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I have to use one of my Halloween avatars for this post...



Will I promised somewhere around here to post a little story for Halloween. I didn't intend to post it quite this early, but what the hey...

This story is a bit too long to post outright in this format, so I'm posting just a link to my story. It is in .pdf format, so you shouldn't have any troubles viewing it.

Here you go...

Pieces of Nine by V. T. Eric Layton

Sit back in your favorite chair with your warm blankie and a nice cup of hot cocoa.

Enjoy!

~Eric

NOTES:

1. Any errors, grammatical or otherwise, are entirely those of the author.

2. This story is protected by copyright. You have the author's permission to download it for your own personal use and to share with friends/family.

3. Copying onto any medium and sharing for a fee or without the author's attribution is expressly forbidden by law.

Ok. That. That was a great story! Bravo Eric!!

Glad you liked it. I threw it together a few years back. I was in an H. P. Lovecraft mood late one evening. :)

Oh, the original (on one of my blogs) was a 6 part serial. It had illustrations, too.

That was fun (and it carries less baggage than Lovecraft's own writing). I have such mixed feelings about that guy. On one hand, awesome stories of eldritch horror. On the other, racist diatribes (http://nnedi.blogspot.com/2011/12/lov...). Product of his time, perhaps. Too bad he didn't have access to the talisman....

Thank you, Kathleen. Glad you enjoyed it.

Well, I'm definitely no Lovecraft; regarding writing abilities. As far as his views on race; I had no idea. But yes, a man of his times. That may have had a lot to do with it.

Of all the books and stories I've read in my lifetime, I had never read any Lovecraft until just recently. I have a volume of all his works and just started it last week. It's interesting so far.

Teri wrote: "Of all the books and stories I've read in my lifetime, I had never read any Lovecraft until just recently. I have a volume of all his works and just started it last week. It's interesting so far."

Yes, I noticed that on your profile page earlier. I've read that book. Lovecraft is a favorite of mine. His stories are wonderfully dark and foreboding.

As a bonus to folks here at Scaredy Cats, here's an audio rendition of Lovecraft's The Outsider performed by a friend of mine, Paul Campbell.

H.P. Lovecraft's The Outsider performed by Paul Campbell

You can follow along with the text here:

The Outsider by H. P. Lovecraft @ hplovecraft.com

Enjoy!

Looking forward to reading that, Eric :-). I have it open in my browser for later. thank you for the audio link. I mostly listen to lovecraft on audio on youtube. makes my boring work going by faster.

Hi Laura,

Hope you like my written story and my friend Paul's audio rendition of Lovecraft. :)

Great story, Eric!!

Lisa wrote: "Great story, Eric!!"

Great? Nah... pretty good, maybe. ;)

Thanks, Lisa. :)

You are welcome. :)