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At the Mountains of Madness


I hate posting a book without having read it, but i heard so much about this book and it has been in my tbr for quite some time. (I actually own the complete collection of H. P Lovecraft).

So here it is.

Any thoughts on this story would truly be welcome. :-)

I haven't read Lovecraft yet but he has built quite the cult following.

I haven't read him either although i did read the excellent which is a sequel of sorts to the mountain of madness.

There have been so many writers that have imitated Lovecraft or out and out ripped him off that it is difficult to read him today and understand the true impact he has on the horror genre. "Rats in the Walls" or the "The Doom that came to Sarnath" are a couple of good places to start. His Unnameable or Unmentionable horrors become a bit humorous by today's standards.

Karl wrote: "There have been so many writers that have imitated Lovecraft or out and out ripped him off that it is difficult to read him today and understand the true impact he has on the horror genre. "Rats in..."

Karl, thanks for the heads-up. I plan on another classic book read before the end of the year. Please feel free to join the group.

Another classic book read sounds great. Keep us posted.

At the Mountains of Madness is indeed a classic that is so full of atmosphere. The desolate location in the brutal cold serves to slowly ratchet up the dread. It's one of my favorite Lovecraft tales. You can see how it influenced the story,Who Goes There? (The story that the movie The Thing was based). Lovecraft should be required reading for anyone that wants to learn where great horror truly comes from. Without Lovecraft, there would have been no Stephen King and so many more that have been influenced by him.

The stories set in the Arctic/Antarctica are the ones I have to skip......... I hate being cold so much that I don't even want to read about cold people in cold places. I definitely prefer the stories set in New England.

I think you have to read that and Call of Cthulhu to really have read Lovecraft.

I liked The Case of Charles Dexter Ward better

I'm currently enthralled by Lovecraft. Haven't gotten to this one yet, but so far I'm very impressed with what I have read of him.

I must read this.