Fear of The Unknown: Lovecraft Documentary

Youtube ^

[Borges]

A considerable documentary about the great horror writer available for free on YT. An impressive guest list too, Guillermo Del Toro, John Carpenter, Neil Gaiman and others.

[Borges]

Have you seen this?

[Lurker]

For later. Thanks.

[rktman]

Neil Gaiman

I’m sorry, I’d have to change my name. ;>}

[Gefn]

Baby cthuihu ping.

[februus]

Neat, thanks for the link!

[Jeff Chandler]

Neil Gaiman

I’m sorry, I’d have to change my name. ;>}

He did. It used to be Neil Gaiwahd.

[Spunky]

Ping for later viewing.

[rktman]

Ouch!

[Darksheare]

Lovecraft ping!

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Here's how every Lovecraft story ends: "And then the monster appeared and it was so horrible that I lost my mind and couldn't possibly describe it in a way that pays off the previous 20 pages of overwrought prose."

I was in Paris ten years ago and turned on the TV in the hotel room. Besides "Cops" and "ER" dubbed into French, I came across a strange documentary that I eventually figured out was about Lovecraft entitled "Le Cas Howard Phillips Lovecraft." You can find it on Youtube. Kinda hypnotic.

[raybbr]

Bfl

[HangnJudge]

ping...

Meeting at 47°9′S, 126°43′W

[Borges]

Neil Gaiman talks about that in the piece. How Lovecraft’s characters just write and write till the horrible creature is worming his horned tentacles through the door...

[discostu]

Haven’t gotta check that out. Thanks.

[Slings and Arrows]

Thanks!

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

There's a Clark Ashton Smith story called "The Double Shadow" that does a great job of that "writing up to the last minute" thing.

Smith is unjustly neglected, in my opinion.

[CatherineofAragon]

Thanks for posting this!

[shibumi]

As the stars align in Evil Augury
And the skies vomit ageless filth
Upon the fecund Earth below,
The Elder Gods groan in angst
Astrally voicing their hunger
for human souls.

From Ryleh he rises!
His Gate Keeper, Yog Sothoth
holds the portal ajar
Once again the Nameless Horror
walks the Dunwich Fields
Leaving a trail of psychic slime
and broken minds
in his wake.........

(Why yes Mrs. Two Lumps! I'd love for some coffee with my scones!)

[Darksheare]

Oops, forgot to ping some others.
welcome!