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http://www.cthulhulives.org/solstice/

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It has "Death to the World". I'll buy this CD when I get a chance.

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I get excited about all the Providence connections... This is all a few blocks from my house!

http://www.hplovecraft.com/creation/sites/walktour.asp

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Lasu said:
Teraswaerto should have already posted in this thread since his sig is Lovecraft's text http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Teraswaerto, where are youuuuu?

You called? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smirk.gif

I recommend getting the 3 Lovecraft Omnibuses with introductions by Derleth:
1. At the Mountains of Madness
2. Dagon and Other Macabre Tales
3. The Haunter of the Dark

They have (to my knowledge) pretty much everything.

If I had to name Lovecrafts best, the following would be on the list (along with others I can't remember just now http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif):

The Colour Out of Space
The Rats in the Walls
The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath
The Festival

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Ah, I'd forgotten about the festival! I was trying to think of my favourites but I haven't had a chance to read them for years now... That story is creepy!

I've read the books Teraswaerto recommends and I belive that they cover most if not all of Lovecraft's prose.
Lovecraft encouraged other writers to make use of his 'Cthulhu mythos' as a setting for stories. There is lots of stuff set in Lovecraft's universe that was written by other authors. I don't know whether these have provided inspiration for any elements in Dominions.

There's lot's of non-Lovecraft Cthulhu-mythos stuff that I haven't read. The main one that I have read is the fantasy masterworks series edition of the works of Clark Ashton-Smith. This includes several stories that are clearly set in the Cthulhu mythos and actually introduces some entities that Lovecraft later mentioned in his work. Clark Ashton-Smith's work has more of a fantasy rather than a horror feel to it. I like both genres and I heartily recommend both authors.

As for Lovecraft's work, some of his longer stories are quite obvious influences on Dominions. In particular I'd recommend 'The call of Cthulhu' and 'The shadow over Innsmouth'.
I actually found shorter works like 'The festival', 'The temple' and 'The rats in the walls' to be scarier but the longer ones are just as enjoyable.

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And here, for a slightly more humorous lovecraftian take:

http://accordionguy.blogware.com/blo...8/1425558.html

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The chronological order is the best way to read Lovecraft.

Or you would miss masterpieces like "The Outsider". Even if the best stuff he wrote aren't his stories, but his letters.

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I think about the only longer story by Lovecraft is "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward", which is a good read if you want to start with something longer.

Herbert West : Reanimator is also fairly lengthy IIRC. There isn't an order to the stories, but some reference others - Pickman crops up a few times. The dream stories also tend to cross reference a bit.

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There's lot's of non-Lovecraft Cthulhu-mythos stuff that I haven't read. The main one that I have read is the fantasy masterworks series edition of the works of Clark Ashton-Smith. This includes several stories that are clearly set in the Cthulhu mythos and actually introduces some entities that Lovecraft later mentioned in his work. Clark Ashton-Smith's work has more of a fantasy rather than a horror feel to it. I like both genres and I heartily recommend both authors.

Out Of Time has just been re-released. Should recieve my copy tomorrow.
August Derleth has his own take on the Mythos. Brian Lumley has also written a few decent mythos related books, most of which are quite good. In the House of Cthulhu is particularly interesting, being a cross of Cthulhu and Conan for most of the stories http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Lin Carter is another decent Lovecraftian author, though he tends to be somewhat derivative. Then again, if you like Lovecraft this won't be a problem.

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tibbs said:
You can read all the stories for free here.
http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/

I've read a few of them. Pretty interesting stuff.

I see they have a sequel to that Cthulu CD - "An Even Scarier Solstice"
One of the songs - "Death to the World" sung by the Dagon Tabernacle Choir

Haha, hilarious!

I got forbidden link?! Noooo!!!

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If you're looking for something along the lines of Lovecraft but a little different, you might consider William Hope Hodgson. He wrote, in the early 20th century, some of the most original fantasy/science fiction/horror. Definitely weird, distinctly Lovecraftian in flavor but at the same time unique. I'd love to be able to figure out how to mod it, but I honestly have no clue as to where to begin producing a mod for Dom 3 based on William Hope Hodgson. Still, some great ideas here, in particular stationary pretenders, of which Nightlands and the sequil offers atleast 8.