Ratty Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 This day 75 years ago H.P. Lovecraft died. So I thought that a moments silence so we can all hear the Extra-dimensional Horrors scratching at the walls of our reality, might be a nice gesture. I think we have all got Lovecraft to thank for opening our eyes to the utter meaninglessness of human existence in a vast, cold universe full of dread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karn987 Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 *removes hat and bows head* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 *joins group of mourners* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 *removes head and bows hat* Iä Iä! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regnak Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Who? .. Just kidding! :-P *grin* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Who? .. Just kidding! :-P *grin* LOL.. BTW for those who do not know.. And I know there are a few, I was genuinely shocked when a member of my gaming club, who comes on this forum, had never ever heard of our dark lord Cthulhu. (No Names) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17472580 And something in his memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mydnight Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 *removes hat, joins the others, and bows head* *looks over shoulder just in case* *bows head* ~Teke lele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetid Strumpet Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Ahhhh, but Ratty, That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange eons even death may die." He's not dead, just dreaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mydnight Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 LOL.. BTW for those who do not know.. I have been a Lovecraft fan for a long time and I certainly hope to see more Lovecraft goodness in Malifaux. I would swear that the Insidious Madness is an homage to the frightful Shoggoths from Lovecraft's twisted world, and as such I painted one of mine (just yesterday in fact) to look like one. I'll post pics later today if I get a chance :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilus Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 I like Lovecraft's work and appreciate what he did for the medium, but honestly I think he is a little over saturated in the gaming community right now. I blame SJGames and Chaosiam but it seems like you can't swing a tentacle without hitting some sort of HPL reference in some RPG, mini game, board game, random silly card game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 The other reason for his popularity is that all the material is in the public domain and I don't think there is an association/trust (like there is for something like Tolkien's work) so its a lot easier for products to use the ideas without having to pay royalties. Heck you can get the complete works he wrote for free - legally - cthulhuchick.com/free-complete-lovecraft-ebook-nook-kindle/ So now no one has any excuses not to have read them. (Ps I hope that link still works my router is deciding that its going to limit where I can go on the net for a random spot....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 You know he was allergic to shellfish? Explains a lot, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnivision6 Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 You know he was allergic to shellfish? Explains a lot, I think. He was also extremely racist and hated any and all immigrants. And I find many of his storys boring. His style of writing is a chore to read and better explained than experienced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 He was also extremely racist and hated any and all immigrants. And I find many of his storys boring. His style of writing is a chore to read and better explained than experienced. Heretic! Burn! Burn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnivision6 Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Heretic! Burn! Burn! I speak the truth and deep down everyone knows it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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