tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post4984517546629476550..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: "The Call of Cthulhu" (a book review post)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-24584797266115654622015-08-30T07:04:01.324-07:002015-08-30T07:04:01.324-07:00parsnip: Lovecraft is certainly not for everyone.parsnip: Lovecraft is certainly not for everyone.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-58784962971148932032015-08-29T19:06:43.297-07:002015-08-29T19:06:43.297-07:00I know the name but not the book.
Sounds interesti...I know the name but not the book.<br />Sounds interesting but maybe not one for me.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-64512482969272902602015-08-29T12:26:01.128-07:002015-08-29T12:26:01.128-07:00Janie: There are some things about it that draw th...Janie: There are some things about it that draw the mind. I think it's best read in conjunction with "Dagon," at this point.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-64423942012759766152015-08-29T02:19:43.251-07:002015-08-29T02:19:43.251-07:00I've never heard of this. It sounds interestin...I've never heard of this. It sounds interesting.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-61013199191301989882015-08-28T15:22:30.760-07:002015-08-28T15:22:30.760-07:00TAS: From what I've gathered, there are only o...TAS: From what I've gathered, there are only one or two other direct references to Cthulhu, but a lot of his stuff stems from the mythology of that world.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-55244327654797664982015-08-28T12:57:01.162-07:002015-08-28T12:57:01.162-07:00I can't say I know a thing about either the st...I can't say I know a thing about either the story or the cult surrounding it but I do find it interesting that the fuss all stems from one book. I'll be interested to know if you find other references in his stories.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-41517964476858999112015-08-28T10:46:42.333-07:002015-08-28T10:46:42.333-07:00Veronica: I haven't seen anyone else talking a...Veronica: I haven't seen anyone else talking about Lovecraft, recently. Testing his stuff was something I'd meant to do for a long time and finally got to it.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-57182040467178345332015-08-28T07:44:15.819-07:002015-08-28T07:44:15.819-07:00I've seen a few other authors pick up the Love...I've seen a few other authors pick up the Lovecraft banner this summer. It's really not my thing--I do prefer Bradbury's SciFi...<br />I find the mythos rather fascinating. Recently saw a Cthulhu for President bumper sticker, so it's still part of the popular SciFi culture even after all this time.<br />Veronica<br />http://vsreads.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159799725109784001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-60224210156336937722015-08-09T20:30:43.864-07:002015-08-09T20:30:43.864-07:00Briane: I'll have a better idea of Lovecraft o...Briane: I'll have a better idea of Lovecraft overall when I'm finished and let you know which are the ones to look at.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-80497786601546088132015-08-09T05:31:08.909-07:002015-08-09T05:31:08.909-07:00I don't know. If the only reason to read it is...I don't know. If the only reason to read it is to say I've read it I'll probably skip it. "Good but not great" doesn't make it onto my reading list much.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-17876010578599745822015-08-08T05:50:58.420-07:002015-08-08T05:50:58.420-07:00Jeanne: The thing with his contemporaries is inter...Jeanne: The thing with his contemporaries is interesting. The earliest other people to write about Cthulhu didn't have permission. There is some speculation that people thought, because the mythos Lovecraft created was so involved, it was a real thing he was writing about and so they didn't need to ask.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-76851580177401882842015-08-07T15:02:40.108-07:002015-08-07T15:02:40.108-07:00I don't think that Cthulhu took off because of...I don't think that Cthulhu took off because of the story, but because of the mythos Lovecraft and his contemporaries created around it and the other Old Ones. For whatever reason, that really took hold in peoples' heads and now almost a hundred years later people are still writing stories about it.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-53076663863692834532015-08-07T11:49:47.843-07:002015-08-07T11:49:47.843-07:00Alex: I've doing some reading up on it. The wh...Alex: I've doing some reading up on it. The whole Cthulhu thing took off, like, back in the 30s or something. I was surprised.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-12713575363410091432015-08-07T03:49:51.222-07:002015-08-07T03:49:51.222-07:00He is mentioned in other stories. Perhaps its the ...He is mentioned in other stories. Perhaps its the name that has lifted him above the other Great Old Ones. I mean, Hziulquoigmnzhah doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. (And yes, I did look it up, as it's not the easiest to spell, either.)Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com