![]() What I found most interesting and trapped me from Lovecraft was the ambient. My favourite stories are "Nyarlathotep", "The Haunter of the Dark" and At the Mountains of Madness. I would have enjoyed a collaboration from both of them. He became one of my two favourite authors next to Lewis Carroll. The only exception was Frankenstein from Mary Shelly, but when I found the writings of Lovecraft everything changed and found the type of horror I enjoy the most. I could not find for a long time a book that could actually inspire a sense of dread or tension like a movie. I have been a fan of horror since young, but there was a big difference between movies and books. I have even enjoyed some of Andrew Leman's narrations from HPpodcraft. I enjoy movies and video games with Lovecraftian themes. ![]() I have enjoyed Lovecraft stories in two languages and I have several copies of the collections. The same day I bought the book I finished it. I enjoyed books, but during a book sale I found "The Call of Cthulhu and Other Stories". I have been living in several places around the world from Glasgow in the UK, to Christchurch in New Zealand before arriving in Canada. Our Member of the Month for July, 2022 is Antonio Herrera Martin currently of Toronto, Ontario.Īntonio says: "I was born and raised in Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico, but currently I am living in Toronto, Canada. I have attached a picture of myself before I had the antlers removed as well as a picture of my daughter’s cat, Tom, making his first Horcrux (wrong mythos, I know.) I have also been trying to evangelize to friends and family who have a similar interest. I started slowly, but my addiction has grown to where I am impatiently waiting for the society to create my next fix. My first exposure was At the Mountains of Madness (with the requisite Antarctic expedition Hoodie). I discovered HPLHS quite by accident with a random search and am extremely glad that I did. I also have a small yule tree I put up during the holidays. I have my Cthulhu idol and I am contemplating creating a shrine for it. Basically, I break things and get paid to do it. I work in Aerospace as a materials tester. I lived in the Northern Montana at the time, so there was not a lot of daylight in the evenings. Now I am a bit of a wimp with an overactive imagination, so I had to stop reading as soon as it got dark. Our public library had several Lovecraft collections, and I recall reading "The Lurking Fear" that winter. By the time I had finished the cover story I was hooked. The first story was “The Colour out of Space”. My cousin lent me the the Scholastic “The Shadow Over Innsmouth and Other Stories of Horror” with the picture of Barnabas Marsh in a Tuxedo on the cover. John says: "My first exposure to Lovecraft was in in the summer between 6th and 7th grades. Our Member of the Month for August, 2022 is John Newman of Rosamond, California. and work at local university helping students navigate the straits of transferring college credits. When I am not geeking out to the latest Dark Adventure Radio Theatre release, I live in Terre Haute, In. My love of H.P.’s stories has grown from fandom to collection, from books to statues to boardgames, as can be seen on my bookshelves (with apologies to my wife). inspired me to pursue and complete my master’s degree in Mathematics so I could tell when the stars were right and navigate the non-Euclidian pathways of life. The practical effects and storyline tear a page out of the Lovecraft universe in my opinion. Other interests of mine in a similar vein are collectable “cousins” such as 1982’s The Thing. A complicated yet simple definition of cosmic horror.Īt the Mountains of Madness, "The Dunwich Horror", "The Hound", and the poem "Nemesis" are some of my favorite works. The thing I enjoy most about Lovecraft’s work is the nihilism of the mythos and man’s attempt at trying to understand it. I was hooked and it went from artistic interest to collecting obsession in short order. ![]() My introduction to Lovecraft began in a secondhand bookstore in 1979 when I discovered a paperback copy of The Dunwich Horror with the otherworldly artwork of Rowena Morrill on the cover. That may be true on the surface, but a curiosity that began with a youthful fascination with horror and true crime led me to an interest in the darker side of human nature. leaves most with the notion of a typical mid-western fellow. Randy says: "Being born and raised in Robinson, Ill. Our Member of the Month for October, 2022 is Randy Hargis of Terre Haute, Indiana. ![]()
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