I love H.P. Lovecraft’s writings. The macabre mood, the weirdness, and the insanity of it really appeal to me. (You know when I say that outloud I sound really weird) So I had to take a break from the zombies to sketch his most famous character out. Dread Cthulhu… your so cuddly.
H.P. Lovecraft would be the man who in many people’s opinion has been the most influential on all of modern horror. He deeply affected me and my zombie fetish with his story “Herbert West—Reanimator.” I love this story and even though the movies aren’t so stellar I still love them too… Except for the third one. That was one was just @$$.
He is also the man who created the idea of the fictional book the “Necronomicon” which was used mainly as a prop in his stories, but some people to this day believe actually existed. (Cough.. cough.. my ex… cough) Sorry people that book you see at Barnes and Nobles in the Wicca section was written by two guys during the 70’s looking to make a buck.
I made my own Necronomicon for the heck of it… You can see my tutorial on the EXTRAS page
Read up on the man and get some of his work if you really enjoy some good horror stories.
H.P. Lovecraft
You know you can get a Cthulu stuffie on http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/plush/7cb0/
I’m going to have to give that link to my wife as my birthday is coming up. I needs me some fluffy eldritch horrors.
I have enjoyed Lovecraft on and off. The mythology is great, even though difficult to get a full understanding, unless you read every single story, short, and poem. (and that’s not including the stories written by his close friends.
Bad news for H.P. fans, the movie of the “Mountains of Madness” that was going to be directed by Guillermo Del Toro got shut down during pre-production in the last month or so.
Good news for H.P. fans(this one could be open for debate) “Re-Animator the Musical” is going to start shows soon in Cali. If it was not for “Evil Dead the Musical” (One of the greatest things I have ever seen hit Broadway) I would be scared, but my interest is itching.