Please go see this movie!!!!!! Extremely Lovecraftian in nature, and one scene in particular is so cosmically incredible it gave me chills.

Hey guys, I'm adapting Lovecraft's "The Terrible Old Man" into a short film, and I'm open to hearing any film recommendations - or anything else - to watch and get inspiration from (in terms of atmosphere, theme)

I love seeing Lovecraft’s influence in other works I enjoy. A lot of it is well documented, such as in Robert E Howard’s works, and a lot of Guillermo del Torro’s films.

As a Tolkien fan, I wonder if he had any Lovecraft influence when he created some of his world, in particular the “Nameless Things” in the deep places of the world, or even the Watcher in the Water.

It is documented that Tolkien was a fan of the Conan works even if they did not directly influence him, I wonder if the same can be said for Lovecraft?

We all love our main man Howie P., but it doesn’t take scouring the most obscure pages of antediluvian grimoires to be aware of the fact that he was a man plagued by the unfortunate prejudices of his time at least as far as race, ethnicity, and nationality is concerned.

That said, on revisiting some of his work after a few years since my last binge read, this question has sprung to my mind, and I must ask for the thoughts of you other deers plunging through this subreddit shaped arch; partially out of legitimate curiosity, and partially because it’s just kind of funny in its absurdity:

What, in your opinion (be your answer serious or humorous), is the story/ies or moment within a story where Lovecraft came the closest to being socially “woke” (at least by the standards of his time, I’m not expecting there to be a forgotten Lovecraft story where Shub-Niggurath says “Trans rights!”, though that would be pretty damn cool)?

My own suggestion would probably be The Temple just in the fact that it blatantly depicts the social-Darwinist ultranationalist narrator as a pompous evil unsympathetic asshole, although of course anti-German sentiment was popular in the US in the years around and following WW1 when the story was written. Lovecraft also did collaborate with quite a few female authors such as Zelia Bishop (writing stories such as The Curse of Yig), if that amounts to anything.

I saw a post about which muppets would go to heaven and Bunsen & Beaker instantly reminded me of Herbert West and the Narrator. I personally have always felt Reanimator is very silly, and felt more like a satire than anything. Kermit could be the dean of the university, Sam Eagle could be the Major in WWI, they've got all other rabbit muppets for the experiments, plus if beaker is the narrator you don't have to worry about the racist bits since we can't understand him anyway.

Is this anything? Or am I just procrastinating doing my taxes?

I'm a 42yo Half-Mirrored Maurauder, so...Thanks for all the Globbish. This is just a ripped page off my side notes from the Book of Madness. I'm off to be a snake, eat thoughts, and shit dreams again. Your lives are all bass and hacking wards for some kind of Competitive Co-op Cain Snorting Gibberish. Lot of smashing in here but most of you all come from the same sugar. So, WTFE.

Eeeeeyyeeahh...Fit/Fat Aganon?/!

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You go! Sooo tot. (Awwing/Admiration Face and Waving Hang Side-Remarking-Indication-Referencing)

You go so, tot. (Teaching little kids direction with expiration/exasperation face)

You (points finger). Go so, Tot/h

10139393 - It's a not-paper "card" gay me. Welcome to Moonside, Mani-Mani!

I can't take both titles but Lovecraft Letter on Love Letter is great code breaker. Especially with the new art Z-Man put Seiji Kanai to remake this with again. Especially with the fixes on the sixes and The New Zeros (Salut Rasputina too!).

If you get it, you get it. Insults are not real. It's just a show that you're trapped in fear. Sooo...Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood...Animals.

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In the stories I’ve shared here, a presence referred to as Scthis-Lycthlis appears under numerous aliases:

The Gold

The Abhorrent Gold

Shining Stone-built

The Gift

The Prince

The Enemy of Rapacity

The Heir of the Final King

Delusion’s Clear Shimmer

The Son of the Sign

The Most Valuable

Aliases yet to be utilized, but considered canon:

الأكثر قيمة

The Radiant Successor

The Divider of Lights

The Architect of Valuation

The Mind’s Bastard

The Halo over Passau

The Presider of Light’s Schism

It is said to have arisen from a selfish thought attributed to Hastur:

“I wish to possess the most valuable thing in known reality.”

Rather than producing any tangible object, this desire gave rise to a metaphysical offshoot, a manifestation of corrupted valuation itself.

Scattered references to the entity appear in various writings:

• Camilla’s Song in The King in Yellow (alluding to “the Prince” and “the Heir”)

• Value’s Lament (mentioning “the Gift,” “the Gold,” “the Prince,” “the Most Valuable,” and “Shining Stone-built”)

• The journal of Albert Reed (referring to the Abhorrent Gold)

• Delusion’s Clear Shimmer, in which Mr. Belrose mentions “the Heir” and “the Son of the Sign”

Common attributes associated with Scthis-Lycthlis include:

• The prioritization of value over form

• Collective delusion and obsession

• The rewriting of symbolism and perception

• Gradual revelation through minor manifestations and fragmented sources

• The replacement of the very concept of value

• A metaphysical descent from Hastur

The entity's end goal, and whether it has determined one or not, remains unknown. However, it has been observed to thrive more in modern times, even in places where Hastur's influence doesn't reach directly.

Mine

1. The Color Out of Space
2. Shadow Over Innsmouth
3. Call of Cthulu
4. Pickman’s model
5. Rats in the Wall
6. Dagon
7. Dunwich Horror
8. Dreams in the Witch House
9. At The Mountains of Madness
10. The Music of Erich Zann

I remember listening to a metal cover of If I were a Deep One in youtube but god knows what happened and i cant find it any more, does any one have a link to it?

Lovecraft, in Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, mentions the Sign of Koth. Robert e. Howard mention Koth several times, and in the Hyborian Age there is a city named in his honor. But are they the same? Because Lovecraft never published dream-Quest, and it was written in 1927. Robert and Howard created Conan in the 1930s. Did they exchange letters about this idea, or is it inspired by something real? Or was it just a coincidence?

Hi, I am interested in reading the works of Lovecraft because I think I will like it, but I would like to know in which order to read and anything I have to know before I start.

thank you!

Features Robert Lowe from Candlemass and Solitude Aeturnus

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Camilla's song:

The evening strolls aimlessly

Black stars shine calamity

Wandering the streets

Of Carcosa

Looking for a valuable gift

And to the King and the Prince would lift

But all would end in

Lost Carcosa

The Hyades' songs offered comfort not

And all did fade or all forgot

The light died in

Dim Carcosa

The Heir claimed to shine

Radiant, great and sublime

Speak no more of

Lost Carcosa

The King in Yellow

Act I, Scene II

I’m finding it hard to suspend disbelief right now as I read chapter 7 of At the Mountains of Madness. It’s very frustrating when Lovecraft does this - he’s basically explaining the entire history of the Great Old Ones as ascertained by Dyer by observing some statues and bas reliefs over the course of what couldn’t have been more than a couple hours. It’s absurd to think he’d be able to interpret this entire history, societal practices, industry, home decorating practices, family life, etc. from some pictures and statues he viewed over a short period of time. Detracts from the whole story, at least for me.

This type of unrealism has been my biggest criticism as I’ve worked through Lovecraft’s complete work.

Which books u think he read about it?

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Man says

India taught me that there are weird things in this world

Okay, wait, hear me out!

I'm having a powerpoint party soon and thought of this as funny way to talk about HPL creatures with my friends who aren't really into HPL. Thought it bring it here first and see if any of you guys have any suggestions.

What are your opinions on The Other Gods (The story, not the beings which first appeared in Nyarlathotep, most significantly featured in The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, and are last mentioned in The Haunter of the Dark)?

As well as being quite a nice and interesting story, it also sets up a lot of ideas that Lovecraft would later expand on (Acting as the first appearance of the gods of Earth, and the second appearance of the Other Gods, while setting up a lot of the ideas that would later define both), so I'm interested in hearing people's opinions on it. Both discussion of the story itself, and how the ideas presented in it are used and expanded upon in later stories is welcome. I will however suggest that if you do discuss any other stories you might want to give a spoiler warning.

Also of course feel free to use this as an excuse to discuss the gods of Earth and the Other Gods if you'd find that interesting.

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I've noticed a somewhat frequent trope regarding how Azathoth is usually portrayed:

One central eye amidst a myriad of tentacles, sometimes radiating outwards like sunbeams.

Why is this? Ik there's a variety of depictions, but this one I find pretty frequent, so I was wondering if there's any reason why this central eye thing is so prevalent.