Morgan Scorpion’s Youtube Page – Listen to the talented Morgan Scorpion reading Lovecraftian tales!
What does Danforth see at the end of At the Mountains of Madness? – “As with much in Lovecraft, it’s only hinted at rather than stated…”
Ragnar Tornquist on Why The Secret World is All About Story – Personally, I simply cannot wait for this MMO, it is reportedly very Lovecraftian: “Running against the current MMO trend of the player being the prophesied hero and instead embracing somewhat the nihilistic futility of the Lovecraftian ethos…” (Check out a nice preview of The Secret World at this link.)
Stories of Darkness – An essay on why Lovecraftian movie adaptations tend to fizzle: “H.P. Lovecraft understood the terror of the unknown. This is why film adaptations have fizzled and new theatre productions are thriving, observes Jason Zinoman…”
The Lovecraft Vocabulary Challenge – “Greetings, O student of forbidden knowledge. You have chosen to test your mental might against that of the greatest horror writer ever to set pen to page: H.P Lovecraft, creator of the Cthulhu Mythos and, of course, the legendary Necronomicon…”
A Review of the Radio Theater NYC H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival – “All in all the Lovecraft Radio Festival was an entertaining and unique take on the work of H.P. Lovecraft. I went with both hardcore fans and someone who was totally unfamiliar and both had a great time. Fun for cultists and virgins alike!”
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That analysis makes a lot of sense of the failed cinema adaptations of Lovecraft’s creations. I do believe, though, that not ALL his works, nor the themes they incorporate, can’t be succesfully adapted to film. Take Paranormal Activity: what a tense movie! Its entire premise is the fear of the unknown.
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By the way, I’ve bben listing available Cthulhu mythos fiction on Amazon for years, FWIW:
http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Lovecraftian-fiction/lm/1SWKPZ9GCZ2FI/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full
http://www.amazon.com/More-modern-Lovecraftian-fiction-my-other-list-is-full/lm/R3HFJCEWDSHI0F/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full
http://www.amazon.com/Still-more-modern-Lovecraftian-fiction-and-art/lm/R2DKOQROKAJINU/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full
http://www.amazon.com/Not-so-great-Lovecraftian-fiction/lm/RATW05K7V3Q6I/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full
http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Lovecraftian-fiction-this-is-the-golden-age/lm/R2LHL9GWVDK3GP/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full
http://www.amazon.com/Lovecraftian-scholarship/lm/R19SLG397H0ZMP/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full
http://www.amazon.com/More-Lovecraftian-scholarship/lm/R3IFTN3VTYQZY9/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full
http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Lovecraftian-fiction-the-deluge-continues/lm/R2S9TCU2CZV9LK/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full
http://www.amazon.com/Clark-Ashton-Smith-an-American-master/lm/R8CQ6KHIZQR09/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full
http://www.amazon.com/Brian-McNaughton-we-will-never-see-his-like-again/lm/R22548HPJVHPM/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full
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Hmmm…I got 30 correct on the vocabulary quiz and it says I’m Wilbur Whateley.
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_The Secret World_ does look very promising. Reminds of of when I used to play the _Beyond the Supernatural_ RPG back in high school, same premise more or less.
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