Remove H.P. Lovecrafts Name from August Derleths Books
Two books published by Carroll & Graf PublishersThe Lurker at the Threshold and The Watchers Out of Timecontain stories written by August Derleth but based on plot-germs by H.P. Lovecraft. These s... continue reading »
"Lovecraft is a literary genius"
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"Using the name of a famous authour to sell your own works is a crime. Derleth should be ashamed of himself."
"Sort this out, Credit Derleth on the front."
"While I make no judgements on the quality of Derleth's work, I think this marketing is misleading and should be stopped."
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"Derleth's stories add a concept of good versus evil, changing the theme of Lovecraft's tales."
"Derleth's stories, though readable, are still mere shades of HPL's work. I have fallen into this trap myself, but the reader can instantly spot the difference. Derleth didn't have Lovecraft's way with words, let alone his originality (most stories on both"
"others have written Lovecraftian-based works under their own name; please don't continue to mislead ignorant readers."
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"Sinful! Simply sinful!"
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"Even though i really enjoyed watchers out of time, i felt somewhat ripped off finding out that they weren't written by lovecraft himself since they advanced the mythos so much"
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"stop, use your own name on your writings, your no H.P. Lovevcraft and it's very degrating twords his legacy and his fans to do such a thing"
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