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About to read some hp lovecraft. Which story should I start with?

>> No.2995418

The Colour out of Space or The Rats in the Walls.

>> No.2995422

The obvious is Call of Cthulhu, but you could try the Rats in the Wall, or Colour out of Space. Just don't touch anything that's part of the Dream Cycle since those stories are loosely connected and you might not understand some things.

>> No.2995441

>>2995422

Which are the Dream Cycle?

>> No.2995445

The Call of Ctulhu is good. My favorite is Dagon. Lovecraft doesn't really float my boat, generally, but that's just me.

>> No.2995451

I would read "The Outsider." It made me cry the first time I read it. Lovecraft is a master of words and worlds.

>> No.2995454

Just go in order.

>> No.2995456

The second story of his you read should absolutely be "Beneath the Mountains of Madness."

It's more of a novella, really.

>> No.2995487

>>2995454
No, his early stuff is terrible and reads like someone trying so hard to adopt his style but failing in so many ways, as he hadn't developed as an author by that time. It should be read after you start liking Lovecraft, to see how he progressed.

I usually recommend "The Outsider" or "The Cats of Ulthar" first. They're short, so it's not a big time sink if you discover you hate his stuff, and both pretty good.

>> No.2995499

Just borrowed a large book from a friend of Lovecraft's works. I enjoyed The Beast in the Cave, and The Alchemist. (They're all I've read so far, but I really liked them.)

>> No.2995507

the cat story is tits, all day goodness

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2995547

why did we even make these things?

>> No.2996895

Just finished Thr Rats in the Walls
jesuschristhowhorrifying.jpg

>> No.2996919

Lovecraft a shit.

>> No.2996920

>>2995547
That one has never been well agreed upon afaik

>> No.2996952

>>2996920
Still, "fuck this sea shit" gets me every time.

>> No.2996977

>>2995412

How about The Colour out of Space, as read by Britain's greatest living songwriter?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZZ8m8I2kE4

Go on, you know you want to.

>> No.2997070

Should I read the Dream Cycle or just skip it?

>> No.2997101

>>2995412
The Music of Erich Zann, Polaris, Beyond the Wall of Sleep, The White Ship, The Doom that Came to Sarnath, The Terrible Old Man, The Cats of Ulthar, Celephais, The Picture in the House, The Quest of Iranon, The Moon-Bog, and Cool Air are a few excellent stories.
You can't really go wrong with any H.P. story, they're all great in their own way.
You can find some on the internet, but they usually come in collections that you could find in any library.