In the mountains of madness : the life, death, and extraordinary afterlife of H.P. Lovecraft / W. Scott Poole.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Berkeley, CA : Soft Skull Press, an imprint of Counterpoint, [2016]Description: 236 pages ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781593766474
- 1593766475
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Main Library | Biography | Lovecraf H. P822 | Available | 33111008490878 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This brilliant and page-turning book reveals the importance of H.P. Lovecraft in a way no one has before--a survey of his life but, more importantly, an examination of his influence that stretches throughout the entertainment industry and into society as a whole.
Interweaving the biography of the legendary writer with an exploration of Lovecraft as a phenomenon, In the Mountains of Madness strives to explain this reclusive, cultish figure while challenging some of the general views held by Lovecraft devotees. Focusing specifically on the large cross-section of horror and science fiction fans who know Lovecraft through films, role-playing games, and video games directly influenced by his work, but who know little or nothing about the man himself, In the Mountains of Madness places Lovecraft and his work in a cultural context, as an artist more in tune with our time than his own.
More than a traditional biography, this provocative book reclaims the true essence of Lovecraft in relation to the comics of Joe Lansdale, the novels of Stephen King, and some of the biggest blockbuster films in contemporary America, proving the undying influence of this rare and significant figure.
Includes a "chronological, lightly annotated listing of H.P. Lovecraft's tales in the order he wrote them" and Necronomicon: a fakelore, "an annotated list of the best known and most influential hoaxes, texts of ceremonial magic, fakelore and pop cultural renditions of Lovecraft's book of unnamable horror."
"In the Mountains of Madness interweaves the biography of the legendary writer with an exploration of Lovecraft as a phenomenon. It aims to explain this reclusive figure while also challenging some of the general views held by Lovecraft devotees, focusing specifically on the large cross-section of horror and science fiction fans who know Lovecraft through films, Role Playing Games, and video games directly influenced by his work but know little or nothing about him. More than a traditional biography, In The Mountains of Madness will place Lovecraft and his work in a cultural context, as an artist more in tune with our time than his own. Much of the literary work on Lovecraft tries to place him in relation to Poe or M.R. James or Arthur Machen; these ideas have little meaning for most contemporary readers. In his provocative new book, Poole reclaims the true essence of Lovecraft in relation to the comics of Joe Lansdale, the novels of Stephen King, and some of the biggest blockbuster films in contemporary America, proving the undying influence of this rare and significant figure"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-278).
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