I would like to read something with Lovecraftian horrors, but not by actual HP Lovecraft. I already have a fancy hardcover collection of his works.
To be extra clear, I don’t want a slavering monster that is actively disemboweling the cast but, rather, something more subtle.
I would also appreciate if it was a fun read with a great adventure, rather than just spine chilling terror and paranoia. Not the biggest fan of straight Horror.
by txh0881
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“Lovecraft Country” by Matt Ruff plays with the genre a lot, and feels a bit more like an adventure book than a horror novel at times. It might be a good choice for a horror-adjacent Lovecraft book.
Or the Cthulhu diaries aka sherlock holm vs cthulu, its a fun one, lovecrsft country is just too jim crow-y for adventure
Johannes Cabal and the Fear Institute by Jonathan L Howard or Carter and Lovecraft – same author.
Annihilation by Jeff vandermeer has been called sci-fi, but it’s basically a true lovecraftian horror. A strange phenomenon, madness, a report after it all went wrong, a sinking unease and having no certainty left as the fabric of reality unwinds to show you how the universe really works. All in a dream like, mysterious state that leaves you uncertain but well aware of what happened. It’s the closest thing I’ve ever read to At the Mountains of Madness.
Not sure if it fits here- A Nightmare’s Point of View
Victor LaValle’s work!
The twisted ones by t kingfisher
Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder has Lovecraftian vibes.