Yeah, I don't think I've seen any dialogue in his stories yet. It seems like the storyteller is always present and you never get the events straight from the page. I don't mind it. I haven't read enough to give it my recommendation, but it seems like it might be worth checking out. There are some really striking descriptions of hellish worlds, but also a lot of "madness" that rings of the misconception of human psychology that was ubiquitous during that period. And a lot of the horror seems to come from the unknown and the foreign, in many cases nearing xenophobia, which is also greatly dated. I've heard of Cathedral, yes. Seems like the place to start.
nah, can't really recommend a collection. I kind of just read random ones of the internet. But it seems like "Cathedral" would be a good collection...the short story of the same name is generally considered among his best. How's Call of Cthulhu? I never had interest in it because the internet neckbeard love obsession with Cthulhu turned me off of it, but if you think it's good maybe I'd check it out. I heard Lovecraft is extremely averse to dialogue. Is it true?
No, I haven't, but he's still on my list. Can you tell me a collection of his I should read? I just started reading "The Call of Cthulhu."
I dunno. I don't post here or anywhere much these days. I did notice you kickstarted things there again, so I'll try and post more. btw, did you ever read any of those Raymond Carver stories I recommended? I'm not sure if it's your style at all but he's the guy who got me back into reading short stories.
Why don't you post at FG anymore? It's been somewhat active lately (thanks to me).
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