H. P. Lovecraft / Cthulhu mythos

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Yes, do go and pick up The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories if you haven't already (but seeing as how the thread was made back in August, I'm guessing this point will be pretty moot). It's pretty much the quintessential Lovecraft compilation, and it should suit you fine until you turn into a Lovecraftmonger and become immersed in his work to the point where you join a Cthulhu cult and get AIDS from sharing blood in some archaic ceremonial dagger cutting ritual. My favorite short stories were The Call of Cthulhu, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and Herbert West: Reanimator. They're all quite good, though, aside from a few that are a bit slow to read through, and there are plenty of others but I can't think at the moment of their names since it's been over two years since I last read any of them.