Necronomicon

“We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.” Excellent collection of Lovecraft's stories, you've got most of his best ones in this collection; but it's such a big and somewhat cumbersome book. Took me years to get thr Leggi tutto

All right, with this one under my belt, I think I can safely say that I’ve read everything Lovecraft has ever written in his life. I will then skip introducing the author––who doesn’t need any introduction, anyway––and go through a rundown of some of my most beloved horror stories of his, which you Leggi tutto

Najpre, želim da pohvalim izdavačku kuću Orfelin na divnoj knjizi, predivnim ilustracijama, kvalitetu papira i same knjige kao i za izgled korica. Ovo je knjiga koji bi svaki ljubitelj horora trebalo da ima u svojoj kolekciji, iako jeste malo skuplja od ostalih ali isto tako ovde se pokazuje kako ce Leggi tutto

I suppose the two best words to describe my feelings on the work of the 20th century's most prolific horror writer are "mostly disappointing". THE GOOD I wasn't disappointed with everything. A bunch of stories stood out for me as being genuine, page-turning excitement: The Colour Out of Space, The Dun Leggi tutto

Lovecraft has to be broken down into his constituent parts in order to be comprehensible. 1. Man 2. Mythographer 3. Writer The man, by far, is easily the most reprehensible and unforgivable. This may take a little explanation for those unfamiliar with the man and the writer. Firstly, HPL believed in Leggi tutto

New life goal: to write a cult book about another book that doesn't exist.

Este volumen contiene algunos de los mejores relatos de Lovecraft. Como el título indica, todos mencionan o incluyen en alguna forma el Necronomicón, un libro ficticio de magia negra y conocimientos prohibidos. Naturalmente, Lovecraft no inventó el concepto de los libros malditos. Ha existido desde Leggi tutto