d4doome

Any weird fiction fans here? I'm talking about the real stuff, from Weird Tales of the 1920s/30s.

I got into the genre in the usual way, through Lovecraft. And in the usual way I started exploring work of various writers in his circle, and the work of writers whom Lovecraft admired.

Hashtags for some of the weird fiction writers I like:

#hplovecraft #ClarkAshtonSmith #CLMoore #LeighBrackett #algernonblackwood #arthurmachen #LordDunsany #RobertEHoward #weirdfiction #WeirdTales #SeaburyQuinn

Jan 12, 2023 at 2:39amWeb
Show threadMacerJan 12, 2023
@d4doome I absolutely love the HP Lovecraft style of writing. You don't really see it much nowadays even when people attempt to mimick it. Correct me if I'm wrong but The Cthulhu Mythos Tales has a lot of different authors doesn't it? I have read quite a few of the stories but the stories actually written by HP Lovecraft were always, without a doubt, the best written ones. No offense to the others of course.
Show threadd4doomeJan 12, 2023

@elite Yes, a lot of writers wrote Cthulhu Mythos stories. Some of Robert E. Howard's are very good.

I wouldn't say Lovecraft was the best of the Weird Tales circle (I think Clark Ashton Smith was a slightly better writer) but as far as actual Cthulhu Mythos stories go Lovecraft was the master.

Show threadAnd How!Jan 12, 2023
@d4doome Clark Ashton Smith is the one I always return to. I was introduced to him via Leiber’s “Our Lady of Darkness” and appreciated his San Francisco/Northern California connections (being a local).
Show threadd4doomeJan 12, 2023
@andhow Clark Ashton Smith is the one I admire most as well.
Show threadAnd How!Jan 12, 2023
@d4doome All his “lost epoch” fantasy stuff is transporting, odd, and deeply personal. He’s an interesting cat.
Show threadKim PossibleJan 12, 2023
@d4doome I love weird fiction, but I go for more of the contemporary stuff. Still, it gives me a thrill when anyone says they're into it!
Show threadItsa mammalJan 12, 2023
@d4doome I actually got in through Robert E Howard. He's one of my favorite authors ever
Show threadEl StevoJan 12, 2023
@d4doome You'll know immediately what's up when I recommend giving @strange_aeons a follow if you don't already :)
Show threadtiny horror 👁️Jan 12, 2023
@ElStevo @d4doome Thank you for mentioning me!
Show thread-indy 🚌Jan 12, 2023
@d4doome I really want to get into them, I downloaded a bunch of old Weird Tales from the internet archive last year but haven't started reading them yet.
Show thread-indy 🚌Jan 12, 2023
@d4doome I think I'm most looking forward to the artwork that accompanies the stories - I'm becoming a big fan of Virgil Finlay and Basil Wolverton over the last couple years
Show threadBlue TysonFeb 7, 2023
@d4doome Yeah, I am a huge fan of Brackett.