Grissom Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Just started reading Lovecraft. What are your favorite stories? (Also, if you've never read Lovecraft pls do, it's public domain so it doesn't cost anything) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Of Winter Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I've only read around 15 of his stories so far, and I'd say that The music of Erich Zann is my favourite amongst them. Short, concise, and excellent at giving chills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grissom Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 I've only read around 15 of his stories so far, and I'd say that The music of Erich Zann is my favourite amongst them. Short, concise, and excellent at giving chills. Hmm I'll read that one next, I've only read 3 of them myself, just started reading today, they seem quite interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Of Winter Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Hmm I'll read that one next, I've only read 3 of them myself, just started reading today, they seem quite interesting. Just read them in any order which makes you comfortable - for "the favourite" varies from person to person. Friend who introduced me to HPL thought of Herbert West - the reanimator as his favourite story, although it's generally considered as one of Lovecraft's weakest works and IMO does indeed have serious pacing problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastard of Balmora Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Just started reading Lovecraft. What are your favorite stories? (Also, if you've never read Lovecraft pls do, it's public domain so it doesn't cost anything)The Dunwich Horror is always a great for starting to get into Lovecraft.I just read "Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and his Family" Great stuff, chilling read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChillyPolly Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 This is not a complete list of those I have enjoyed, just of those I like particularly well. In no particular order:Psychopompos: A Tale in Rime. This is not generally counted among his tales, because it's a poem. But it is a tale as well, and one of my favorites.The Shadow over Innsmouth. Dreams in the Witch-House.The Doom that Came to Sarnath. Short but sweet. Avoid Joshi's version, which kills some of the poetry by reinserting excess verbiage from early drafts in order to generate new copyright.The Lurking Fear: Along with "Herbert West - Reanimator" this is one of his most shamelessly pulpy efforts, both written for "Home Brew" where the editor's instructions were "You can't be too morbid" or something. Some look down on them for that reason, but I found them to be a blast.The Rats in the Walls.At the Mountains of Madness: One of his longest ... and his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horselover Fat Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 "The Rats in the Walls" is probably my favorite right now. I also really like "Cool Air" for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo498 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I have not read all of them nor do I remember them always distinctly (many memes and topics occur frequently) but among the best must be "The color out of space". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Whisperer in Darkness. Hands down his scariest. Second place is The Shadow Over Innsmouth. I have a soft spot for The Call of Cthulhu, not because it's one of the most famous, but because it actually features a visit to my home city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reckoner Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akrianna Clegane Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 The Call of Cthulhu, The Music of Erich Zann, Pickman's Model... but most of all, The Dreamquest to Unknown Kadath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepi Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Apart from the obvious must-reads (Shadow Over Innsmouth, Call of Cthulhu, Dunwich Horror ...) I really like The Mound, The Last Test, Winged Death, Pickman's Model and The Man of Stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyanna Stark Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Another one here for "The Music of Erich Zann". "The Rats in the Walls" is also good, but really gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I've not read them all. The best I've read so far are "The Colour Out of Space", "The Rats in the Walls", "The Whisperer in Darkness", "At the Mountains of Madness", and "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tyrion I Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I've only read around 15 of his stories so far, and I'd say that The music of Erich Zann is my favourite amongst them. Short, concise, and excellent at giving chills. :agree: There's a German gothic novel called "Lovecraft" by Reinhard Kleist. Worth checking out, I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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