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Post by vladtolenkov on Nov 20, 2008 16:19:30 GMT -6
There seem to be a fair number of Lovecraft, Howard, and Smith readers on the board so I was wondering what your fave stories of the above mentioned gentlemen were. Which stories are the one that stayed with you?
My answer is highly changeable but I'd say:
Lovecraft: Dreams in the Witch House
Howard: The Shadow Kingdom (the first full-on S&S tale)
Smith: The Seven Geases
What say you?
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Post by geoffrey on Nov 21, 2008 0:03:34 GMT -6
Lovecraft: At the Mountains of MadnessHoward: "Worms of the Earth" Smith: I have read so far only the first 60% of stories Smith wrote. Thus I don't have an answer yet.
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Post by stonetoflesh on Nov 21, 2008 17:19:33 GMT -6
Good questions! Lovecraft: I don't really have a favorite, but I generally prefer his Dreamlands stories. Since The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is the centerpiece of that cycle, that's my answer. Smith: I haven't read all his work, but so far my favorites are The Seven Geases and Empire of the Necromancers Howard: Hard to say, probably either The Shadow Kingdom or Red Nails.
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Post by jrients on Nov 21, 2008 19:54:37 GMT -6
I can't pick between Howard tales and I don't know enough Smith to have a well-formed opinion, but I absolutely adore "The Doom That Came To Sarnath".
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Post by jcstephens on Nov 21, 2008 21:39:46 GMT -6
"The Dunwich Horror". It was the first HP Lovecraft story I ever read, and still my favorite.
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Post by Max on Nov 21, 2008 22:42:11 GMT -6
Lovecraft's Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath
Probably not well enough versed to have a favorite by REH ("The one where Conan kills a giant snake!"), but Xuthal of the Dusk and Tower of the Elephant are both great.
I'm assuming you mean Clark-Ashton Smith. Haven't read him, yet. (My favorite *Cordwainer* Smith is Scanners Live in Vain). So instead I'll mention that my favorite Leiber stories, if I'm pinned down and forced to choose, are Bazaar of the Bizarre and Lean Times in Lankhmar.
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Post by thorswulf on Nov 22, 2008 23:49:29 GMT -6
Howard: Tough call, but The Hills of the Dead ( Solomon Kane) or The Frost Giant's daughter. Lovecraft: Dreams in the Witch House, Dagon, or The Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath. Smith: All of the Averoigne stories, and the name escapes me, but the story is in the Zothique cycle and it involves the black wizard Namirrah. Dunsany: The Castle Unvanquished, Save for Sacnoth, and a reprint that appeared in Weird Tales twice called The Dwarf Holobolos and the Sword Hogbiter.
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Post by vladtolenkov on Nov 23, 2008 1:43:41 GMT -6
With Lovecraft its especially hard for me to pick because I first read them when I was twelve. I could name a dozen stories that stayed with me.
I picked "Dreams in the Witch House" because it scared the piss out of me when I first read it. Two words: Brown Jenkin.
If I were to pick one of his Dunsanian fantasies I guess I'd have to throw in with Jeff and vote for Sarnath (although I do have a certain affection for "The Cats of Ulthar").
"The Picture in the House" was also disturbing.
Anyway. . .I'll stop now.
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Post by makofan on Dec 2, 2008 8:55:51 GMT -6
Lovecraft - The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (honorable mentions Kadath, Mountains of Madness and the Whisperer in the Darkness)
Howard - jeez they are all good. Tower of the Elephant maybe.
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Post by Falconer on Dec 9, 2008 2:14:39 GMT -6
I like a lot of Lovecraft's writing, but The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is the real ultimate amazing "wow" head-and-shoulders-above-the-rest moment for me. Though it must be said that its full greatness can only be experienced in the context of the larger cycle of Lovecraft's imagination (preferably read in the order written).
No such standouts amongst Howard or Smith, though if pressed I would choose The Hour of the Dragon and "The Voyage of King Euvoran," respectively, as my favorites. Regards.
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Post by kesher on Dec 9, 2008 22:56:21 GMT -6
Lovecraft: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, though it's a close race with The Dunwich Horror and The Shadow Over Innsmouth. It was the first Lovecraft I ever read; a friend gave a copy of it to me on my 14th birthday, and it left a lasting impression. Howard: I love Conan like a swordbrother, but if I have to pick my favorite work, it's hands-down the collected stories of King Kull. Howard at his most brooding and philosophic. And if you haven't seen The Whole Wide World, rent it this weekend. So very good.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2008 21:28:38 GMT -6
i hadnt read lovecraft in years but when my dm described the room i was afraid. you were a good teller of tales lovecraft. you make me fear judgement.
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Post by kenmeister on Dec 15, 2008 12:31:31 GMT -6
A tie between Lovecraft's Whisperer in Darkness & the Case of Charles Dexter Ward.
I have yet to read Howard and Smith; I plan to rectify that in 2009-2010.
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Post by Thangobrind on Dec 20, 2008 20:08:46 GMT -6
HPL: "The Call of Cthulhu" or maybe "The Colour Out of Space" REH: "Beyond the Black River" CAS: "Necromancy in Naat" -- really difficult to decide on just one, actually
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Post by Ghul on Jan 21, 2009 15:34:17 GMT -6
This is very difficult, and I don't think I can possibly say "favorite" to any of my choices, but certainly these are among my favorites: REH: Beyond the Black RiverCAS: The Coming of the White WormHPL: The Colour Out of SpaceCan I give an honorable mention to F. Lieber for Ill Met in Lankhmar? Cheers, Jeff T.
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Post by Ghul on Jan 21, 2009 15:38:23 GMT -6
I picked "Dreams in the Witch House" because it scared the piss out of me when I first read it. Two words: Brown Jenkin. Quite right. What a creepy creature Brown Jenkin was. Yes, Dreams in the Witch House is among HPL's greatest stories, and it so happens that I re-read it just last week. I've been reading and re-reading HPL all my life. I simply can't get enough, and every experience is different, even for tales I've read 3 or more times. Cheers, Jeff T.
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Post by Ghul on May 30, 2009 14:39:04 GMT -6
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Post by chronoplasm on Jun 4, 2009 15:46:08 GMT -6
The only Howard story I've read was The Tower of the Elephant. I've read quite a bit of Lovecraft though, and being an artist myself I gotta say that I just love Pickman's Model.
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Post by thegreyelf on Jun 11, 2009 6:01:44 GMT -6
Lovecraft: Herbert West - Re-Animator.
Howard: The Hour of the Dragon.
I've never read any Smith. I think I should remedy that.
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Post by Ghul on Jul 18, 2009 7:16:34 GMT -6
Jason, you should. Prepare to be amazed.
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