There are a number of classic H.P. Lovecraft short stories
Tom Send a noteboard - 11/04/2010 03:38:28 PM
"The Call of Cthulhu" itself is, of course a classic. Others that I would personally suggest:
"The Horror at Red Hook" (perhaps my favorite)
"Herbert West - Reanimator"
"Pickman's Model"
"The Shadow over Innsmouth" (another very popular classic)
"The Thing on the Doorstep"
"At the Mountains of Madness"
"The Festival"
"The Rats in the Walls"
"The Dunwich Horror" (extremely popular)
A slightly longer story that I originally bought in a separate book is "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward". I think it's appreciated best if you've read 4-5 of the stories above first.
If you buy any of the popular anthologies you'll probably get most of those stories as they're the most famous and popular.
"The Horror at Red Hook" (perhaps my favorite)
"Herbert West - Reanimator"
"Pickman's Model"
"The Shadow over Innsmouth" (another very popular classic)
"The Thing on the Doorstep"
"At the Mountains of Madness"
"The Festival"
"The Rats in the Walls"
"The Dunwich Horror" (extremely popular)
A slightly longer story that I originally bought in a separate book is "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward". I think it's appreciated best if you've read 4-5 of the stories above first.
If you buy any of the popular anthologies you'll probably get most of those stories as they're the most famous and popular.
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ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
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ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
H.P. Lovecraft: A Question
- 11/04/2010 02:19:20 AM
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Read, at some point, "The Colour out of Space." Creepy as hell. *NM*
- 11/04/2010 11:36:29 AM
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There are a number of classic H.P. Lovecraft short stories
- 11/04/2010 03:38:28 PM
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Yeah, find an anthology.
- 11/04/2010 06:46:27 PM
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Sounds like a good idea.
- 11/04/2010 07:48:38 PM
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"Arkham" is a fictional city created by Lovecraft. It's where Arkham Asylum gets it's name.
- 12/04/2010 05:27:16 PM
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Hmmm. Interesting. What story is that from?
- 14/04/2010 02:55:17 AM
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Ever hear of the game "Arkham Horror"? Tom is right - it features at least a bit in all the stories
- 14/04/2010 03:18:21 PM
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The Library of America collection is probably the best "popular" one
- 12/04/2010 07:18:32 PM
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Are any of these stories considered series that I need to read in any particular order? *NM*
- 14/04/2010 03:05:43 AM
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I read an anthology, and overall, my impression was that each story is a standalone
- 14/04/2010 03:16:54 PM
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