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H. P. Lovecraft

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:00 am
by gattoparde59
Currently reading through the stories of H.P. Lovecraft and it strikes me that this is the most Lovecraftian of the four novels, what with all the mysterious goings on in the Island community and one character in particular. Saying that, Lovecraft and Lindqvist are two very different writers with Lindqvist being the greater talent in several respects.

Re: H. P. Lovecraft

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:56 pm
by Nightrider
gattoparde59 wrote:Currently reading through the stories of H.P. Lovecraft and it strikes me that this is the most Lovecraftian of the four novels, what with all the mysterious goings on in the Island community and one character in particular. Saying that, Lovecraft and Lindqvist are two very different writers with Lindqvist being the greater talent in several respects.
Couldn't agree more.
The climax of the novel was the most Lovecraftian of all... to the point that for a brief moment I was expecting a guest appearance form Cthulhu.

Plus, let's not forget the conclusion of "Village on the Hill" from "Let The Old Dreams Die"....
Tentacled monsters always make me think of HPL and the Old Ones... 8-)

Re: H. P. Lovecraft

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:50 pm
by joddal
Agree. I love Lovecrafts stories, and something Lovecraftian hit me while reading Harbours (my personal favourite among Lindqvists novels) ending. And ... Among those two writers, Lindqvist is my favourite too :)

Re: H. P. Lovecraft

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:53 pm
by gattoparde59
Hi Joddal, nice of you to post here. :)

As long as we are about it, I noticed this passage towards the end when Anders is climbing down the ancient steps. Very Lovecraft.
These steps had not been built for human beings, or even by human beings, in all likelihood. Who could possibly have carried out this work in prehistoric times under water?

He moved down another step. It was perhaps slightly less deep than the first one.

Who?

Someone or something beyond the scope of his imagination. Once upon a time, long long ago, it had used this route to make its way up and down, but then stopped because it had grown too old or too weak. Or too big. Now only the route remained.
Saying that, the emotional aspects of the story, that we become so emotionally involved with Anders and the other characters, is very Lindqvist. This emotional aspect is something Lovecraft could never really pull off, at least not very well.

Re: H. P. Lovecraft

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:06 pm
by joddal
Thank you very much! :) Have been reading a lot on this forum for a while, but at last, I'm at last actually a part of it ;)
gattoparde59 wrote:
Saying that, the emotional aspects of the story, that we become so emotionally involved with Anders and the other characters, is very Lindqvist. This emotional aspect is something Lovecraft could never really pull off, at least not very well.
Mhm, you're right. Emotional aspects isn't the strongest thing in Lovecrafts work. At this point JAL is far better, in my opinion; and that's why he is one of my all time favourite authors. The way he put emotions, realistic feelings and those dark, scary things into one great composition.

Re: H. P. Lovecraft

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:50 pm
by intrige
Yes welcome to the forum!
What is the meaning behind your avatar? :D Looks pretty interesting

Re: H. P. Lovecraft

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:18 am
by joddal
Thank you very much! :) My avatar is from a illustration about genes; different genes, life and Death, among others. Bad explanation, but the article I made it for were pretty complex.

I'll try find something else later I think, maybe som fan art stuff, this one's here until then, just to be kind of 'visible' ;)

Re: H. P. Lovecraft

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:46 pm
by intrige
I would LOVE to see some fanart from you, dude.. Just.. Do it now :D Now..

Re: H. P. Lovecraft

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 2:02 pm
by joddal
Great! Will search my stuff for something, as soon as I am home from this short vacation :)

Re: H. P. Lovecraft

Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 1:11 pm
by gattoparde59
Currently reading "The Shadow over Innsmouth," a good story to read if you are looking for Lovecraft influences in Harbour.