The Case of Charles Dexter Ward REVIEW!
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- Today I'm reviewing H.P Lovecraft's longest story, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward!
This was a fun one, and I'm sad to say that after completing this story, I only have two more remaining to read in Lovecraft's entire body of work.
The controversial figure of Lovecraft is someone I started reading as I was making an effort to read the classics of the horror genre, and in retrospect I have mostly enjoyed his stories. I have also definitely seen and understood why the man is so divisive, and believe it would be irresponsible of me not to acknowledge the overt racism and bigotry within his work.
Despite that, this story is a well-told classic with many of the staples that define Lovecraft's work. I hope you enjoy my discussion of the story!
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Just read this book. It was awesome and while I thought I could predict the end. There was still a little twist to surprise
If you've ran out of Lovecraft to read I hear Thomas Ligotti should be next on your list. He's been called Lovecraft's successor.
I’ve been meaning to check him out! Might start with some short stories
have you seen The Haunted Palace? That was an interesting take on the book. But Vincent Price as Curwen is pretty epic.
There was an earlier movie adaptation called "The Haunted Palace" starring Vincent Price that was released back in 1963. It diverges a fair bit from the novel, but its still got most of the main beats intact.
I'll admit: I was almost bored by this Lovecraft novel. Almost. But the ending is great.
So is your review. Great one, man! I'm now subscribed, cheers 🍻
Loved that shot of the books at the beginning!
The Old English in this story is the aboslute best aspect of this novel, and he worked long and hard on that I'm sure. The letters are just wonderful if you listen to the different audiobooks on YT to hear their approach on them.
"Lovecraft uses the copout where he says a thing is Indescribable"
"He overly describes things"
"He uses too much fear of the unknown"
"The horror was known very early on"
Isn't it damnable that all those statements are true?
Also, I picked him up last month and read absolutely everything he wrote or even had a part in writing, easily my favorite author of all time (in the span of a month, yes, I make my mind up very quick). I fully acknowledge he overdoes it with the descriptions at times, I'm almost certain in this case you we're talking about his description of the old part of the town, he really went at it. But I almost prefer it because I don't lose focus easily and I really like testing my imagination to see how vivid a picture I can paint in my head.
I think the fact that I'm taking part in a variety of forms of entertainment (video games, movies, music, shows, books) has a part to play in calling him my favorite, because I can see how he's responsible for a lot more than I thought.
And another thing, I don't know if it's because I read the book before seeing the movie but, what do you think about Herbert West? Because I thought it was among the scariest things ever and that's including any other form of media. It constantly made me feel uneasy for the majority of the story.
I was with you until you spoke about Herbert West.
@@SomeUnsoberIdiot Fair enough, might just be the way my imagination works things out. Like him walking home during the night feeling like something is watching/following him right after their first experiment or finding the guy at their door or reading in the news about what happened to the doctor and who came to visit him later on. That all made for extremely tense moments for me.
Lovecraft was a... Questionable person but a goddam good writer
He was a kind and gentle soul, with absolutely nothing questionable about him.
@@SomeUnsoberIdiothe was racist and supported Hitler...
@@studyaccount209Exactly. It’s fine to appreciate his work but let’s not lie now lol
Great review!
Thanks!
Can't believe you've almost read his entire works!!!
The older classic style of writing HPL had consistently used is really one of the major appeals of reading in general, but especially for his works. Horror exists for its descriptions wed to story events.
It doesn't sound llke HPL is a writer for you. King (who is an utter meh to me) probably is a better fit, generally, but...well, of course I'm saying the obvious.
I Love this