Whatever he named it, it must have been after someone or something for which he had great affection. My wife named our two cats after characters played by Harrison Ford, who is probably my favorite actor, and I'm sure Lovecraft showed no less affection for his cat.
You see we have stories like this where you have something akin to a cave dwelling hominid, and in the modern day you have "skin walkers" which have similar sounding features, barring some lost traits.
Yup, This one came out in 1905 and was his first writing stories like he's traditionally known too. Stories before this one were fairly short but ones directly after this were much longer form.
Dagoth Ur narrating Lovecraft is the best outcome I could ever expect from the internet in 2023
For such a basic story, it is a fantastic introduction to the main theme of Lovecraft's work. The only true fear is that of the unknown.
Dude killed a falmer
with a rock no less... but, he is a God... The Head of the 6th House; the house un-mourned... I hope this is not how you offer praise?
Such a good crescendo in his voice as the tension built towards the end
I know right? It felt so intense. Reslly put me on the edge
Wait... this isn't a meme... this is actual litterature!
such a creative author, i wonder what he named his pet cat
N'wahmer
There's an idea floating around that it was more an allusion to the devil
NGL... began to sweat at 10:36 when the first description we get of this ominous beast is "anthropoid ape."
also, if I recall, he named not that cat, but had been given it by an aunt who named it such.
Whatever he named it, it must have been after someone or something for which he had great affection. My wife named our two cats after characters played by Harrison Ford, who is probably my favorite actor, and I'm sure Lovecraft showed no less affection for his cat.
Finally my life long dream of Dagoth Ur reading me to sleep can come true. Very grand and intoxicating, thanks
Up until he runs back the guide this is just PoV: getting stalked by a displacer beast in the Underdark.
Actually, it sounded a little like this
"Boa tarde, amigo!"
never knew I needed dagoth ur audiobooks
Well I know the author of the next book I'm buying
why is he such a good audiobook narrator
I need more sir, I need more.
this one claws at the imagination
I love this
You see we have stories like this where you have something akin to a cave dwelling hominid, and in the modern day you have "skin walkers" which have similar sounding features, barring some lost traits.
I assumed it was the Yeti.
@@redking36 Honestly the way it sounded, I imagined the dude who lived under rocks in the episode of primal with the giant ass spider.
6:20 saving my spot
Isn't this Lovercraft's first story, or close to it?
Yup, This one came out in 1905 and was his first writing stories like he's traditionally known too. Stories before this one were fairly short but ones directly after this were much longer form.