The works of H.P. Lovecraft have always proven a rich source of inspiration for CGAA students. When I encountered the documentary Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown, I thought I'd share it here. It's got some quality contributers waxing lyrically about Lovecraft's fiction and its influence, including directors John Carpenter (Halloween 1978) and Guillermo del Toro.
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In a previous post, I featured Back Porch Audio Books - a spoken word site featuring a great audio recording of Lovecraft's short story, The Shunned House. If you didn't listen then, have a listen now; it's richly descriptive stuff and certain to get under your skin. Go here for the The H.P. Lovecraft Archive, here for the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, and here for Lovecraft's collected stories.
And finally, to round off this Lovecraftian-themed post, another chance to see some of the work CGAA students have created in response to this master of the eldritch and the weird....
This is awesome!
ReplyDeleteI’m a big Lovecraft fan and wasn’t aware of this documentary :)
I know of a great website for Lovecraft fans, they do a podcast where they give an analysis of every Lovecraft story you can think of. They also do fantastic readings/audiobooks of From Beyond, A Picture in the House and Hunter of the Dark (all are great stories).
http://hppodcraft.com/
Thanks for the link, Sam - and yes, the doc is great - at an hour plus, it's properly put together - and, amazingly - it's free!
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