tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post8133950498118062080..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: Hunter of the Shadows: The Lovecraft Omnibus 1-3, 1985Will Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-11650767998968995452017-05-05T00:10:03.982-07:002017-05-05T00:10:03.982-07:00Of course HPL didn't well on gore and he would...<i>Of course HPL didn't well on gore and he would doubtless have been aghast about it - or the naked women - but I can't imagine that his pals from Weird Tales would applaud this either. </i><br /> <br />I dunno, it seems that some of the 'Weird Tales' crowd (I'm looking at YOU, REH) would put in <br /><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/7e/4c/ba/Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-23261937884012014832017-05-03T09:24:09.829-07:002017-05-03T09:24:09.829-07:00Ben, excellent points all. I was probably an over-...Ben, excellent points all. I was probably an over-serious fan myself as a teen!<br /><br />Andy, yep, those are the "unspeakable" images indeed...<br /><br />Naked Eye, they certainly do!<br /><br />Thanks for commenting everyone!Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-32274653759152983792017-05-03T07:20:50.176-07:002017-05-03T07:20:50.176-07:00Love the cover art on those! The monsters have an ...Love the cover art on those! The monsters have an unusual style to them.Naked Eye Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953587222232183046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-57421089620293610432017-05-02T11:16:47.587-07:002017-05-02T11:16:47.587-07:00I don't know, I always thought Omnibus 2 is a ...I don't know, I always thought Omnibus 2 is a nice version for stories like Pickman's Model or The Rats in the Wall. Of course HPL didn't well on gore and he would doubtless have been aghast about it - or the naked women - but I can't imagine that his pals from Weird Tales would applaud this either. Still, if you would put the "unspeakable" on a page, it would look like AndyDeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806906746754478064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-92179545193136408072017-05-02T08:43:43.371-07:002017-05-02T08:43:43.371-07:00I first read Lovecraft's stories in these edit...I first read Lovecraft's stories in these editions as a teenager and, being somewhat over-serious in my appreciation of HPL's work, I hated these cover illustrations so much that I actually tore off the cover to Volume # 3 (with the goofy monster eating naked ladies), and burned it!<br /><br />Being a bit older and more laidback about such things (and with a bit more of a taste for OTT Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951955227326548340noreply@blogger.com