Lovecraftian Followers - Picnic at Hanging Rock

[Jape]

Sounds like you've put some smart effort in the project TKL, ha ha I hope you trigger a string of false bigfoot sightings in your area.

[old book]

TKL: You have to prime the pump a little by sending in tips, anonymous or pseudonymous... Certain paranormal "researchers" will believe almost anything, but you have to send them an email at least to get your nonsense into their radio show, book, blog or whatever they do. You can also mxi and match, so if you know, fx, Steve Quayle is hot ont he track of "nephilim," you can tailor your "bigfoot" sighting to leave that question tanatlizingly open, "I think it was a bigfoot, but IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A NEPHILIM [sic], I AM JUST NOT SURE."

[HeirophantX]

Ever since I was a kid I've wanted to build a Stonehenge-like structure and have my remains interred beneath a barrow in part of the complex complete with war-gear, a sacrificial warhorse, pack of hounds etc.  Erect this structure somewhere in the Appalachians, maybe in western PA, whatever.  Naturally the whole point of this is to screw with Archaeologists 1000 years from now.  Twas reading America B.C. by Barry Fell that inspired me.  Now that I've got a significant amount of titanium grafted on to my body I can only imagine what the discoverers of my remains would conclude.  Advanced Tartessian metallurgy?  Lost wisdom of the Lamanites?

Incidentally I did my Field School at the University of SC, where did you go TKL?

[Bob Lovecraft]

Ever since I was a kid I've wanted to build a Stonehenge-like structure and have my remains interred beneath a barrow in part of the complex complete with war-gear, a sacrificial warhorse, pack of hounds etc.  Erect this structure somewhere in the Appalachians, maybe in western PA, whatever.  Naturally the whole point of this is to screw with Archaeologists 1000 years from now.  Twas reading America B.C. by Barry Fell that inspired me.  Now that I've got a significant amount of titanium grafted on to my body I can only imagine what the discoverers of my remains would conclude.  Advanced Tartessian metallurgy?  Lost wisdom of the Lamanites?

Incidentally I did my Field School at the University of SC, where did you go TKL?

I have always wondered why the medical profession as a whole has no sense of humor when it comes to structural reinforcement. This has always sounded like a fantastic way for someone to own their injuries and make them more a part of themselves. For instance, why not have all kinds of kick-ass images engraved on the rods and pins used to reinforce damaged bones? How cool would it be to have your own personal mantras or spiritual sayings literally made into a part of you? There are certain people who would take great comfort in that. Now, take that to its logical conclusion for your sake, HeirophantX, with maybe some fake circuitry or quasi-occult symbology all over the pins and braces and rods. THEN have yourself interred and see what future archeologists make of it.

Personally, I was always pissed at the surgeons who replaced my father's knees with titanium. They refused to give him his original knees after the procedure. I had intended to have them bronzed. Damn humorless punks.

Bob

[Inner Prop]

For instance, why not have all kinds of kick-ass images engraved on the rods and pins used to reinforce damaged bones? How cool would it be to have your own personal mantras or spiritual sayings literally made into a part of you? There are certain people who would take great comfort in that. Now, take that to its logical conclusion for your sake, HeirophantX, with maybe some fake circuitry or quasi-occult symbology all over the pins and braces and rods.

Great googly-moogly this place is a fantastic source for story fodder!  Good golly, I'm going to call in sick the rest of the day so I can go write this.

PS. I hope that doesn't make me a a story-tease.

[Bob Lovecraft]

For instance, why not have all kinds of kick-ass images engraved on the rods and pins used to reinforce damaged bones? How cool would it be to have your own personal mantras or spiritual sayings literally made into a part of you? There are certain people who would take great comfort in that. Now, take that to its logical conclusion for your sake, HeirophantX, with maybe some fake circuitry or quasi-occult symbology all over the pins and braces and rods.

Great googly-moogly this place is a fantastic source for story fodder!  Good golly, I'm going to call in sick the rest of the day so I can go write this.

PS. I hope that doesn't make me a a story-tease.

No, but it does make you liable. So fork over those royalties, Cookie, before I get my lawyer in on this.

Bob

[Inner Prop]

Check's in the mail Bob.

[Eric Lofgren]

The novel itself is very Lovecraftian (though likely not influenced by HPL) - but the fact it has become mistaken for reality is what makes it so damn great!!!

I just finished Graham Masterson's The Doorkeeper's and he references this story in there, as if he believes it actually happened

[Bob Lovecraft]

The novel itself is very Lovecraftian (though likely not influenced by HPL) - but the fact it has become mistaken for reality is what makes it so damn great!!!

I just finished Graham Masterson's The Doorkeeper's and he references this story in there, as if he believes it actually happened

Is the Masterson book fiction or non-fiction?

Bob

[Eric Lofgren]

The novel itself is very Lovecraftian (though likely not influenced by HPL) - but the fact it has become mistaken for reality is what makes it so damn great!!!

I just finished Graham Masterson's The Doorkeeper's and he references this story in there, as if he believes it actually happened

Is the Masterson book fiction or non-fiction?

Bob

Fiction, Bob. But the reference was used as if it were fact.

[Bob Lovecraft]

Ah, gotcha. Maybe he just had a hickup in his research and ended up thinking the tale was real-life folklore.

Bob