Haunt of Horror: Lovecraft

As you probably noticed, we're all big fan of H.P. Lovecraft's work here at Meat is Meat. I recently got an application on my Itouch that is basically all the stories, short and long, he wrote. It's really practical and interesting since I'm able to read some of them almost everywhere I go. Plus it's about a hundred stories for 3$ but lately, I've been meaning to read a comic that I had bought for some time but never got around to it.

The comic is called Haunt of Horror: Lovecraft by Marvel, it's on their ''MAX'' lineup so it means it's for mature readers. Richard Corben, a respected artist in the comic medium decided to adapt short stories of Lovecraft in this format and I gotta say, he did it perfectly.

Corben has a unique style, he's capable of creating an atmosphere like no other in the business. He uses the black and white standard with a touch of grey that just add to the ''foggy'' setting that always seem to dominate in Lovecraft's damp world. On top of that, Corben is a master when it comes to a grainy look, which just enhance the perception that everything is dirty.

The collection (Hardcover of the comics 3 issues) starts with probably the most known of his stories, Dagon. A man, sitting at his desk writting his last moments before taking a dive trough the window to escape some seamen. (His word, not mine - personally, I find fish-dude-monsters way more modern)

What follows is called The Scar, based on the short Recognition. The story is about an old man lost in the woods and upon meeting a young man, they both realize that they're not really alone in these woods and the young man eventually leave the older one to go faster. It's fascinating sometime how H.P. wrote often about humans worst flaws; in this case abandonment.

What I really enjoyed though about the comic is that at every end of the adaptation, the original text is printed so that you may compare the work of Corben with the storytelling of Lovecraft. A nice simple ''extra'' that adds flavor to the comic.

There's eight stories in all, which are about 5 pages minimum each, so for fans of H.P. or comics, it it definitly worth picking it up, I got the hardcover for 20$ and it's the second of a series of Haunt of Horror. The first one being about Edgar Alan Poe.