Call of Cthulhu - Official Video Game
Any fans of Lovecraftian horror here? I recently got a new Lovecraft anthology, and have rediscovered some excellent short stories, as well as a few I have not yet encountered. Overall, Lovecraft was a visionary and important literary figure. I think he's a wonderful author, and I far prefer him (with some exception) to most "horror" writers today. I personally find his work far more enjoyable and far better written than say Stephen King. Just my opinion of course!
Some of my favorite works that come to mind, and are well worth reading in my opinion include
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
The Cats of Ulthar
The Outsider
The Colour Out of Space
And now, a new video game...
Hopefully it will be great... I will say, there have already been a few great Lovecraftian video games! My favorite include:
Alone in the Dark (the first three games, released 1992-1994)
Eternal Darkness (GameCube!)
And of course, there have been quite a few games that have been inspired by Lovecraft. Even The Elder Scrolls has Lovecraftian elements! I have yet to play Darkest Dungeon, but I certainly want to, as soon as it has a physical release...
Some of my favorite works that come to mind, and are well worth reading in my opinion include
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
The Cats of Ulthar
The Outsider
The Colour Out of Space
And now, a new video game...
Hopefully it will be great... I will say, there have already been a few great Lovecraftian video games! My favorite include:
Alone in the Dark (the first three games, released 1992-1994)
Eternal Darkness (GameCube!)
And of course, there have been quite a few games that have been inspired by Lovecraft. Even The Elder Scrolls has Lovecraftian elements! I have yet to play Darkest Dungeon, but I certainly want to, as soon as it has a physical release...
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This is a neat site with lots of Lovecraft goodies (if a bit pricey). They do have 20% off sales a few times a year though.
http://www.hplhs.org/
The Dark Adventure Radio Theatre are very well done.
This is an interesting movie loosely based on Lovecraft's stuff - unfortunately never released on DVD (yet another reason I love my laserdiscs - it was released on that format):
I think my favorite short story of his is "The Thing on the Doorstep".
https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/30/call-of-cthulhu-review
"Cyanide's Lovecraftian horror is a mind-shattering good time."
But gamers have been more critical. It currently holds a 3.5/5 on amazon
Still, people agree the story is superb, but alas, a story alone does not a great game make... hmmm, I want another Eternal Darkness - quality Lovecraftian game
but, at any rate, another Lovecraftian tale is coming soon, and it looks great!
Behold, The Sinking City
I don't it will be "great" but might be fun in a campy "b" game sort of way
I agree with your soul suspect assessment, while not great I found it to be a fairly quick game that kept me entertained throughout.
Anyway is there a definitive list of his works somewhere? I assumed when i got the book that it contained all of them but im thinking that might not be the case and different websites seem to count some stories while others dont. Maybe duie to having collaborators on them or something.
Fun side note while reading oe of his stories, can't remember which one, i realized that Metallica's somg Thing That Should Not Be is based on it. All these years I thought that the song was based on Mary Shelleys Frankenstein even used the lyrics to the song in a book report of Frankenstein to show the books cultural impact when i was in high school lol
I started reading his stuff last year. I have one of those wordcloud classics books with his stories. Which by the way are quality books in my opinion, theyre paperback but the covers are like a faux leather kind of rubbery material, really neat.
Anyway is there a definitive list of his works somewhere? I assumed when i got the book that it contained all of them but im thinking that might not be the case and different websites seem to count some stories while others dont. Maybe duie to having collaborators on them or something.
Fun side note while reading oe of his stories, can't remember which one, i realized that Metallica's somg Thing That Should Not Be is based on it. All these years I thought that the song was based on Mary Shelleys Frankenstein even used the lyrics to the song in a book report of Frankenstein to show the books cultural impact when i was in high school lol
By "definitive" do you mean best and most well regarded, or complete? They're very different things.
As for "quality" books, that is also something that can be hotly debated
The most beautiful collection of Lovecraft stories that I have ever seen was recently published by the Folio Society
https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/the-call-of-cthulhu-other-weird-stories-core.html
However, Lovecraft has in the past few decades seen quite a resurrgence. His works have also appeared in very beautiful and limited letterpress editions. Letterpress books are bar none, the most beautiful way to produce books. However, the Lovecraft letterpress are extremely expensive and are not a collection of his work but rather a single (or a few) short story, or in the case of The Shadow Over Inssmouth (published by the Heavenly Monkey Press) a novella. If you want a nice and large collection of Lovecraft at a very reasonable price, then I recommend the Folio Society edition. If you are interested in other "weird tales" of which there are many, you should check out Centipede Press.
http://www.centipedepress.com/
The problem with CP is that most of their books are very limited and have all sold out. So, you will have to pay quite a bit for them, assuming you can find them. Still, worth the look if you love such reading!
I started reading his stuff last year. I have one of those wordcloud classics books with his stories. Which by the way are quality books in my opinion, theyre paperback but the covers are like a faux leather kind of rubbery material, really neat.
Anyway is there a definitive list of his works somewhere? I assumed when i got the book that it contained all of them but im thinking that might not be the case and different websites seem to count some stories while others dont. Maybe duie to having collaborators on them or something.
Fun side note while reading oe of his stories, can't remember which one, i realized that Metallica's somg Thing That Should Not Be is based on it. All these years I thought that the song was based on Mary Shelleys Frankenstein even used the lyrics to the song in a book report of Frankenstein to show the books cultural impact when i was in high school lol
By "definitive" do you mean best and most well regarded, or complete? They're very different things.
As for "quality" books, that is also something that can be hotly debated
The most beautiful collection of Lovecraft stories that I have ever seen was recently published by the Folio Society
https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/...
However, Lovecraft has in the past few decades seen quite a resurrgence. His works have also appeared in very beautiful and limited letterpress editions. Letterpress books are bar none, the most beautiful way to produce books. However, the Lovecraft letterpress are extremely expensive and are not a collection of his work but rather a single (or a few) short story, or in the case of The Shadow Over Inssmouth (published by the Heavenly Monkey Press) a novella. If you want a nice and large collection of Lovecraft at a very reasonable price, then I recommend the Folio Society edition. If you are interested in other "weird tales" of which there are many, you should check out Centipede Press.
http://www.centipedepress.com/...
The problem with CP is that most of their books are very limited and have all sold out. So, you will have to pay quite a bit for them, assuming you can find them. Still, worth the look if you love such reading!
Woah! thats alot for a book. When I was talking "nice" I meant it was better quality than paperback. This is the one I have
https://www.amazon.com/Lovecraft-Cthulhu-Mythos-Tales-Classics/dp/1684121337/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
I was also talking about definative as complete, like everything he wrote.
Woah! thats alot for a book. When I was talking "nice" I meant it was better quality than paperback. This is the one I have
https://www.amazon.com/Lovecraft-...
I was also talking about definative as complete, like everything he wrote.
Actually, that's NOT a lot of money for a good book. It's a bit like someone who only purchases games for $10 or less - they decides to look at really collectible video games and says "woah, that's a LOT of money"!! It's all relative of course, but I assure you, for high quality books, $135 is not that much. However, it is leagues beyond the cheap books most people are used to, and let's face it, people definitely are used to cheap books. But, if you make the paper thicker, include original illustrations, very good binding, price goes up. It's also a bit like purchasing a digital copy vs physical collector's item. The prices really go up, but so does the quality and what you get out of it. In the end, all that really matters is if someone is happy with it. Also, the Folio Society and other publishes of "high quality collectible" books often have limited quantities, and once a book is out of print the prices can go up dramatically. Cheers!