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[B Jenkins]

Urisk, on 20 January 2013 - 01:47 PM, said:

Another personal fave that one I think that would make a really good film.

Stuart Gordon used large parts of this story for his adaptation of Dagon though. It is one of the better adaptations of Lovecraft out there.

Insanity, on 20 January 2013 - 02:21 PM, said:

A reading of The Shadow Over Innsmouth I do not have, will need to fix it.

Another youtube HPL reader on has an awesome voice though lacking the dramatic music and sound fx.

http://www.youtube.c...C40C1AEF79BB850

[Insanity]

There are some readings of Lovecraft on librivox as well.

[Urisk]

B Jenkins, on 20 January 2013 - 11:41 PM, said:

Stuart Gordon used large parts of this story for his adaptation of Dagon though. It is one of the better adaptations of Lovecraft out there.

So I've heard. Wasn't sure how good it would be. I mean, Reannimator... yeah it's great but it's ridiculous,and I've not seen From Beyond. Must check out Dagon. Isn't it in Spanish?


On another note, does anyone else find Clark Ashton Smith frustrating to the point of almost throwing the book out the window?

[B Jenkins]

Urisk, on 29 January 2013 - 08:01 PM, said:

So I've heard. Wasn't sure how good it would be. I mean, Reannimator... yeah it's great but it's ridiculous,and I've not seen From Beyond. Must check out Dagon. Isn't it in Spanish?


On another note, does anyone else find Clark Ashton Smith frustrating to the point of almost throwing the book out the window?

It is a Spanish production with three language tracks, English, Spanish, and Gallegan. I actually probably prefer Dagon above both Re-Animator and From Beyond in all honesty. It is the HP Lovecraft film that has the most Lovecraftian authenticity. The short posted in this thread earlier of From Beyond is way better than the movie and more terrifying.

Though I haven't read much of CAS but I do know what you mean.

CAS can be very frustrating because of his lack of descriptive economy and his non-linear lack of straightforward prose towards description and introspectives. His sentence structure is often times feels backwards or mixed-up and sentences should be written  with simply half the words he uses. Plus, his writing comes across to me personally as though the narrator or narrative has a voice of dramatic gusto as though I should be reading these stories in quick excited whispers.

Otherwise, he does come highly recommended to HPL fans.

[Urisk]

B Jenkins, on 29 January 2013 - 08:49 PM, said:

Though I haven't read much of CAS but I do know what you mean.

CAS can be very frustrating because of his lack of descriptive economy and his non-linear lack of straightforward prose towards description and introspectives. His sentence structure is often times feels backwards or mixed-up and sentences should be written  with simply half the words he uses. Plus, his writing comes across to me personally as though the narrator or narrative has a voice of dramatic gusto as though I should be reading these stories in quick excited whispers.

Otherwise, he does come highly recommended to HPL fans.

Well there is that. But to me it's the fact his endings (or at least the ones I've read) are the worst I've read and make you wonder what was the actual point in reading the story. The Seven geases being the best example of this. I think I did throw the book in a fit of rage and scream "GRUAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" . Treader of the Dust was exactly the same... all this suspence building up and then... "???" and that was it. Perhaps I should read more of his stuff and give him a proper chance though.

[B Jenkins]

Urisk, on 30 January 2013 - 06:01 PM, said:

Well there is that. But to me it's the fact his endings (or at least the ones I've read) are the worst I've read and make you wonder what was the actual point in reading the story. The Seven geases being the best example of this. I think I did throw the book in a fit of rage and scream "GRUAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" . Treader of the Dust was exactly the same... all this suspence building up and then... "???" and that was it. Perhaps I should read more of his stuff and give him a proper chance though.

Oh yes, I forgot,  that there is no true resolution to CAS stories along with his purple prose. I definitely plan to read more of CAS just not anytime in the near future.

[B Jenkins]

RARE LOVECRAFT PHOTOS!

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B Jenkins, on 04 February 2013 - 05:28 AM, said:

RARE LOVECRAFT PHOTOS!

WOW those are interesting