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MichelleR · 03-02-2009, 02:37 PM

I agree with others that his strength was in world building and creating an chills-inducing atmosphere. When I was a kid, I had a dream that when you die you go to the moon and just stare up at the sky forever. Far from home.

I guess that's how a Lovecraft story makes me feel. Except when the story makes me feel like skinnydipping in a vat of Lysol. That happens, too.

And, yes, he was a racist, sexist mess.

03-02-2009, 02:37 PM	#37
MichelleR Just Me. Posts: 35 Karma: 37810 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MN Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire, Nook Touch	I agree with others that his strength was in world building and creating an chills-inducing atmosphere. When I was a kid, I had a dream that when you die you go to the moon and just stare up at the sky forever. Far from home. I guess that's how a Lovecraft story makes me feel. Except when the story makes me feel like skinnydipping in a vat of Lysol. That happens, too. And, yes, he was a racist, sexist mess.