The Rats in the Walls
by H.P. Lovecraft · first published 2018
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…get to sleep (/s). Lovecratian horror is not what most people think of when they think of horror. It is more existential. Sebastian Orr does a great narration: http://www.ourfaircity.com/2011/12/the-rats-in-the-walls-pt-... http://www.ourfaircity.com/2012/01/part-two/ Inspired by Lovecraft, A Colder War by Charlie Stross is also a favorite.
on “Ask HN: Which podcasts do you listen to regularly?” ↗I remember reading this in the Reader's Digest anthology Great Short Tales of Mystery and Terror. Other classics in the book were The Rats in the Walls, The Hands of Mr Ottermole, An Invitation to the Hunt, The Damned Thing, and The Wendigo, among many others.
on “The Nine Billion Names Of God – short film [video]” ↗…get to sleep (/s). Lovecratian horror is not what most people think of when they think of horror. It is more existential. Sebastian Orr does a great narration: http://www.ourfaircity.com/2011/12/the-rats-in-the-walls-pt-.... http://www.ourfaircity.com/2012/01/part-two/ Inspired by Lovecraft, A Colder War by Charlie Stross is also a favorite.
on “Ask HN: What are some good podcasts?” ↗…been the results for Rome if she had been engaged in war with Alexander?""[1] Another classic take on the past not being dead is Lovecraft's, such as in "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward"[2] and "The Rats in the Walls"[3]. [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Connecticut_Yankee_in_King_A... [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_history_%28fiction%2... [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Case_of_Charles_Dexter_War...…
on “Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read” ↗Really interesting! Somewhat reminds me of the ending of H. P. Lovecraft's "The Rats in the Walls", where the main character, a scion of a very old family which has done some really bad things, goes mad and progressively starts speaking in older and older versions of English after every sentence.
on “How far back in time can you understand English?” ↗Yeah, I saw the word "nigger" show up in the diagram, so I went and had a look. In "The Rats in the Walls" the author has a cat called "Nigger-man", but that was a proper name so I removed it (I removed all proper names). Also, I think you're spot on with adjectivitis. It explains exactly what I don't like…
on “TTIP trade deal could be re-launched under a different name, say EU ministers” ↗…Wells and H. P. Lovecraft. So it doesn't need much context. Believe me, those two make it obvious what they mean when they use the word. *And 50% of the uses of the word occur in one single story "The Rats in the Walls"
on “Library of Short Stories – An online library of public domain short stories” ↗Nah I'm getting Rats In The Walls vibes
on “Does a cave beneath Pembroke Castle hold key to fate of early Britons?” ↗