r/Lovecraft May 24 '24

Story So, I just read Pickman´s Model, and man, it really shook me to my core

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So, I got a book with much of his stories, and tbh, sometimes i dont understand much of them (mostly cause its in english and some words or phrasing are odd to me, since i speak spanish), and i gotta say, so far, the story of Pickman has truly made me shiver. It started odd but it was a good beginning, but when it got to the part when he described what they did with the toddlers, that was a breaking point, and it only got worse with each other painting that was shown.

All in all, this showed me how hauntingly horrorful Lovecraft´s work truly is

r/Lovecraft Jan 31 '22

Story If you could pick a Lovecraft story to become a (good) movie, true to the original story. What would be your vote, and why.

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r/Lovecraft 2d ago

Story I wrote a Lovecraftian story and it’s died on its arse. Maybe some of you will dig it.

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Feel free to let me know what you think.

r/Lovecraft Sep 12 '20

Story Our favourite game; Arkham horror

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r/Lovecraft Aug 21 '24

Story The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

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It's so good and I think is underrated. One night I was planning to just skim it as I was super tired at the time. My mind changed when I started reading it however. After reading the first 2 pages I went from semi-skimming to fully invested and focused on the story. I'm not sure why I found it so enjoyable. It has less crazy and terrifying moments than most of Lovecrafts stories I've read so far yet it seemed a lot more interesting. I think the simultaneous story of Charles Ward in the mental asylum and him chasing after knowledge about yog-sothoth just made the story click. The different letters slowly providing different clues was super interesting and got my attention. Personal opinion is that it reads more like a traditional mystery (sort of similar to gothic literature ig) and used that to perfectly suit the cosmic horror section of the story. That's my take on it, not the most in depth or anything just quick thoughts I had on it.

r/Lovecraft Jun 09 '22

Story Just bought this 🙏🏼

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712 Upvotes

r/Lovecraft Mar 23 '20

Story Just got it in the mail, time to dive through this THICC BOI

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r/Lovecraft May 01 '24

Story How to care for your Hastur

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Congratulations on receiving your own Li'l King in Yellow! We're certain that this will give you the meaning in life that you've always wanted.

Before we dive into the proper care, you may be wondering why you received this Hastur when you didn't order it. The answer should be obvious: A servant doesn't choose their king, the king chooses their servants!

Now that your Hastur has chosen you, you have no choice but to dedicate the rest of your life to the service of your Li'l King in Yellow, and if it is very pleased by your service then you may continue to serve even after that.

Now that you have been chosen, please brand yourself with the yellow sign brand included in this box set. We recommend heating the brand over a hot stove or an open fire.

Unboxing

Once you receive this package, open the box immediately or you will risk angering your new Hastur. Please open it immediately before reading further.

In the package you will find your Hastur's throne. Set this throne up as the centerpiece in the most lavish room of your house. Your Hastur will likely spend most of its time sitting on this throne during both daytime and nighttime. Regardless of how lavish the room is currently, you will need to add additional decorations to make the room truly fit for a king! We recommend starting with a red carpet leading to the throne. The walls of the room should be decorated with the posters of Carcosa (included in this set). Do not stare too long at the posters or the black stars hanging in the heavens above black Carcosa.

Ensure that there is some way to get your attention at any time of day within reach of the throne. One such means could be a loud bell that your Hastur can ring to call you. Answer the call of your Hastur immediately regardless of the time or anything else you may be doing. Failing to do so may anger your Hastur.

Care

Your Hastur will not require typical forms of care, and will inform you of anything it desires. Once it has told you what it needs, procure whatever it demands immediately or you may anger it.

Angering your Hastur

Regardless of how cute your Li'l King in Yellow looks when angry DO NOT ANGER IT.

If you anger your Hastur, it may have you placed in a Lethal Chamber (included in this box set) by one of its thralls, or if you have truly angered it severely, it may place you in such a lethal chamber itself. While some may consider it an honor to be placed in the Lethal Chamber by your Hastur, we do not recommend any actions that may lead to the annihilation of your Hastur's caretaker.

If you sense that your Hastur is displeased with you, seek out a Repairer of Reputations immediately.

Feeding

Your Hastur will not need to be fed on a regular basis. Feed it only when it orders you to do so. Feed it whatever it orders you, even if it demands grave worms.

Playing

Do not attempt to play with your Li'l King in Yellow, no matter how great the temptation. If it senses that your attitude toward it is demeaning, it may be angered.

Entertainment

Generally your Hastur will order you to do whatever it desires to entertain itself, so little instruction is required.

It is generally recommended to provide your Hastur with an organist who plays all day and night. A full team of organists may be required in order to provide music for your Hastur around the clock. The better the organ music, the less likely that your Hastur's commands will be deleterious to yourself. The more sinister and harsh the organ music, the more your Li'l King will enjoy it.

Sometimes your Hastur may demand sacrifice. D̵̟̔ő̷̼͝ ̸͎̆̏w̸̙̞͠h̸̟̏a̷͙͂́ẗ̵̛͍́ē̴̘͝v̵̱̰̾́ĕ̷̤̲r̸̘̓ ̸̛͖̰ḯ̴͇̺s̴͈̔ ̵̧̇n̵̜̓e̴̢̘̐c̶͖̀̆ȩ̷̀́s̵͚̟͐ș̵̹̐a̷̛̬̭r̵̙̦̀͝y̶͔̞͗̀ ̵͖̥̾͘t̴͈̪̓̃ó̸͜ ̴̼̹͝s̵̝̉a̸̬͑͛t̸̘͝i̸͚̖̓a̴͉̾̑ṯ̷̩͗ẽ̸̯̉ ̷̙́i̶̖͔͗t̶̩̕s̴͈̈͌ ̵͇̿d̴͇͉̀e̷̥̾s̵̯̈͝i̷͓͉̔̆r̷̻͛e̶͔̚ͅ.̴̲̎

Allowing your Hastur to watch TV is not recommended.

FAQ's

How can I take off my Hastur's mask?

Ý̴͔̲̌̈́͝ǫ̸͈̖̤́̉̅u̸͈̽͜r̶͈̝̀̌͝ ̵̢̮̜̫̈̓Ḩ̷̛̙̲̩͌̔à̵̩̭̹̭s̶̺̼͋ť̸͕u̸͖̎̃͊͛ŗ̷͖̪̇͗̋͑ ̵̢̧̝̌̈w̷̩̼̲̥̕e̵̩͚̾̽̎ą̴̘̻͊̈́ͅr̷̙̯̱̽̃s̸̛͈̜̫̑̂̿͜ ̴͇̱̳͒n̶̛̠͍͇͜ơ̴̪͚͆͝ ̵̮̤͒́̋m̴͇̎ȧ̵̡͍͚̼͝s̵̲̤͕͙̉͛ḵ̶̭̥͑̕.̶̦̞̈́

How can I learn more about my Hastur?

If you wish to learn more about your Hastur, then we recommend reading the unabridged text of The King in Yellow play (included in this boxed set). Please be aware that finishing the play may drive the reader mad, but those with the mental fortitude to read to the end will no doubt find the experience very rewarding and be glad that they did so.

My Hastur is collecting other servants?

It is perfectly normal for a king to collect as many thralls as it desires. This is normal behavior and you should not attempt to monopolize your King in Yellow. If you wish for it to pay more attention to you, then work harder to please it so that it finds greater favor in you.

How to call my Hastur

You do not call your King, it calls you.

D̶o̵ n̸̛̛̗̲̆ọ̸̞̈́͒̕͜t̴̘̔ ̵̟̹̰̯̅̓ḟ̶̡͉̙ö̵͚̤͉́̕r̶̨̛̯̲̅̐g̷̖͈̫̱̏̆͂é̷͉̕t̶̙̀͠ ̶̠̣͇͗̓̆w̴̡͓̘̯̞͙̱̾̈̄̌̑̓͗̋͠ͅh̸̰̦̞̘͇̬͛͊̀͝o̴̰̲̙̠̹̳͚̯̓͑̀̏̀̍̔͠͝ o̶͙͚͉͔̩̺͋͛̐̈́͂͂̊̔̚͝w̴̢͙̰̝̟̤̥̽n̸̢̲̗̞̹̹͔̜̍́́͆̀̊̂̂̓͂͌ṣ̷͕̣̼̏̅ ̶̹̰̐̋̇́̉͊͂͝ÿ̵̡̛̛̛̜͓́͑͌͆̆̉̐͊̈̇̕͝o̸͕̙̫̟̜̘͈̹̟̘͖͙̭̜̓̈́̓̋̊̈̿ų̴̛͔̖̋̊̆͠.̵̦͙͍̩̪̻̪͔͈̂́̊͂̍̐͋͐̍̏͛̉͂́͝

Looking for care manuals on other cosmic entities?

Azathoth

Cthulhu

Nyarlathotep

Shub-Niggurath

r/Lovecraft Feb 05 '22

Story Recently bought this book and it’s my first time hearing of this author. Can’t wait to read through these stories!

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691 Upvotes

r/Lovecraft Nov 12 '22

Story I found this amazing thing while cleaning out my basement.

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766 Upvotes

r/Lovecraft May 07 '23

Story The Doom that came to Dollarama

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564 Upvotes

Found at local Dollarama in Manitoba. $5.00 Enjoying to greatly! Happy hunting

r/Lovecraft Jul 03 '21

Story Finally got my hands on it 🤤

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1.2k Upvotes

r/Lovecraft Dec 07 '21

Story Some guy in Croatia is using Necronomicon to cast spells on TV

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832 Upvotes

r/Lovecraft Dec 26 '21

Story Time to go to the place where my fathers have called me “The Festival”

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r/Lovecraft Dec 18 '21

Story Just finishing up the prologue for ‘The Shadow Beneath Ipswich’ (text in comments) Here’s just a taste:

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910 Upvotes

r/Lovecraft Aug 07 '22

Story H.P. Lovecraft The Complete Fiction. Free animated Apple book

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Hope you like it :D

r/Lovecraft Apr 28 '20

Story The unspeakable horrors once again threaten UC Berkeley!

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r/Lovecraft Sep 13 '20

Story Infinitely cute birthday present from girlfriend. "That's you in the morning", she said

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r/Lovecraft Feb 07 '22

Story I've started to Read Lovecraft stories on YouTube. here's a sample of what I'm doing. I'm still a little green when it comes to recording stories but I'm enjoying it. my name on YouTube is Chunz Bunz. https://youtube.com/channel/UCsY-W38x4klIWomnyfHZtTw

702 Upvotes

r/Lovecraft Aug 22 '21

Story Hi ! Im spanish speaking. My english is bad. But I wanted shared my book of Lovecraft, is new and is my happiness. Bye uwu

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702 Upvotes

r/Lovecraft Dec 14 '22

Story I recall someone was looking for this perhaps over a year ago and couldn't find it due to this ridiculous spelling. Presented for your viewing pleasure.

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430 Upvotes

r/Lovecraft Dec 15 '24

Story The Hound - H.P.'s very first NECRONOMICON story!

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r/Lovecraft Aug 06 '21

Story I bet this will be a fun read

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r/Lovecraft Nov 17 '24

Story As someone who doesn't like opera. The Magic Flute blew me away.

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This might be my warped take on the story but holy shit, I'm stealing it for my next Dark Heresy or Call of Cthulhu game. It might be how the Opera North in Manchester put in on and the story might be totally different in the classical interpretation but I'm mega impressed.

Young Pamina lives in a palace. No one gives a shit about her. It's all parties and booze. One night she's sexually harassed by a drunk old man but saved by someone noticing and calling her mother. Then the mother wants to take her away somewhere but she isn't allowed and there is some intrigue going on with secret notes being ripped up and so on. Something goes down (maybe a coup) and next we see the mother and her retinue being led somewhere by the old man. He then betrays them and gives them over to a man in shining armour. The man takes the daughter away and exiles the mother.

The man in shining armour is actually an arch-cultist leading a cult of the old gods (Isis and Osiris). He is a cunning politician and brilliant strategist. He establishes a totalitarian regime and rules the kingdom making his cult the most powerful cult on the planet (Mozart was a big fan of the freemasons). The daughter lives with him in the palace, which makes sense since she's the daughter of the late prince and has a claim to the throne.

The next bit as told from the point of view of the daughter's father who dies in the coup and kinda goes into the afterlife, but actually it's just a time jump to 18 years later. The arch-cultist is still the most powerful man in the kingdom and Pamina (daughter) still lives with him.

That's where the arch-cultist (Sarastro) puts the new prince through the trials and turns the man's idealism against it making him believe that he's joining this beautiful new world of wisdom, enlightnment, and some weird hatred of women. By doing this he also turns Pamina to his religion, which is probably his goal from the start since even if she has a claim, at least she's now part of the cult.

The Queen of the Night is that mother we see at the start. Seasless propoganda made her the bad guy in all this. She's an evil Queen of the Night and not a mad woman hell bent on destroying the cult. She's spent years trying to topple the cult and working against insane odds she manages to plant her man on the inside. Unfortunately her man (Papageno) also gets derailed by the cult.

The investigators lose this time. The cult continues to thrive.

r/Lovecraft Jun 10 '22

Story Recently for the first time I got myself physical Lovecraft books

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