I did discover the writings of HPL, AS a child, fresh from an older country, learning American English, alongside the Grandparents I'd come here with. The fact that I had dual citizenship due to my American father having married indigenous personnel in the post-war years. When the Grand Mother and Grand Father and I were visiting my father's family, I came across some few boxes in storage, containing many and discoloured magazines and periodicals my father and uncles had accumulated over the years. Among these were Weird Tales and Argosy, and the pulps that introduced me Dunsany, Algernon Blackwood, RE Howard, and (to me, more importantly), Lovecraft. My love of reading, and of English itself stems from that hoard of literature that for so many years the literate reading public so despised. Lovecraft and Howard may have passed, but live on thru their works and words, inspiring such luminaries as Moorcock and others far too numerous to mention. Bless those who inspire.
I did discover the writings of HPL, AS a child, fresh from an older country, learning American English, alongside the Grandparents I'd come here with. The fact that I had dual citizenship due to my American father having married indigenous personnel in the post-war years. When the Grand Mother and Grand Father and I were visiting my father's family, I came across some few boxes in storage, containing many and discoloured magazines and periodicals my father and uncles had accumulated over the years. Among these were Weird Tales and Argosy, and the pulps that introduced me Dunsany, Algernon Blackwood, RE Howard, and (to me, more importantly), Lovecraft. My love of reading, and of English itself stems from that hoard of literature that for so many years the literate reading public so despised. Lovecraft and Howard may have passed, but live on thru their works is on words, inspiring s uch luminaries A's a newer Moorcock and others far too numerous to XS to mention. CX who inspire.
the vikings celebrated the julebloot, which was a blood sacrefice to the gods, followed by a great feast. They had the date, the christmas tree and the feast, but when the christians took their little stroll around the world to convert people, they decided to sneakingly introduce their own ideas into it all. jokes on them, because apart from the name and nativiry scene used in only some nations, most of the traditions we have are actually norse! we are celebrating winter solstice with christian wrapping. happy juletides! ...I actually forgot it was january there for a sec, ehe... P.S. I didn't specify, the sacrefice may have been human, I can't remember, but I do know for sure that vikings did sacrefice humans, si it's possible.
Well from what I remember of my school Latin, the quote is: Efficiunt daemones ut quae non sunt sic tamen quasi sint, conspicienda hominibus exhibeant. Which means: Devils work so that men perceive things that do not exist as if they are real. Lactantius is a real person too, but I'm not sure of the actual source of the quote.
Upon first read either I don't get it, or it's weak in comparison to his other pieces... I'm going to read it again till' i 'get' it. EDIT: i listned to your version after reading a few other synopsises and now i 'get it' more. but my noob brain sees it as a weaker peice with more potential. ALl the other pieces up to this point (in the penguin classics collection) were easier to grasp.
I felt this was one of more weaker Lovecraft Works. We barely feel the Dread from something like The Outsider, The Other gods, Or the Doom that Came to Sarnath.
This story is my new Winter Solstice tradition.
"Things have learnt to walk that ought to crawl." such a spooky line
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That is my favorite Necronomicon quote
It is a new tradition for me to listen to this story on Christmas Day evening every year, what an ideal end to the festive day.
You have a wonderful tradition! :D
My tradition is to wrap my presents on the 23rd while listening to this!
"For only the poor and the lonely remember." Nice.
+anton lavey Thanks for listening!
This reader has a superior voice, quite attuned for this material.
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only person that I can listen reading HPL.subscribed and thumbs up.keep up the great work!
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Conrad Feininger does great narrations of Lovecraft, too.
So it's a Lovecraft Christmas special?
I wish Lovecraft was held in the same regard as Edgar Allen poe I would've loved to know about his books as a child
+Dill Clinton I agree!
I did discover the writings of HPL, AS a child, fresh from an older country, learning American English, alongside the Grandparents I'd come here with. The fact that I had dual citizenship due to my American father having married indigenous personnel in the post-war years. When the Grand Mother and Grand Father and I were visiting my father's family, I came across some few boxes in storage, containing many and discoloured magazines and periodicals my father and uncles had accumulated over the years. Among these were Weird Tales and Argosy, and the pulps that introduced me Dunsany, Algernon Blackwood, RE Howard, and (to me, more importantly), Lovecraft. My love of reading, and of English itself stems from that hoard of literature that for so many years the literate reading public so despised. Lovecraft and Howard may have passed, but live on thru their works and words, inspiring such luminaries as Moorcock and others far too numerous to mention. Bless those who inspire.
I did discover the writings of HPL, AS a child, fresh from an older country, learning American English, alongside the Grandparents I'd come here with. The fact that I had dual citizenship due to my American father having married indigenous personnel in the post-war years. When the Grand Mother and Grand Father and I were visiting my father's family, I came across some few boxes in storage, containing many and discoloured magazines and periodicals my father and uncles had accumulated over the years. Among these were Weird Tales and Argosy, and the pulps that introduced me Dunsany, Algernon Blackwood, RE Howard, and (to me, more importantly), Lovecraft. My love of reading, and of English itself stems from that hoard of literature that for so many years the literate reading public so despised. Lovecraft and Howard may have passed, but live on thru their works is on words, inspiring s
uch luminaries A's a newer Moorcock and others far too numerous to XS to mention. CX who inspire.
I loved it. Listened to it on the way home from work and literally went the long way home so I could finish it.
Three years later and still listening on Christmas eve.
I can listen to Lovecraft non-stop repeatedly. It never gets boring. Have a great weekend and happy new year!
So fucking good. HP still the king of horror fiction.
Listening to this will be my new christmas tradition!
Didn't christmas used to be more like halloween? Or The Purge?
the vikings celebrated the julebloot, which was a blood sacrefice to the gods, followed by a great feast. They had the date, the christmas tree and the feast, but when the christians took their little stroll around the world to convert people, they decided to sneakingly introduce their own ideas into it all. jokes on them, because apart from the name and nativiry scene used in only some nations, most of the traditions we have are actually norse! we are celebrating winter solstice with christian wrapping. happy juletides!
...I actually forgot it was january there for a sec, ehe...
P.S. I didn't specify, the sacrefice may have been human, I can't remember, but I do know for sure that vikings did sacrefice humans, si it's possible.
It is the Yuletide! MERRY YULETIDE! DEC 21's!
He reads it like he wrote it.
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Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!
Perfect Christman Ghost story
Hail the Gods of Old
Hail the Great Ones!
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The origin of the Worm that Walks
Anyone know who the narrator is here? It sounds like Alan Watts but I'm sure it's not. Whoever it is, I like his style.
Craig Watson lol it does!!!
What do you desire?
There is only one Lovecraft.
Neiru B Indeed!
+HP Lovecraft may you sleep well in R'leyh,and be praised and have songs sung of ontop of Hatheg-Kla.
But what did he name his cat?
Can anyone translate the quote at the beginning?
Well from what I remember of my school Latin, the quote is:
Efficiunt daemones ut quae non sunt sic tamen quasi sint, conspicienda hominibus exhibeant.
Which means:
Devils work so that men perceive things that do not exist as if they are real.
Lactantius is a real person too, but I'm not sure of the actual source of the quote.
This is about Marblehead, Massachusetts. I live not far from there.
Oh?
Upon first read either I don't get it, or it's weak in comparison to his other pieces... I'm going to read it again till' i 'get' it.
EDIT: i listned to your version after reading a few other synopsises and now i 'get it' more. but my noob brain sees it as a weaker peice with more potential. ALl the other pieces up to this point (in the penguin classics collection) were easier to grasp.
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I felt this was one of more weaker Lovecraft Works. We barely feel the Dread from something like The Outsider, The Other gods, Or the Doom that Came to Sarnath.
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