Dave's review
Dreams of Terror and Death: The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft
by Howard Phillips Lovecraft
I'm questing my way through Jorge Borges - but he might be someone to hit up. He is a self-described fan of Lovecraft, Kafka, and this detective novelist Chesterton.
The Aleph, the Immortals and The House of Asterion (before the 'twist' at the end) are all have this wonderful Lovecraft feel - paranoia, confusion, fear of the supernatural, 'strangeness' - without failing in the way that Lovecraft does when he can't get his description of the 'indescribable' above the level of a crazy old dude yelling 'DOOOOOM!'
Dave's review
Dreams of Terror and Death: The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft by Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Dave's review
rating:
My first real foray into Lovecraft. While some of the stories are disposable, many are quite good and some are excellent (Pickman's Model, The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath, and The Case of Charles Dexter Ward stand out). I feel, after reading this, that my plans of living a hermetic life and indulging in strange pursuits are justified.
I'm questing my way through Jorge Borges - but he might be someone to hit up. He is a self-described fan of Lovecraft, Kafka, and this detective novelist Chesterton.The Aleph, the Immortals and The House of Asterion (before the 'twist' at the end) are all have this wonderful Lovecraft feel - paranoia, confusion, fear of the supernatural, 'strangeness' - without failing in the way that Lovecraft does when he can't get his description of the 'indescribable' above the level of a crazy old dude yelling 'DOOOOOM!'