tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905008968837820656.post2235458032314254676..comments2022-11-17T04:54:28.127-06:00Comments on Martin Powell: Happy Birthday H.P. LovecraftMartin Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08178236776724050838noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905008968837820656.post-47860185948637651322009-08-21T20:15:28.576-05:002009-08-21T20:15:28.576-05:00Well, I'll be superamalgamated!
I never thoug...Well, I'll be superamalgamated!<br /><br />I never thought of that! HPL and Johnny rather physically resemble each other, too.<br /><br />Full marks, TotalToyz!Martin Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178236776724050838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905008968837820656.post-71791331352434437752009-08-21T19:39:54.656-05:002009-08-21T19:39:54.656-05:00I too am a Lovecraft fan from my earliest days!
I...I too am a Lovecraft fan from my earliest days!<br /><br />I suspect the character of Johnny Littlejohn, one of Doc Savage's five aides, was based on Lovecraft. As I understand it, both men had similar speech patterns; they would "never use a one-syllable word if they could think of a five-syllable one". And the names are somewhat similar as well: Howard Phillips Lovecraft, William Harper Littlejohn.TotalToyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458868361840649001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905008968837820656.post-61444864187216187242009-08-21T16:59:46.300-05:002009-08-21T16:59:46.300-05:00Great post! Thanks for adding another great author...Great post! Thanks for adding another great author to my TBR list. Cheers!Nancy J. Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107417252662717576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905008968837820656.post-15273063717452171942009-08-21T12:35:28.800-05:002009-08-21T12:35:28.800-05:00I read a bunch of Lovecraft when I was ten or elev...I read a bunch of Lovecraft when I was ten or eleven and he scared my short pants off. I haven't returned since. I guess I should. I'm a big boy with big boy pants now.Fred Schillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01888771079495878583noreply@blogger.com