/lit/ - Literature

>>19006480
>series
not necessary at all. reason for series or even trilogies has almost always been financial in nature. it's not like publishers CAN'T publish a 1000+ page tome, they just won't.

>>12692955
It's pretty decent . Better than the Knickerbocker I was stuck with

Pic related is the best though

Just picked up this beast from the local bookstore mostly on a whim. Don't really know much about Lovecraft other than he's the Cthulu guy and his stuff has found a niche in the "pop culture nerd" crowd.

What's /lit/'s opinion of Lovecraft?

>this story is true I swear
>once upon a time I came upon this really mythical / esoteric / metaphysical thing, creature or concept
>it was too frightening to describe so I won't even bother describing it
>X years later I'm still frightened
>oh no it's here to kill me / my friend
>the end

what am I missing here. Did I just buy a shitty compilation or are 80% of his stories actually like that