ago Getting really strong THING vibes from that. :(Īfter this pile-up of ins and outs, even the clue about the Elder Ones’ decline was lost in impressions.Īnd we must be afraid not only of ancient creatures and their killers, but also of something else – unknown and frightening beyond the neighboring mountains. Franois Baranger - At the mountains of madness ( from the illustrated version of the book) This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast 1.8K 54 54 comments Best SyntheticGod8 2 yr. If even we don’t pay attention to the explicit fantasy components, then it still remains a mystery to me how two people, using “strange and foreign” bas-reliefs, during the day were able to describe in detail the entire path of the Elder Things from their arrival on Earth thousands of years ago to the moment they began to disappear: as well as with what organs they used to move in space, in water, how they multiplied, how they lost their abilities and specific technologies over time, the detailed geography of their settlement in different timespans, etc. Marvelous design in a gigantic A3 format still perfectly conveys the chilling atmosphere of the novella.īut the story itself ultimately left me indifferent. The characters penetrate deep into the mysterious frozen city in Antarctica, explore it and find out a frightening clue to the disappearance of the ancient race. In the illustrated AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS VOL.1, artist, Francois Baranger, acclaimed for his work as a concept designer for cinema and video games. Lovecraft – and now the second volume, illustrated by the French artist Francois Baranger, has arrived.

The most ambitious story Lovecraft ever wrote, it has served as a source of inspiration for filmmakers and authors in the. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness, first published in 1936, is one of the greatest classics of American horror literature. Earlier I had to stop in the middle of the story “At the Mountains of Madness” by H.P. The final act of the Dyer Expedition is a descent into cosmic horror and utter madness.

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