For All You H.P. Lovecraft Fans.....

[Hardrock69]

Just discovered something I never knew.

Most if not all of H.P. Lovecrafts literary works are now in the public domain.

Firstly, Wikipedia page on him here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft

Secondly, a fan has collected all of his works, and put them in ebook and pdf formats.

Page here:

http://cthulhuchick.com/free-complet...k-nook-kindle/

Direct Download links:

Nook: http://cthulhuchick.com/?dl_id=2

Kindle: http://cthulhuchick.com/?dl_id=3

PDF: http://cthulhuchick.com/?dl_id=6


Index of all the stories included in the above collection:

The Tomb (1917)
Dagon (1917)
Polaris (1918)
Beyond the Wall of Sleep (1919)
Memory (1919)
Old Bugs (1919)
The Transition of Juan Romero (1919)
The White Ship (1919)
The Doom That Came to Sarnath (1919)
The Statement of Randolph Carter (1919)
The Terrible Old Man (1920)
The Tree (1920)
The Cats of Ulthar (1920)
The Temple (1920)
Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family (1920)
The Street (1920)
Celephaïs (1920)
From Beyond (1920)
Nyarlathotep (1920)
The Picture in the House (1920)
Ex Oblivione (1921)
The Nameless City (1921)
The Quest of Iranon (1921)
The Moon-Bog (1921)
The Outsider (1921)
The Other Gods (1921)
The Music of Erich Zann (1921)
Herbert West — Reanimator (1922)
Hypnos (1922)
What the Moon Brings (1922)
Azathoth (1922)
The Hound (1922)
The Lurking Fear (1922)
The Rats in the Walls (1923)
The Unnamable (1923)
The Festival (1923)
The Shunned House (1924)
The Horror at Red Hook (1925)
He (1925)
In the Vault (1925)
The Descendant (1926)
Cool Air (1926)
The Call of Cthulhu (1926)
Pickman’s Model (1926)
The Silver Key (1926)
The Strange High House in the Mist (1926)
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (1927)
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1927)
The Colour Out of Space (1927)
The Very Old Folk (1927)
The Thing in the Moonlight (1927)
The History of the Necronomicon (1927)
Ibid (1928)
The Dunwich Horror (1928)
The Whisperer in Darkness (1930)
At the Mountains of Madness (1931)
The Shadow Over Innsmouth (1931)
The Dreams in the Witch House (1932)
The Thing on the Doorstep (1933)
The Evil Clergyman (1933)
The Book (1933)
The Shadow out of Time (1934)
The Haunter of the Dark (1935)

Lastly, here are some audiobooks that are of his stories that are in Public Domain:

http://www.archive.org/details/colle..._0810_librivox

My Mom gave me some HP Lovecraft paperbacks when I was about 12. They scared the living shit out of me. Those kind of stories that made you wonder just what kind of evil things were lurking outside the bedroom window at night when it was dark outside.

In the 1980s, I saw a film based on one of his books called "From Beyond". Was kind of cheesy (no, there was no hot chick or expendable black dude in the original short story), but was fairly faithful to the book otherwise.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478988/

More recently there was an independent film made called "Call Of Cthulu", widely regarded as his most famous work.

I have not seen it, though I recall when it was in production. I don't think it ever saw a full-blown theatrical release. Played in a few theaters for an extremely limited run, and disappeared. Probably sucked, lol.

His work needs to be given the big budget Hollywood production treatment though.

He has inspired every major horror writter in the 20th-century.

Anyway, just thought I would share this stuff with you guys.

If you have never read his stuff, you should check it out. Most of his stories are short stories, so they are an easy read.

This dude was a trip. Imagine what he would have been like if he had been an acid-tripper, lol.

Unfortunately he died in his 40s from cancer. Such a shame he never got to know how he influenced all those who came after him.

[Matt White]

Oh yeah....'ol H.P.s indeed the man.............

A fan from way back...............

Just thinking I need his works in slightly larger print (HA!) since my copy from the early 80's is slightly worn out.............

They've butchered his stuff repeatedly in Hollywood.....it'd be nice if somebody got it right for once!

[THEDOCTOR]

Good stuff, love reading HP Lovecraft.....
There is a site called project Gutenberg that you can find public domain books. Im currently working on the Tarzan books. Good stuff.
http://www.gutenberg.org/

[chefcraig]

Yep, one of my current projects is to accumulate some newer Lovecraft anthologies to replace the worn out (yet well read) ones that are currently falling apart here.

Thank you for bringing up the name!

Below is the mind-fuckingly awesome cover art by Michael Whelan for one such anthology, The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre, which while sadly being only a paperback, I highly recommend.

[Matt White]

That's the copy I have CHEF...............

all the essential stuff....though I do miss The Hound...................

HUge influence that most aren't even aware of.....Creature from the Black Lagoon? Check

The THING? Check

Steven King called him the "Master of 20th century Horror".........................

[chefcraig]

It has been said that radio once was the theater of the mind, and the same can be said for the written word. This pretty much sums up why Lovecraft's astounding work is pretty much un-filmable, illustrating both why although a handful of his stories have been made into movies, none have been done successfully, and why the bulk of his work has never even been attempted by Hollywood.

[vandeleur]

A little bit off track but I thought the Frank darabont film version of the King book the mist was very HP lovecraft in feel .

[Hardrock69]

True about the Theater of The Mind.

How do you create a CG version of Shub-Niggurath? Or Yog-Sothoth? Mostly the only descriptions of them are "shapeless beings".

But then, a good film maker could do alright.

For instance, in the film Alien, Ridley Scott did not even let us see the full grown Alien until late in the film.

The books my Mom gave me in the early 70s were paperback. One was The Dunwich Horror and Other Tales.

Damn Chef, that cover art is VERY much in tune with the Lovecraft vibe. Really bizarre!

Here is a thought that is a testament to Lovecraft's vision: A director would have a tough time making a film of some of his stories even in this advanced day of CGI film making where anything can be created.

Now THAT is some amazing authorship.....to create something that cannot be reproduced properly....even with modern technology....

[Hardrock69]

Have not seen "The Mist", but I have read numerous King novels. Can't say anything about him that has not been said before. Genius.

By the way, Pierce Brosnan is doing the talk show circuit right now to promote his new movie....and it is based on a Steven King story.

[chefcraig]

Have not seen "The Mist", but I have read numerous King novels. Can't say anything about him that has not been said before. Genius.

By the way, Pierce Brosnan is doing the talk show circuit right now to promote his new movie....and it is based on a Steven King story.

Stephen King's Bag of Bones ran over two nights last weekend on the A&E channel. This being cable tv, it is also airing in it's entirety this evening starting at 8PM.

[SunisinuS]

Some of the computer games though were quite fun even though Hollywood never quite got it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_in_the_Dark

For one.

[clarathecarrot]

Stephen King's Bag of Bones ran over two nights last weekend on the A&E channel. This being cable tv, it is also airing in it's entirety this evening starting at 8PM.

I watched it, it was good, Bag of Bones.

I tried to read Lovecraft's, The Dunwich Horror back in the 70's and I got bored less than halfway thru I understand his influence and all I can say is I would rather see someones treatment of his writing, than the actuall writing.

Like how some highbrow say's after seeing The Movie that The Book was better...uggg sukkit.

P.S. I have only read about 20 books in my life, fiction. Lots of the other kind. So i am not qualified to critique this author...but did just the same.

[Matt White]

The Dunwich Horror is probably my fav Lovecraft story...................

Again...a monster that isn't really "seen" until the end of the story..............

terrible 70's movie...............LMFAO....very little to do with the actual story..............

they could do it justice now..............

[clarathecarrot]

I still have the book in my bookshelf ..knowing it was more than likely me that didn't get it...lol.

I also tried to watch that movie it was awful, but I could tell that it was a crappy movie more than the book was crappy.

[fifth element]

Like how some highbrow say's after seeing The Movie that The Book was better...uggg sukkit.

am not what i would consider "highbrow" but read almost anything I can get my hands on...and can in ALL honesty say...99% of the time...the book IS better.

[Hardrock69]

Can't argue with that. Only once in awhile will a film do the book justice. Lord Of The Rings was 95% accurate, in my opinion. Not bad.