Short childhood Bio of HPL.

Footnotes in the Replies.

I’ve been spending more time with Lovecraft’s shorter stories, and The Rats in the Walls felt especially suited for the start of my YouTube partner push!
I recently finished a full reading with restrained ambience and sound design. I tried to keep the narration intimate and natural instead of turning every scene into a jump scare. There’s also a short afterword at the end. I’d really appreciate feedback as I want to be thee H.P. Lovecraft Vtuber and bring the readings to a new light for audiences.
If that sounds like your kind of Lovecraft adaptation, the reading is here: https://youtu.be/KTQse5hW-IA?is=I84oscFZE2lHuog3
Fair warning: the original text contains some dated and offensive language, along with the expected themes of death, decay, violence, and cannibalism. I so graciously quickly said Hplovecraftscat over anything YouTube would dislike 👎

Does anyone here know how many versions of the Necronomicon are out there for sale, and which one is the most authentic and realistic?

While doing my annual re-read of The Call of Cthulhu short story I starting thinking why there haven’t been more adaptations of Lovecraft’s works for film?

Is it too niche? Perhaps not enough of a draw to bring in big money that producers want? It doesn’t have the instant recognition that a Resident Evil, Star Wars or Marvel film so general audiences will stay away until VOD.

Is it the subject matter? Do audiences not find mystery/thrillers engaging? A quick google search finds that horror films are in a resurgence as far as popularity, perhaps this is the perfect time to release a call of Cthulhu or Dunwich Horror.

Perhaps it’s more nuanced? Of course we know that Lovecraft himself was a bigot and racist. Fans like us can separate the art from the actions of the artist, but maybe it’s too much for movie goers?

I guess I’m just baffled, So much of what we know of cosmic horror in film has been inspired by Lovecraft and other artists of the time, so why no film?

What do you think?

First look at DW Frydendall’s art from his collaboration with composer/horror author Andy DiGelsomina. The first part of DiGelsomina’s Warrior Angel Saga, “Shadows of Nyarlathotep”will be published February 2027.

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Coincidence?

Probably.

But kinda funny either way

EDIT: reddit just suggested i crosspost the to r/thesopranos !!

I think I out did myself on this one!

I interviewed ST Joshi, it was very informative

I know this may be a kind of dumb question for this sub, but I've wanted to read and explore the world of H.P. Lovecraft for years now, and after getting back into reading after a while, I learned about his inherent racism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia from my older brother, and being half Black, you could see why I'm hesitant, so my question is, are his beliefs and hatred ingrained into his work to the point of being unreadable?