An eldritch day to you all!

[eldritchhobbit]

Happy birthday to amygrech, with best wishes for many happy returns of the day!


On this day in 1890, H.P. Lovecraft was born.

Here are a few Lovecraftian links of mine, for those of you new to my blog, or those who wish to revisit them:
* My Photo Tour of Lovecraft's Providence
* "The New Shoggoth Chic: Why H.P. Lovecraft Now?"
* Neil Gaiman's Lovecraftian Works

Some of my favorite Lovecraft sites include the following:
* The H.P. Lovecraft Archive
* Index of The Works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft
* H.P. Lovecraft’s Library
* The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
* "H.P. Lovecraft" by S.T. Joshi

"We shall see that at which dogs howl in the dark, and that at which cats prick up their ears after midnight."
- H.P. Lovecraft, "From Beyond"

Comments

[abbie (from livejournal.com)]

Happy Birthday, Mr. HP Lovecraft!
Lol @ the video, and EEK! at the quote -- no thanks, I don't wanna!

[sittingduck1313.livejournal.com]

Not only that, but the stars are finally right. Now we can go and help doom the world. DOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!

[ievil-spock-47i.livejournal.com]

Great post! I'm saving it for future reference.

[cookiefleck.livejournal.com]

I don't think I have ever read Lovecraft, except perhaps random stories in anthologies. What would be a good first experience? I'd probably lean more toward the Poe-like stories than fantasy.

[euclase.livejournal.com]

YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY!

Also, whoa. Don't forget Alan Lee! His birthday is today, too.



:D

[st-crispins.livejournal.com]

Lol! the video is hilarious!

[ankh-hpl.livejournal.com]

What a great HPL birthday post! Thanks for all the very useful links -- I lost my collection in a hard drive crash this spring.

[homespunheart.livejournal.com]

Love the video!!! Fall is almost here bringing with it dark rainy days perfect for snuggling down with a cup of tea and a Lovecraft book!! Could life get any better? :)

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

ROFLOL! :)

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! Let the summoning begin! :)

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

[sneezythesquid.livejournal.com]

Gibbering b-day wishes to HPL!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed! :)

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

The video cracked me up. :)

I can't wait for fall. It will be fantastic!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

My pleasure! Thanks so much for linking to my post - I appreciate it!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you thought so, too!

Your icon is a hoot.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Good call re: Alan Lee! Thanks for the reminder.

And happy birthday to you. :)

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

If you like audio fiction, you might try this out. I give a brief 15-minute introduction to Lovecraft, and then there's a dramatic reading of one of his best Poe-esque stories, "The Rats in the Walls."

I quite like "The Colour Out of Space" (which is either purely psychological or science fiction, depending on how you look at it) and The Shadow Over Innsmouth" (ditto - this may be my favorite HPL story, but I waver) as starting points. I hope this helps! :)

[cookiefleck.livejournal.com]

I'm not really an audio kind of person when it comes to fiction, but I'll bookmark your intro and if I like Lovecraft I will come back and listen to it. In the meantime, I'll hit up the library for your other recs. Thanks! (ETA - oops, just noticed you gave me LINKS. *headdesk* Thanks again.)

Speaking of audio, I got my CD of Leviathan 99 in the mail today. Whether I ever listen to it or whether it sits on the shelf as a mememto of that day remains to be seen. ;o)

p.s. Hope you are feeling a bit better than earlier this week!