when we interbreed we barely evolve, and when we inbreed we tend to either produce only one or two children, or we stick with cousin marriage which lowers mutation rate, but when we do things like sibling marriage and mass breeding we tend to end up with some weird results, especially when we cannibalize the least suitably mutated and make the most suitably mutated the alpha/family horse...
They did in study in Russia about the speed at which Silver Foxes became more like dogs in 40 generations [blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/mans-new-best-friend-a-forgotten-russian-experiment-in-fox-domestication/] it resulted in changes in the adrenal system, ears, skull etc. While 200 years is only about 12-13 human generations (c.1928 I mean) 12 generations to become demons with well eldritch magic compared to 40 generations in our distinctly non-magical world is not too much to ask for suspension of disbelief for me. Plus this story is honestly scary if you think of your self in the situation where in a remote village your friend leans out a window and then... pretty scary.
