Well guys… I guess the only thing worth to say about the Evil Clergyman is that: with dreams like those, who needs to be awake.
The last thing anyone expects to see in a burying ground is a cheerful picnic.What a pretty obvious title! The last collaboration! Thanks Cthulhu!
I guess I’m the only one who got a little bit of enjoyment from “The Evil (Looking) Clergyman.” When he first notices all these figures in the room, it kinda reminded me of that ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark’ episode with the shadow people who appear when you put the shades on.
I got the feeling that it could’ve been genuinely creepy if Lovecraft expanded and fine-tuned the story. Some of the elements (like the mystery box and inter-dimensional black-clad entities) bared vague similarities to “Hellraiser.”
…also, Chris, you’re very lucky to have a father-in-law with a sweet accent like that!
Re: The Horror in the Burying Ground, this has got to be one of the lamest/most imbecilic stories for one of the best titles.
The Evil Clergyman, on the other hand, is a pretty cool dream (although it’s no “Thing in the Moonlight”). It would’ve been interesting to see Lovecraft flesh it out — it seems like it could’ve been a story about someone who leaves behind an artifact that has the power to turn other people into him? More crazy brain/soul transference at work…
I’ve been reading all Lovecraft’s stories more or less in the order he wrote them, and I got to The Evil Clergyman just a few days ago. It blows my mind that a story that bad comes so late in his corpus.
Well guys… I guess the only thing worth to say about the Evil Clergyman is that: with dreams like those, who needs to be awake.
The last thing anyone expects to see in a burying ground is a cheerful picnic.What a pretty obvious title! The last collaboration! Thanks Cthulhu!
I can’t add anything to that.
I guess I’m the only one who got a little bit of enjoyment from “The Evil (Looking) Clergyman.” When he first notices all these figures in the room, it kinda reminded me of that ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark’ episode with the shadow people who appear when you put the shades on.
I got the feeling that it could’ve been genuinely creepy if Lovecraft expanded and fine-tuned the story. Some of the elements (like the mystery box and inter-dimensional black-clad entities) bared vague similarities to “Hellraiser.”
…also, Chris, you’re very lucky to have a father-in-law with a sweet accent like that!
Re: The Horror in the Burying Ground, this has got to be one of the lamest/most imbecilic stories for one of the best titles.
The Evil Clergyman, on the other hand, is a pretty cool dream (although it’s no “Thing in the Moonlight”). It would’ve been interesting to see Lovecraft flesh it out — it seems like it could’ve been a story about someone who leaves behind an artifact that has the power to turn other people into him? More crazy brain/soul transference at work…
“Who could forget the state that collie dog was found in” – oh god, he put lipstick on the dog, didn’t he?
Material aside, three cheers to Mr. Ford for his most excellent reading
The Horror in the Burying-Ground feels like a Kids in the Hall skit to me.
Despite the stories content, Michael Ford made them both excellent to to listen to. He should come back for something better.
I’ve been reading all Lovecraft’s stories more or less in the order he wrote them, and I got to The Evil Clergyman just a few days ago. It blows my mind that a story that bad comes so late in his corpus.
Went ahead and ordered the recommended book, guys. Should be here relatively soon. I trust your judgement on these things.