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== Lovecraft canon ==

* "[http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/pickmansmodel.htm Pickman's Model]" takes the cake. Not only is it an excellent discussion on the process of ''creating'' horror, the final line is skin-crawlingly creepy. The worst part comes from thinking about other pieces of art that could have been painted in a similar fashion, [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Saturn_Devouring_His_Son~~ this] being a good example.

* "[http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/pickmansmodel.htm Pickman's Model]" takes the cake. Not only is it an excellent discussion on the process of ''creating'' horror, the final line is skin-crawlingly creepy. The worst part comes from thinking about other pieces of art that could have been painted in a similar fashion, [[wikipedia:Saturn Devouring His Son|this]] being a good example.

{{quote| ''"That nauseous wizard had waked the fires of hell in pigment, and his brush had been a nightmare-spawning wand."''}}

* Try reading [http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/thestatementofrandolph.htm "The Statement of Randolph Carter."] Up to the last line: {{spoiler|''[[Wham Line|YOU FOOL, WARREN IS DEAD!]]''}}

* Try reading [http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/thestatementofrandolph.htm "The Statement of Randolph Carter."] Up to the last line: {{spoiler|''[[Wham! Line|YOU FOOL, WARREN IS DEAD!]]''}}

* Or [http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/thefestival.htm "The Festival."]

* Or "[http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/thewhispererindarkness.htm The Whisperer In Darkness]" - ''never'' look at those "lonely woods" the same way again.