Slightly off-topic, but is "The Call of Cthulu" still worth reading?
I haven't read it yet, so I'm curious if it's somewhat dated, or tame according to modern sensibilities.
I haven't read it yet, so I'm curious if it's somewhat dated, or tame according to modern sensibilities.
It mostly holds up, but the proliferation of the themes explored by it and the memeification of Cthulu and the "Great Old Ones" does probably make it more tame than reading it without foreknowledge of the contents.
You can find most of Lovecraft's works (and some of his ghostwriting) as audiobooks on youtube if you want to give them a try [1].
John Dies at the End might be a good read, though keep in mind it is also comedic (so dark comedy), so if you're looking for that serious horror tone then you might want to look elsewhere.
My friends have played a video game called Bloodborne and they claim it's the best cosmic horror story they have seen. Supposedly to really get the story though, you have to either spend a lot of time trying to piece it out by playing it, or just read/watch a synopsis.
Synopsis if you're interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjWOy6ioVHI&feature=emb_logo
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXyda5iiGEo
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKkya1pMhMQ
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gviofDcypzE