So You Want To Read H.P. Lovecraft? / Full Reading Guide

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Explore the eerie and enigmatic world of H.P. Lovecraft's cosmic horror with this comprehensive guide to his literary legacy and the chilling tales that define the genre.
Books in this video:
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by HP Lovecraft
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The Whisperer in Darkness by HP Lovecraft
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At The Mountains of Madness by HP Lovecraft
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Neonomicon by Allan Moore
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Dreams of The Witch House by several authors
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The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor Lavalle
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The Cthulhu Casebooks by James Lovegrove
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The Fisherman by John Langan
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:33 H. P. Lovecraft
03:34 Cosmic Horror
04:31 Where to start reading Lovecraft?
07:40 Modern Lovecraftian Horror
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@cafeaulivre 8 ай бұрын

Let me know what your favorite spooky reads are! Are you a Lovecraftee? Or did you never hear from the man up til today? let me know down below in the comments, so we can talk horror some more!

@VTimmoni 8 ай бұрын

Lovecraft is so hard to read. The racism is just choking. I prefer The Vampire by John Pieori or the works of Edgar Allen Poe.

@scarletteshadow 8 ай бұрын

I adore Lovecraft's works!! He had little schooling and yet he read incessantly, researched incessantly, so I would say he was educated. His racism was a product of his time and his environment. I know his faults and I am aware of them as I read, and enjoy, his works.

@cafeaulivre 8 ай бұрын

@@scarletteshadow I find it especially interesting that when you start to dig into his life and background, you find so many similarities with the characters in his stories. He was no stranger to mental asylums and his views on society are often reflected in his stories.

@curtjarrell9710 2 ай бұрын

I LOVED The Ballad of Black Tom.

@cafeaulivre 2 ай бұрын

I too enjoyed Black Tom!

@scarletteshadow 8 ай бұрын

I am, indeed, A Lovecraftee!! 😊 My favorite horror reads are: 'The Call of Cthulhu', 'IT by Stephen King', 'The Mountains of Madness', 'Clive Barker's Books of Blood' , "Edgar Allen Poe's A Cask of Amontillado and A Tale-tell Heart ', and many more!! ❤💀

@cafeaulivre 8 ай бұрын

Great selection! I absolutely love The Mountains of Madness myself, as well as The Rats in the Wall.

@aiscahill 8 ай бұрын

I genuinely love the videos where you feature specific authors, Bart. You're out here making me feel like I want to read works from authors I had never been interested in before now.

@cafeaulivre 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Aisling, that is some high praise and I'm going to hide in a pile of pillows now ☺️

@anotherbibliophilereads 6 ай бұрын

Really good intro to Lovecraft. I have been reading him for forty years. I need to check out a Dreams From the Witch House and the Cthulhu Casebooks. For the last two years I have been in a reading group Cthulhu Christmas which encourages reading Lovecraft in December for the holidays.

@cafeaulivre 6 ай бұрын

The Stars are always right at R'lyehmas!

@cassiopeia347 8 ай бұрын

Your channel is so interesting! Thank you for the recommendations

@cafeaulivre 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words 😊

@chaznightlord8664 2 ай бұрын

What is the Audio track on this video?

@cafeaulivre 2 ай бұрын

It is one of the ambient songs you can find on Bensound.com.

@lure-ph2xg 11 күн бұрын

if you still answer questions. is it ok for me a 14 year old to read H.P lovecraft?

@cafeaulivre 11 күн бұрын

I would say it is. I read Lovecraft around that age myself. Lovecraft is never about gore or shock, it’s about insanity and fear. And as always, you can close a book and walk away for it if you find it too unsettling to read.

@lure-ph2xg 11 күн бұрын

@@cafeaulivre thx for the information

@cafeaulivre 11 күн бұрын

Enjoy your read!

@Agoodnameprobably 8 ай бұрын

I have tried to read Lovecraft's books a couple times, through a compilation of short stories, and i got pretty far. however, It is way too hard to read to the point where it is just a vague idea of the plot instead of an actual story

@cafeaulivre 8 ай бұрын

I get that. Did you ever try to read At The Mountains of Madness? That’s more like a full-fledged novel.

@VTimmoni 8 ай бұрын

The problem now is that you have to cover Lovecraft's friend and colleague Robert E. Howard.

@cafeaulivre 8 ай бұрын

I have an excellent hardcover comic series about Red Sonja

@VTimmoni 8 ай бұрын

@@cafeaulivre Neat. I have a collection of his short fiction. Makes me really detest John W. Campbell.

@cafeaulivre 8 ай бұрын

Don’t think I have any of his actual publications on my shelves actually. More for the Christmas wishlist 🎅

@VTimmoni 8 ай бұрын

@cafeaulivre Lemme recommend The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian. It's an excellent anthology and has several essays, backgrounds, and analysis of the included works.

@cafeaulivre 8 ай бұрын

Noted and added! Thanks a lot!