Colour out of Space - H.P. Lovecraft - V8 - cover artist Pete Von Sholly
coments by CR:
Lovecraft Illustrated Volume 8 published by PS Publishing Ltd does not disappoint. A little pricey but the Von Sholly illustrations are worth the price in my estimation. This is the fifth volume I have purchased in the illustrated series. Just to be clear these are not illustrated stories like a graphic novel but color (or as Lovercraft would write it colour) illustrations interspaced in the written story.
Two things come to mind upon this re-reading of the story - Lovecraft's knowledge and respect for science and the biblical reference to the story of Sodom in the book of Genesis. Lovecraft usually included a reasoned analysis of scientific scrutiny of the paranormal occurrences. After all it was a meteor that landed in the farmer's yard before subsequent events went very, very sideways. Mr. Price makes a compelling case that Lovecraft mirrored some of the events from the Sodom story in "The Colour out of Space'.
Recommended for the HPL fans - Oh yes I know your (WAY) OUT THERE!
CONTENTS
Introduction by S. T. Joshi
The Colour out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft
Colours Unbidden by Pete Von Sholly
Reflections on "The Colour out of Space" by W. H. Pugmire
Karloff and Lovecraft on a Rainy Afternoon by C. Courtney Joyner
A Biblical Antecedent for "The Colour out of Space" by Robert M. Price
The Damned Thing by Ambrose BierceCONTENTS
Colour out of Space - H.P. Lovecraft - V8 - cover artist Pete Von Sholly
coments by CR:
Lovecraft Illustrated Volume 8 published by PS Publishing Ltd does not disappoint. A little pricey but the Von Sholly illustrations are worth the price in my estimation. This is the fifth volume I have purchased in the illustrated series. Just to be clear these are not illustrated stories like a graphic novel but color (or as Lovercraft would write it colour) illustrations interspaced in the written story.
Two things come to mind upon this re-reading of the story - Lovecraft's knowledge and respect for science and the biblical reference to the story of Sodom in the book of Genesis. Lovecraft usually included a reasoned analysis of scientific scrutiny of the paranormal occurrences. After all it was a meteor that landed in the farmer's yard before subsequent events went very, very sideways. Mr. Price makes a compelling case that Lovecraft mirrored some of the events from the Sodom story in "The Colour out of Space'.
Recommended for the HPL fans - Oh yes I know your (WAY) OUT THERE!
CONTENTS
Introduction by S. T. Joshi
The Colour out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft
Colours Unbidden by Pete Von Sholly
Reflections on "The Colour out of Space" by W. H. Pugmire
Karloff and Lovecraft on a Rainy Afternoon by C. Courtney Joyner
A Biblical Antecedent for "The Colour out of Space" by Robert M. Price
The Damned Thing by Ambrose BierceCONTENTS