Dammit, I will NOT reread Tolkien! I already decided I'd wait until late 2027, the 50th anniversary of the first time I saw the Hobbit cartoon ...
Another way in which Tolkien and Lovecraft are oddly similar is that they're both good with landscapes and conveying a sense of place -- check out the opening bits of Colour Out of Space or Dunwich Horror to see how Lovecraft grounds the story in the landscape.
Dammit, I will NOT reread Tolkien! I already decided I'd wait until late 2027, the 50th anniversary of the first time I saw the Hobbit cartoon ... Another way in which Tolkien and Lovecraft are oddly similar is that they're both good with landscapes and conveying a sense of place -- check out the opening bits of Colour Out of Space or Dunwich Horror to see how Lovecraft grounds the story in the landscape.