I'd refer people to S.T. Joshi's The Rise and Fall of the Cthulhu Mythos, only few people are going to take the time to read what is, essentially, an entire book on the problem of what Lovecraft actually wrote vs. how Derleth rewrote Lovecraft, and how it's the revisionist stuff that has embedded itself so deeply in pop culture (including the "Call of Cthulhu" rpg).
This actually sounds interesting to read because I have been becoming greatly confused when reading Lovecraft's actual stories verses "common knowledge" of his stuff because it doesn't seem to exactly add up. I've never played the RPG, so not familiar with it, so I would find it interesting what exactly the differences are and such.
Then again, I read history books for pleasure reading.
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Date: 2010-11-05 12:28 am (UTC)This actually sounds interesting to read because I have been becoming greatly confused when reading Lovecraft's actual stories verses "common knowledge" of his stuff because it doesn't seem to exactly add up. I've never played the RPG, so not familiar with it, so I would find it interesting what exactly the differences are and such.
Then again, I read history books for pleasure reading.