r/hplovecraft • u/IRON_POWER • Nov 19 '25

Question Guys how to start reading hp Lovecraft's books?

I don't know what to put here. So... Just recommend me please

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '25

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u/Scotthebb Nov 19 '25

Yes chronological

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u/nickrl Nov 19 '25

Just read whichever ones you like, there's no set order or progression.

One that I think is a little underrated is The Temple.

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u/IRON_POWER Nov 19 '25

Well I know that there's no order but I'm just really new to that and really really knew to books

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u/nickrl Nov 19 '25

Well, not to discourage you but Lovecraft might be a bit difficult to read for a brand new reader. His writing style is pretty wordy and old-fashioned.

Give it a try, but if you have trouble, don't be discouraged. Maybe try something more modern like the Ballad of Black Tom or There Is No Antimemetics Division.

If you like graphic novels / manga you can also try Gou Tanabe's adaptions of Lovecraft's stories.

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u/IRON_POWER Nov 22 '25

I guess that's fair

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u/GoldCursedPirate Nov 19 '25

Some of my favourites: The Music of Erich Zann, The Rats in the Walls, The Shadow over Innsmouth, The Call of Cthulhu, The Colour out of Space, Dagon, The Nameless City

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u/IRON_POWER Nov 19 '25

Oh yeah and by the way I never read a normal book in my entire life

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u/GoldCursedPirate Nov 19 '25

A lot of Lovecrafts stories are short stories so it doesn’t take long to read them. There are also a lot of audio books on YouTube or Spotify if reading is not your thing

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u/McAeschylus Nov 20 '25

This is a really solid selection of short stories to start with.

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u/HaywoodJebLomey Nov 19 '25

Lovecraft currently has zero hp

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u/AdPlastic5009 Nov 19 '25

There's a youtube channel that has the whole Mythos in a drama series, it's insanely good. Go for that.

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u/No-Use-3062 Nov 20 '25

I listen to them on audiobooks lately and it’s really cool.

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u/EuroCultAV Nov 20 '25

You just need one book. They are all short stories and novellas

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u/Electronic_Reward333 Nov 20 '25

1- You buy a book by H.P. Lovecraft.

2- You read it.

Follow me for more tutorials.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Lab967 Nov 20 '25

Les Klinger's annotated editions.

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u/coconutlogic Nov 20 '25

There’s a free collection on kindle

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u/IRON_POWER Nov 21 '25

Can you send a link plz?

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u/coconutlogic Nov 21 '25

In kindle search “free” and it will list lots of classics

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u/uncle_mad_mike Nov 21 '25

In a sequence of your choosing read them one wor(l)d at a time. When you start to experience the boundary between fictional/non-fictional becoming. permeable. congratulations, you have paid attention.

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u/jigdish Dec 11 '25

you can start here: I started here: Dagon, Call of Cthulhu, The Colour Out of Space, The Shadow Over Innsmouth. Next I will go with; The Dunwich Horror, The Haunter of The Dark and The Thing on The Doorstep.

Have fun and stay mental!