Comments on: Lovecraft: Terrifying Beginnings http://critical-hits.com/2007/06/27/lovecraft-a-beginners-perspective/ The Journal of Gamer Culture Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Grim Blogger http://critical-hits.com/2007/06/27/lovecraft-a-beginners-perspective/#comment-60150 Grim Blogger Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:49:16 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=884#comment-60150 Wonderful overview of HPL, especially his early life. I think almost any of us would kill to have seen his earliest writings. As others have noted, Lovecraft continues to influence quite a few writers and other artists today. Ramsey Campbell, Thomas Ligotti, and Neil Gaiman are among some of the best. Wonderful overview of HPL, especially his early life. I think almost any of us would kill to have seen his earliest writings. As others have noted, Lovecraft continues to influence quite a few writers and other artists today. Ramsey Campbell, Thomas Ligotti, and Neil Gaiman are among some of the best.

]]> By: Bartoneus http://critical-hits.com/2007/06/27/lovecraft-a-beginners-perspective/#comment-60149 Bartoneus Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:37:35 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=884#comment-60149 To think if we could all have so much influence on others by the age of 47. To think if we could all have so much influence on others by the age of 47.

]]> By: The Game http://critical-hits.com/2007/06/27/lovecraft-a-beginners-perspective/#comment-60148 The Game Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:19:20 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=884#comment-60148 And my dad learned from Derleth, so I owe both of them a lot myself :) And my dad learned from Derleth, so I owe both of them a lot myself :)

]]> By: stewart sternberg http://critical-hits.com/2007/06/27/lovecraft-a-beginners-perspective/#comment-60147 stewart sternberg Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:06:44 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=884#comment-60147 If you've read my blog, then you know I am an enormous fan of Lovecraft. What fascinates me almost as much as the darkness this author spread is the work of those who have come after him. His literary children, so to speak. There are two groups of writers, or seem to be. The first wave, consisting of people like Bradbury, Derleth, Bloch, etc (all of these actually communicated with Lovecraft. Bloch wrote a story at Lovecraft's urging, and then Lovecraft responded with his own sequel to Bloch's tale). The next generation consists of people like Lumley, Campbell, Lupoff, and Wilson. Even King has written his tribute to Lovecraft (I believe it was a story from Dreamscapes and Nightmares). I guess my point is that the influence of this author has fashioned a subgenre of horror that shouldn't be overlooked or ignored. If you’ve read my blog, then you know I am an enormous fan of Lovecraft. What fascinates me almost as much as the darkness this author spread is the work of those who have come after him. His literary children, so to speak.

There are two groups of writers, or seem to be. The first wave, consisting of people like Bradbury, Derleth, Bloch, etc (all of these actually communicated with Lovecraft. Bloch wrote a story at Lovecraft’s urging, and then Lovecraft responded with his own sequel to Bloch’s tale). The next generation consists of people like Lumley, Campbell, Lupoff, and Wilson. Even King has written his tribute to Lovecraft (I believe it was a story from Dreamscapes and Nightmares).

I guess my point is that the influence of this author has fashioned a subgenre of horror that shouldn’t be overlooked or ignored.

]]> By: Bartoneus http://critical-hits.com/2007/06/27/lovecraft-a-beginners-perspective/#comment-60146 Bartoneus Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:05:57 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=884#comment-60146 Oh it's f#@cking on now, bitch. -- Actually, JJ barely had anything to do with Lost beyond the original idea and being able to pitch it as "from the creator of Alias!" Damon Lindleof is far more responisble for how the series has turned out so far. I am curious though which parts of season one in particular make you think they don't know where the plot is going? Typically people don't come by that opinion until mid-way through season 2, but there are a bunch of episodes in season 3 that pretty well illustrate that the course of the show has been planned since the beginning. Oh it’s f#@cking on now, bitch.
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Actually, JJ barely had anything to do with Lost beyond the original idea and being able to pitch it as “from the creator of Alias!” Damon Lindleof is far more responisble for how the series has turned out so far. I am curious though which parts of season one in particular make you think they don’t know where the plot is going? Typically people don’t come by that opinion until mid-way through season 2, but there are a bunch of episodes in season 3 that pretty well illustrate that the course of the show has been planned since the beginning.

]]> By: TheMainEvent http://critical-hits.com/2007/06/27/lovecraft-a-beginners-perspective/#comment-60145 TheMainEvent Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:38:17 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=884#comment-60145 After having watched most of the first season of lost, JJ might also say, "Mystery is more important than knowing whats happening in my own damn story." After having watched most of the first season of lost, JJ might also say, “Mystery is more important than knowing whats happening in my own damn story.”

]]> By: Abe http://critical-hits.com/2007/06/27/lovecraft-a-beginners-perspective/#comment-60144 Abe Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:07:37 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=884#comment-60144 "Mystery is more important than knowledge." - J.J. Abrams I'd say Lovecraft's desire to fill his void is more than similar to your unresolvable desire to know what made him tick. “Mystery is more important than knowledge.”
- J.J. Abrams

I’d say Lovecraft’s desire to fill his void is more than similar to your unresolvable desire to know what made him tick.

]]> By: Atheism » Atheism June 27, 2007 3:44 am http://critical-hits.com/2007/06/27/lovecraft-a-beginners-perspective/#comment-60143 Atheism » Atheism June 27, 2007 3:44 am Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:47:29 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=884#comment-60143 [...] Lovecraft: Terrifying Beginnings Certainly there is room for personal interpretation, but I am most curious what exactly would have been needed to convince Lovecraft himself out of his atheism and into the realm of theism. Perhaps it would have been something so … [...] [...] Lovecraft: Terrifying Beginnings Certainly there is room for personal interpretation, but I am most curious what exactly would have been needed to convince Lovecraft himself out of his atheism and into the realm of theism. Perhaps it would have been something so … [...]

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