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Originally Posted by _Ea_
I've just finished "The call of Cthulhu" - had to find out why it's well-known (and popular?) - and I don't think I've come nearer an answer 
It never really grabbed me, he keeps telling us how terrible and horrible and hideous things are, and it's just... boring. I'm glad it was short. I guess I maybe could enjoy it as a piece of kitch  |
Lovecraft main goal in writing was to create an "atmosphere" in his stories. In addition, he wanted to create a totally different milleu from what "horror" stories consisted of at the time, which was ghost stories and Satanism. Plots and character developement were not his goals. Personally, I haven't found him to be of my "taste" (but then I don't like "horror" anyways), but there is a number of readers who do. A couple of his longer works are of more "modern" style. I might recommend sampling "A Shadow over Innsmouth" or "The Shadow out of Time" or at the same length of "The Call of Cthulhu" I might recommend "The Thing On The Doorstep".
Hope this is of some use.