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Alcibiades

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7. I love Lovecraft

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2012, 11:47 AM

Mar 2012

Been a fan of brobdignagian proportions ever since I was ten or so.

One this this author misses is Lovecraft's horror at "miscegenation." He is always referring to various "mongrels" and "tainted blood" in his works.

Nonetheless, deservedly called a great writer today.

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HP Lovecraft: The man who haunted horror fans [View all] dipsydoodle Mar 2012 OP

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn! The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2012 #1

I have a book, a collection of Ilsa Mar 2012 #2

i have several collections of his stories.. frylock Mar 2012 #10

my 7th grade teacher, a nun, slipped a couple of Lovecraft stories into our mulsh Mar 2012 #3

I am a HUGE Lovecraft fan!! kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #4

First one I read I came across by complete chance dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #5

Read all of his books I could get my hands on when I was 10-12 n2doc Mar 2012 #6

I love Lovecraft Alcibiades Mar 2012 #7

Love Lovecraft...Just finished huge compilation of his work aka-chmeee Mar 2012 #8

I read Mr. Lovecraft when I was in my early 20s ... ... bayareaboy Mar 2012 #9

My mom was a fan and his were some of the first books I read. Still Blue in PDX Mar 2012 #11