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  • Dunwich is not an adaptation, rather a sort of tangent that fits within the context of Lovecraft’s story of bad twins and a dysfunctional family.

    Mad Dog Movies « H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival Report 2006

  • I was headed to the tiny coastal village of Dunwich, which is now famous for the dramatic nature of its decline: the entire town, once a prosperous medieval port, was destroyed by dreadful storms in 1286 and in 1328.

    NYT > Global Home By RACHEL B. DOYLE 2011

  • The amount of labour & sheer invetiveness he lavished on "Dunwich" is simply breathtaking.

    princeofcairo: Keith Herber, RIP princeofcairo 2009

  • He even cavils at HPL's blending of the countryside around Wilbraham and that around Athol to create "Dunwich," when again it's what Lovecraft has done with all his fictional places.

    Kenneth Hite's Journal princeofcairo 2007

  • [3] Then I read “The Call of Cthulhu”, and “The Dunwich Horror”, and a few others.

    Lovecraftiana « Dyepot, Teapot 2009

  • As the Philistines, the citizens of Dunwich, or any of He-Man's allies might tell you -- those that are still alive, at least -- these monstrosities cannot be reasoned with, their beliefs are not open for debate, they are impervious to science, and they are plotting right now to establish a brutal theocracy in your home city at the expense of your flesh.

    An Illustrated Guide : The Lovecraft News Network 2010

  • Cthulhu is a horror LARP based on the writings of H.P. Lovecraft (Dunwich Horror, Re-Animator, The Unnamable).

    My Five Best Ohio LARPS (Live Action Roleplaying Games) | myFiveBest 2009

  • And there are other stories, such as "The Lurking Fear" and "The Dunwich Horror," that I can point to in order to find sex (specifically the wages of "profane" sexual acts, including miscegenation, incest, and bestiality) not only mentioned, but present as a crucial story element.

    "This brilliant chill's come for the shackle." greygirlbeast 2009

  • Published in 1929, in Weird Tales, The Dunwich Horror recounts the tale of a strange man obsessed with bringing an old god to earth and the resulting “horror” that occurs because of his quest.

    Tales of Horror From H.P. Lovecraft | myFiveBest 2009

  • As the Philistines, the citizens of Dunwich, or any of He-Man's allies might tell you -- those that are still alive, at least -- these monstrosities cannot be reasoned with, their beliefs are not open for debate, they are impervious to science, and they are plotting right now to establish a brutal theocracy in your home city at the expense of your flesh.

    Archive 2010-03-01 2010

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