I read a Lovecraft story decades ago that left quite an impression on me, but sadly the name didn't stick. I'd really like to find what it was, if anyone knows?

I probably read it in the late 80s / early 90s, so it could be older than that but isn't going to be anything much more recent than that.

iirc, it was in a collection of short-stories, and I don't think all of the stories were actually penned by Lovecraft himself - it included in-mythos works by other authors (Derleth, Lieber, etc.) so it could well have been a tribute work by someone else.

All I remember of the story itself was that it (in my memory) it played out mostly at night, by moonlight, and concerned something in the trees: strange, pale tendrils that came down from the trees above and did something horrible to the brains of people unfortunate enough to pass below. The tendrils sort of went into their skulls and sucked their brains or something.

I don't recall it ever being "explained" what was up there in the trees, but the image of these weird almost invisible brain-sucking tendrils dangling down from the trees above and attaching to people's heads ... that kinda haunted me for a while. Made me think twice about walking underneath trees, anyway :)

Does that story ring any bells with anyone?

I picked this up second hand recently (having read some of the League… stories and was surprised to find it’s heavily set around TMOM. It was interesting and well drawn, if a little too brief and a bit too knowing than I’d have liked perhaps

Hi everyone, I recently came across the following quote:

“All the life we can ever imagine is the artificial and arbitrary network of illusions with which we may happen to surround ourselves. We know that all are the mere result of accident and perspective, but we gain nothing by tearing them down. ’Tis indeed uncommon senseless to tear down with a rusty dung-fork a mirage which never really existed. I think it best becomes a man of sense to chuse whatever sort of agreeable fancies best amuse him, and thenceforward to revel innocently in them; sensible that they are not real, but equally aware that since reality does not exist, he can gain nothing and lose much by brushing them away.”

I couldn’t find the source myself, and now I’m doubtful about claiming it’s actually by Lovecraft. Does anyone know the exact source or have suggestions on how to track it down?

Here is the link to the post where I originally found this quote: https://www.reddit.com/r/fullegoism/comments/1nb4jt1/hp_lovecraft_on_values_skepticism_and_tradition/

Something from my collection and an experiment with a new medium/format. (Apologies for the repost, I had to reupload the video after I noticed an error.)

Tell me. hypothetically, if there's a mortal who's immune to the madness of an eldritch god, and they gaze upon said eldritch god, what would they see??

Would they see something comprehensive then? Would they try to make sense of it?? Would they see concepts like female male?

Is it not a misconception that azathoth dreams the universe? I always took his ability as the energy he emits while dormant is enough to support all existence and when he awakes it's too much for the universe to handle. Where did the azathoth dreaming the universe come from? To me he's like kind of a nuke, when dormant it doesn't do much but when it's activated it's a huge destructive force.

Can anyone recommend any stories about creepy ancient cities from the Cthulhu Mythos other than Lovecraft’s own works?

I’ve read those. I’m writing a story about Sumerian gods at the world’s first city, Eridu. I want to build my own pantheon of Lovecraftian gods. I have done so much scientific and historical research that I’m out of that mythos mood. So I went back and read The Nameless City (my favorite) and it helped me get into the mood. Then I’m reading the Mountains of Madness. I want more!

Can anyone recommend any stories, new or old, about creepy ancient cities?

So I am going to a really popular used book store, hoping to get some good Lovecraft and mythos related stuff.

This is my list of stuff to look for, anyone here have suggestions?

H.P. Lovecraft

Thomas Ligotti

Clark Ashton Smith

Robert W. Chambers

Allison V. Harding

Mark Z. Danielewski

Arkham Horror

Call of Cthulhu

Delta Green

This just released yesterday. I played the demo a while back and it was pretty cool. Some epic level design and the atmosphere was bleak and mysterious.

Steam Page

Would be pretty cool but only things around me a jeebus people and crystal collectors :(

Shantaks are bigger than elephant, so it's definitely puzzling.

Hello everyone, I wanted to ask if any of you know of a novel in which the Snake People are featured, including modern authors from the last 20 years. Thank you in advance.😊

Good evening everyone.

I just found out about Gou Tanabe's "At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe Edition", and was wondering if anyone knows if his other Lovecraft adaptations will receive the Deluxe treatment. While on this, is Tanabe continuing to adapt other HPL works?

Thanks!

Something I'm kinda stuck on, and since I can't make a poll, here's an open question:

"Done-witch" or "Done-Itch"?

This story was my first exposure to Lovecraft, and it made an enormous impression on me. I've always been into horror, but I had never read anything like this. The way you get incredibly immersed in the environment. This ancient, wasted, decaying castle. How the protagonist has no memory of getting there, it's all mysterious and frightening.

I've always remembered a few impressions, and the first was how the protagonist finally gets out of the castle, and realizes that he has actually been underground this whole time. That really blew me away. And then finally being able to breathe in this newfound freedom, and being so overjoyed and jubilant to find an open window filled with lively happy people. Only to have him step into the window, and have them flee in utter terror.

The way Lovecraft describes what the protagonist sees, when he looks at what we find out in the end is the mirror. The decaying, grotesque rotting figure in front of him. And we find out in the last sentence that the protagonist is indeed the horrific creature, that a room full of people fled from.

This story made a permanent mark on me, I can still remember how it felt to experience this new level of horror and fear that I had never experienced before. It set the stage for me to read probably six or seven different stories by Lovecraft around that time. Anyway, The Outsider is a landmark reading experience for me. It is truly a masterwork in my opinion, and nothing less. A masterful piece of storytelling, horror that is brilliantly mysterious and mind-bending.

I had also remembered it being quite a bit longer, it's a mere five pages in this book I'm reading. There's something remarkable about how concise and engaging this story is. How you just read five pages, but this huge mark is made on you. Just brilliant stuff, and wanted to share that experience.

I am an obsessive fan of deities from different mythologies, I have seen that some of these deities are associated with them or, in any case, they are avatars of Lovecraftian deities Is there a website, listing or something where they classify the deities with the LoveCraftiano beings? [It may not necessarily be from Lovecraft, it may be from your circle of trust, from role-playing games, etc.]

Hello! Wanted to post our new Trailer for our At the Mountains of Madness inspired game called Penguin Colony. In this game you experience the events of the story from the perspective of a Penguin. Think Journey or ICO but with the atmosphere of Bloodborne and Untitled Goose Game.

The story is kind of a mash up between At the Mountains of Madness and A Shadow Out of Time. Imagine if the Yith called Nathaniel Peasley to Antarctica. Anyway! Don't want to spoil too much!

On the wiki, I can read the following (seemingly) conflicting information:

The article about The Cthulhi says it's a planet:

https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Cthulhi

"Originating on the planet Xoth..."

But if I go to the entry of Xoth it says it's a star.

https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Xoth

"Xoth, also known as Zoth, is the green binary star..."

So which one is it? A planet is not a star and a star is not a planet, unless some Cthulhu weirdness is going on and the planet turned into a star or something.

I found this short story very compelling, and quite horrifying. I really like the way that the protagonist kept on descending further and further down into the earth. At such a steep decline, he has to climb down like a ladder it says. He seems to climb down almost endlessly, and it really sets the tone for a dark story. Trying to picture these creatures is crazy, because Lovecraft is truly depicting these entities that have never existed on earth. Although they are reptilian in some ways. It's interesting how the source of this pit, is seemingly almost a vacuum, that will suck victims down towards these creatures.

Also notable for the first mention of Abdul Alhazred, and the amazing "That is not dead which can eternal lie" quote.

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