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I've always been disappointed in the lack of recognition Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath gets. Several years ago, I read all of Lovecraft's works in a stretch, an

I've always been disappointed in the lack of recognition Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath gets. Several years ago, I read all of Lovecraft's works in a stretch, and while I enjoyed them all, Dream Quest really stood about. By the end my heart was racing and I was reading as fast as I could to find out what happened next. It's very rare for me to have any reaction to a story beyond the pleasure of reading or the appreciation of good prose. But Dream Quest is consistently absent from lists of favorites or of Lovecraft's best writings. Maybe I just have bad taste. :) To be fair, it is a little different in theme than Lovecraft's later writings: less scientific horror and more fantastical horror.

superskierpat 11y ago
Dream Quest felt really different from the rest, but I really liked it as well. I was reading a collection of all his short stories at the time and it's pretty cool to see little stories that tie in to this storie's dreamverse from time to time.
- nailer 11y ago
  I feel Kadath would be an excellent television series for boys aged 10-12. It has bravery and adventure and imagination and virtue, and horror but not blindingly so.
  - superskierpat 11y ago
    That or a video game. Could easily be a mix of adventure / puzzle with some action thrown in (Places like the forest, the moon, the underdream and kadath)
YeGoblynQueenne 11y ago
Aye, Kadath is a perfect example of what Houellebecq notes about Lovecraft's drawing inspiration from his dreams. The whole story basically reads like a stitching together of bits from a dream diary- or maybe even a single one of those long, winding dreams you manage to recall after a full night's sleep, the kind you only get in the holidays and so on. I guess it's just grouped together with others of his early, non-Mythos stories, like The Cats of Ulthar and The Music of Erich Zann, that were alright but nothing special. Anyway if you liked Kadath, you should check out Lord Dunsany (if you haven't).

superskierpat 11y ago

Dream Quest felt really different from the rest, but I really liked it as well. I was reading a collection of all his short stories at the time and it's pretty cool to see little stories that tie in to this storie's dreamverse from time to time.

nailer 11y ago
I feel Kadath would be an excellent television series for boys aged 10-12. It has bravery and adventure and imagination and virtue, and horror but not blindingly so.
- superskierpat 11y ago
  That or a video game. Could easily be a mix of adventure / puzzle with some action thrown in (Places like the forest, the moon, the underdream and kadath)

YeGoblynQueenne 11y ago

Aye, Kadath is a perfect example of what Houellebecq notes about Lovecraft's drawing inspiration from his dreams. The whole story basically reads like a stitching together of bits from a dream diary- or maybe even a single one of those long, winding dreams you manage to recall after a full night's sleep, the kind you only get in the holidays and so on. I guess it's just grouped together with others of his early, non-Mythos stories, like The Cats of Ulthar and The Music of Erich Zann, that were alright but nothing special. Anyway if you liked Kadath, you should check out Lord Dunsany (if you haven't).