Every now and then, I stumble into a video so unexpectedly entertaining that it makes my day and I end up subbing and binge watching an entire channel's worth of content. Today is that day.

"Check yourself, before you wreck yourself" It's strange how many Lovecraft stories can be summarized by that quote.

All I want is an actual adaptation of a lovecraft story with gangstas, and when they see the horror, say "Oh, shit dawg! Break yourself!"

Can we get more Lovecraft.

"Lovecraft. Know what I mean?" xD xD xD Best line in this video.

I think my favorite part of the story is when the Shoggoth is chasing the characters. It's stated that they're running at top speed and don't have time to turn around, as that would slow them down. Despite this, the main character feels the need to turn around and see what's chasing him. The reader is never given a description of the creature. All you get is pretty much "OH, SHIT," and then the main character runs even faster than he thought he could. Sometimes things are better left to the imagination. :-D

Probably one of the best if not the best episode of thug notes to date. I mean "Lovecraft...Knamean?" That's just gold in its pure form :)

That's what I love about Lovecraft and why I think his stuff is so scary. It's not just the language he uses, it's that existential philosophy that's in everything he writes. Like humans are so...pathetic in the end compared to what's out there that we don't know about. And it's because we don't understand it that we're so pathetic. And we never WILL understand it. It's just inevitable that we remain lowly, ignorant life forms for all eternity. We were never meant to understand some things and we never will.

“ every player knows u gotta warm the oven , before u slide in the meat . love craft ! Naw mean? “ 😂😂😂

GOD DAMMIT LET GUILLERMO DEL TORO DIRECT THIS MOVIE!

Thugs notes is so very very awesome. I cannot contain a full measure of just how amusing, these things are, and yet still carrying a degree of lucid educational value.

Please do: The Call of Cthulhu

I love how he suddenly become soft-spoken and articulate when he starts quoting the book.

A previous poster is bemoaning Lovecraft's pessimism and bigotry, while having obviously not read much of his work. Lovecraft had some really backwards ideas, however his horror, and technique is worthy of praise. I am of Portuguese descent, and Lovecraft was no fan of Portuguese people, Swedish, Polish, Jewish, or any other non-Anglo whites. He suffered psychological abuse from his grandfather who instilled many of his xenophobic ideas in to him at a very young age. There is no forgiving the slurs that Lovecraft uses, or his ignorant mentality. However it should also be noted that he did not approve of violence, and became more progressive after marrying. Also he spent most of his life in poor neighborhoods in which he was perhaps the only Englishman so it is likely that he encountered hostility himself and vented untrue sentiments through his writing. H.P Lovecraft was human like the rest of us, and I don't accept that he was just a "product of his time", but I do like to think if he were alive today that he would be more open minded. After all he was a man of science and modern science shows that all humans are Homo-Sapien-Sapien. As far as pessimism goes, aren't most smart people a little cynical? I think it was very big of Wisecrack not to be cruel to the man's legacy and judge Lovecraft's work on its own merits. I have also watched a few Thug Notes after this video and found them all quite amusing. If anyone is interested in reading cosmic horror similar to Lovecraft's I would recommend: "The King in Yellow" by Robert Chambers, "Monstrocity" and "Unholy Dimensions" by Jeffrey Thomas, and "The Beautiful Thing that Awaits Us All" by Laird Barron. We are truly living in a historic period of horror stories if one knows where to look. Thanks for your time y'all.

I read a lot of Lovecraft on a Western Pacific (WESPAC) deployment aboard a fast attack submarine and some of the nightmares derived from the stories were horrifying, to say the least. I haven't read this one yet, though, and this analysis of it has DEFINITELY got me interested

Love Lovecraft. Even with his flaws, his writing as always inspired me in so many ways. And this review you have done for one of my favorite stories is just awesome.

In my opinion, the Outsider is Lovecraft's most underrated story

I still remember that story. I was reading it in school, and the bell at the end of a class period rang right in the middle of the climactic scene. It was the first time I ever had a story get my heart pounding in my chest.

Dr. Sweets, I really wish you were still doing these! They are amazing!

My GOD that was an incredible summary. I love how he hits every key point and makes it cool to get into good literature. I'm years late to loving this but it's keeping me very well entertained and enlightened during quarantine. This is wonderful.

You should definitely do more Lovecraft! Glad to see him on this channel.

"That's double digit adjectives in one damn sentence, maan." Lovecraft was about that thug life.

This is was my first experience of f H.P. Lovecraft. I read a comic book adaptation of At the Mountains of Madness at my local library. And I'm glad that I read this story as my introduction.

I just finished this book. This is exactly how the director in my mind played it out as the story progressed. Your analysis was spot on.

I guess in the Lovecraft world the only way for humanity to evolve is to learn to live with madness ... we learned to adapt to everything else in our known world ... but to live with the unknown we must master our minds to live with the madness that will take hold when we see the unexplainable. Control what is out of our control to live with what we can never explain.

Aw, no mention of the giant, blind penguins? Pretty sure that's the best part!

Man having such a nostalgic time. I come back to Thug Notes after 8 years at least. I loved these videos and they’ll still classic

"You've got to warm the oven, before you slide in the meat." 😁

I love lovecraft's work and I've noticed a spike in people talking about his work

A well spoken succinctation. I literally finished this yesterday, and I found it--outside of Tolkien--to be one of the most slogging-reads I've ever experienced. Well done in encapsulating it so well.

I'm super pumped for all the other new formats - Keep'em coming!

Wisecrack! You are awesome, keep up the good work!

This is freaking hilarious and awesome and so well done. Bravo! Author! Author!

I'm new to Lovecraft and, I admit, it took me a while to look him up because one of the first things I learned about him was his extreme xenophobia which, needless to say, was a complete turn-off for me. But after learning more about him, I understood more about why he thought the way he did. Not that that excuses his views or what he said because of them, of course. But while researching him, I didn't find the heartless monster I'd expected such views to come from. If anything, Lovecraft was a fascinating, complex character: He wrote about outsiders and considered himself one, but he was a xenophobe; he was anti-Semitic and yet he married a Jewish woman. He was human, like the rest of us. We're all creatures of both light and dark and only time will tell which the world will see us in. Anyway, this was a great review. I'll definitely add this to my "to read" list. Keep up the good work, Sparky! P.S. "Every player know you gotta warm the oven before you slide in the meat. Lovecraft, know what I mean?" Best. Quote. Ever. With a last name like Lovecraft, one has to wonder if he . . . well, if he lived up to his name in other aspects of his life. Oh, come on, we were all thinking it!

Well done as always! Can't wait for next weeks episode.

I have never loved a channel so much I subscribed after two videos

Thank you for delving into Lovecraft.

So Prometheus was just a shite ripoff of this? Good job, Damon Lindelof :P

I am in a very loud environment so I needed to put on the captions. I am beyond impressed with them!!! So on point!!!

I randomly was suggested this on KZfaq. Bro, this is some hardcore service to literature here. Thank you.

yeah, the theme to every HP story I've read can be summed up in 4 words 'curiosity killed the cat'. Every story is about someone looking too far and deep into something, taking chances and reaching beyond either intellectually or physically or both, and paying a price of some kind for it It's almost kind of prudish, in a way. His centerpiece creations, the Necronomicon and 'The Call of Cthulu' spell it out pretty plain. The Necronomicon is a 'thing that should not be' that people regret looking at, and from the above story: ' 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. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.' there's always a dread in HP that the truth, whatever it is, must be something horrible. Yes, I know he's a horror writer, and there's no way a horror writer can get around that dread of the unknown and general pessimism thing completely, but HP really takes it to extremes. btw the above passage is one of my favs in all literature, in case anyone things I'm just being a critical ass

oh man, I wanted this one so much!

Nice! So entertaining, yet such an in depth break down! I loved at the mountains of madness! I can hardly wait to see your other videos!

KZfaq finally got something right in my suggestion box. I'm so glad I clicked on this video and cannot wait to watch all your other content.

Oh lovecraft I've been waiting for this!

Lovecraft?? Hell yeah!!!!

Possibly your best video yet!

OK I have to say that I love most of the books you have done this with including this one. I also have to say I love it man! The comedy that you infuse into your reviews is awesome and your review are insightful! Keep it up!

"Lovecraft! Naw mean?" Nice!

Could you do some other works of Lovecraft?

Awesome presentation! And way to stay on topic, something that almost never happens when lovecraft is discussed.

This is the greatest KZfaq series I've ever seen. I'm laughing and I'm learning.

I really love H.P. Lovecraft

I just found my new favorite thing to watch lol

Love your channel! Found you through H.P. Lovecraft and couldn’t be happier

I am so happy I found this channel....oh my god. I haven't laughed and been enraptured so well in a long time. This has got to be the best way to review and analyze a story. KEEP IT UP MY MAN XD

Curiosity most certainly did kill one of those cats. Killed a whole camp full of 'em! And a whole species of crazy shit before them!

How about Shadow over Innsmouth?

This....this video is a gift to mankind

You da man! I love this video - keep up the good work.

"Hmmmm, how do I describe how alien and incomprehensible these creatures are? I'll just tell the reader they're indescribable. My work as a writer is done!" -HP Lovecraft Also, the taxonomic rank chart in this video skipped over "genus" :(

I know this is a short story, but can you do 'The Call if Cthulhu'?

Dude, this is awesome! Way to freaking go!!!

How am I just finding these now! These are Amaz-K! This is possibly my favorite HP story! & this is the most accurate & well put together synopsizes I've ever seen!

Non-Euclidean geometry.

Lovecraft gave new meaning to disturbing.

Omg this is awesome! You totally need to do an audio book, you have the perfect voice for it.

Loved the Chappelle Show reference! Keep up the good work guys!!!

fucking finally, ive been suggesting lovecraft since the first episode lol

yo, Mr. Lovecraft was badass! Loved this episode XD

Love that channel!

I read a graphic novel adaptation of this book. It was the first H P Lovecraft story I ever read, and I loved it. Thank you for reviewing this.

I would love a thugnotes on Faust (part 1 and 2) by Goethe

Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" sure has some crazy shit to talk about ^_^

I loved the intro and I really like the new channel's name :D

One of your best so far, YOU FAHKIN' ROCK G!

PRAISE BE C'THULU

Bloodborne comes to mind for some reason

Came across this review looking for something to push me over to Lovecraft. You've done it. This was original and entertaining.

Very well done!! Can't wait to see you do more Lovecraft.

whats with the rebranding?

Lovecraft has some damn good vocabulary.

PUH-TO-THE-PLEASE keep 'em coming Wisecrack! I REALLY enjoy what you're doing with THUG NOTES. I'm so glad you did " A Wrinkle in Time!" I met Madeleine and she was straight up COOL! I Love your show, and it speaks to me, as I'm sure many others. Peace.

Immensely entertaining and informative analysis! I bought Lovecraft's Complete Fiction early last week, and I'm reading all of the stories pertaining to the Cthulhu Mythos. I've read The Call of Cthulhu and The Dunwich Horror so far, with At The Mountains of Madness in queue! I'm ashamed that I put off reading Lovecraft, because these tales are absolutely awesome and terrifying! I'm hoping that you'll cover the Cthulhu Mythos and stories in full for some of your videos in the near future; possibly for Halloween! Thank you for the stellar content!

please do pickman's model & cool air!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Would you review angels and demons or the da vinci code?

"Elder Playas" is now an official part of my lexicon. Bravo, good sir! The day is yours!

Love your videos!

MORE H.P LOVECRAFT

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You deserve an award for this . . .

I am so glad that H.P lovecraft is finally being recognized for his amazing writing with crazy details.

Now everybody roll your willpower save.

2:35 I have a feeling that's your natural voice. Much clearer. I know roughening up your voice is a part of the shtick and gimmick of this series, and I understand how you can't really change things now, but personally, I prefer this over the voice you usually use. Less grating, less sounding like someone stuck your poor vocal chords through a cheese grater.

this is hillariously awesome.

That was completely unexpected and awesome. Thank you, sir.

John Oliver was right, don't visit Antartica

Travis, enter the Garden of Madness!

Glad too see u back at it thug, live on

this is everything I've ever needed in my life.