#At the Mountains of Madness

[caleod]

24-10-24 "Expedition"

[thewindowofthesummerhouse]

Jay Gordon

[salmonpiffy]

Cover art and character size comparison for my TFP AU

[fhtagn-and-tentacles]

AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

by Brom

[fipindustries]

It's genuenly fascinating how Lovecraft, known xenophobe in it's truest sense, created this race of grotesque utterly inhuman alien creatures and the goes on at length describing with genuine respect and admiration how advanced and complex and admirable their culture and civilization was.

like, we are talking about these guys

and lovecraft is like "ah yes, their goberment was complex a probably socialistic...there was extensive commerece, the culture was mainly urban, in furnishing their homes they kept everything at the center of huge rooms leaving wall spaces for decorative treatments, lighting was probably accomplished by a device electro-chemical in nature"

is so strange how comfortable he is humanizing these creatures, treating them like any other culture worth of consideration. i really didnt expect this coming from this dude

[andreabonazzi]

It is still cold out there.

[yoursweethome]

Interior art for a spanish version of H.P. Lovecraft´s "At the Mountains of Madness"  by Sebastián Cabrol, 2018.

[389]

Shoggoth by Nottsuo - At the Mountains of Madness

[thehauntedrocket]

Call Of Cthulhu

Beyond The Mountains Of Madness by Charles Engan And Janyce Engan

Chaosium (1999)

Little by little they rose grimly into the western sky; allowing us to witness the various bare, bleak, and blackened summits . . . in the reddish Antarctic lights against the provocative background of iridescent ice-dust clouds. In the whole spectacle there was a persistent, pervasive hint of stupendous secrecy and potential revelation. . . . I could not help feeling that they were evil things - mountains of madness whose farther slopes looked out over some accursed ultimate abyss.

—H. P. Lovecraft

[spiraphobia]

Gou Tanabe x H.P. Lovecraft

Anybody else collecting these? I find these books really convenient for reading during a plane ride or train ride. I like that they're small enough to carry anywhere.

Currently, I’m reading The Shadow Over Innsmouth and plan to purchase The Call of Cthulhu once it's released. The art is mind-blowing. Gou Tanabe’s ability to capture Lovecraft’s cosmic horror through his illustrations is unmatched. His use of shading and contrast brings an eerie and atmospheric quality to the stories that really draws you in. That said, I do think the size of the books doesn’t always do the art justice - some details are so fine and intricate that they get lost in the smaller format. But like I mentioned, the compact size makes them perfect for reading on the go.

It's well known that Lovecraft was a big influence on Junji Ito, and I've been fascinated with his works for a while. I even bought a full omnibus of all his stories. However, with English being my second language and since I’m also more of a visual person, I prefer seeing horror in graphic form.

I still read horror novels - I own tons of Stephen King and other great horror finds, but when it comes to cosmic and body horror, I prefer seeing it illustrated. Tanabe’s adaptations are perfect for this because they blend the unsettling and strange atmosphere of Lovecraft’s writing with detailed, haunting visuals.

[mendelpalace]

The “Illustrated Fantasy Book Guide” is a magazine-format book (or mook) released in 1989 by the publisher of ファミコン必勝本 “Famicon Winning Book”, an NES gaming magazine. The mook lists 37 works of fantasy originally written in English except for “Ficciones” by Borges. The editors of “Famicon Winning Book” were fond of the Wizardry port to the NES, which is my explanation for their interest in this stuff. In any case, they created the best Appendix N so to speak of fantasy translated into Japanese that I have yet found. The Japanese titles are provided below to aid the online searches of would-be buyers.

Images/Text courtesy of Japanese Tabletop RPG

I wish I could find a complete set of scans for this book!

Full list of books featured under the cut.

The Lord of the Rings 指輪物語 Earthsea Trilogy ゲド戦記 Chronicles of Narnia ナルニア国ものがたり Conan コナン・シリーズ The Worm Ouroboros ウロボロス The Wood Beyond the World 世界のかなたの森 Lilith リリス Nine Princess in Amber アンバーの九���子 The King of Elfland’s Daughter エルフランドの王女 Gormenghast Trilogy ゴーメンガスト Magic Kingdom for Sale-Sold! 魔法の王国売ります! The Chronicles of Castle Brass ブラス城年代記 Night’s Master 闇の公子 A Voyage to Arcturus アルクトゥルスへの旅 The Princess Bride プリンセス・ブライド Witch World ウィッチ・ワールド A Spell for Chameleon カメレオンの呪文 The Last Unicorn 最後のユニコーン At the Mountains of Madness 狂気の山脈にて Swords and Deviltry ファファード＆グレイ・マウザー The White Hart アイルの書 She 洞窟の女王 Charmed Life 魔女集会通り26番地 Darkover Series ダーコーヴァ年代記 The Riddle-Master of Hed イルスの竪琴 The Sorcerer’s Ship 魔法つかいの船 Dragonlance Chronicles ラゴンランス戦記 Pawn of Prophecy ベルガリアード物語 Dragon Flight パーンの竜騎士 The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz ボアズ＝ヤキンのライオン Momo モモ The Magic Goes Away 魔法の国が消えていく Magician リフトウォー・サーガ The Ship of Ishtar イシュタルの船 Tea with the Black Dragon 黒龍とお茶を Ficciones 伝奇集 Dandelion Wine たんぽぽのお酒

[ghostsandgod]

[quasi-normalcy]

I've often thought that it might be interesting to do a mash-up of H.P. Lovecraft and Star Trek, given their radically different philosophical bents, but I kind of think that it would just be like...a normal episode of Star Trek.

Like, do you think that Tendi is going to go mad from the discovery of the city of the Star-Headed Old Ones deep underground in Antarctica, or do you think that she's going to have a great time doing science on a new archaeological site, maybe comment on how cute the mutant albino penguins are, and then figure out a way to make friends with the Shoggoth? It only works as horror if you're so arrogant that your own cosmic insignificance is a horrifying revelation to you and if you're too rigid in your assumptions about how reality is supposed to work.

[salmonpiffy]

TFP : At The Mountains of Madness

Storyboard Part 1 / ??

[fhtagn-and-tentacles]

AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

by Carlos Huante

[ketrinadrawsalot]

Bonus Penguin: The Albino Penguins were bred by the Elder Things long ago, but their purpose is unknown. They eventually lost their eyesight and pigmentation after moving to the subterranean ruins when Antarctica froze over.