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My Original Character. Julien is a vampire who wants to destroy a curse that threatens his (still mortal) family.Related content
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Oh, he's so elegant and beautiful! 
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Okay, I literally had a chill go up my spine when this image opened up in front of me. Those eyes! Good grief, I feel like he's staring right into my soul! Nice work!
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I did not see the creepy part, but I'm happy it turned out that way. Thank you!
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You're welcome! Creepy can take a lot of forms. In this case, it's an otherworldly sort of creepy, which I love.
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I like that kind of "creepy", thanks again!
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Creepy can be so much more potent than straight up horror, in my opinion. You don't need a hideous monster to make an impression with your audience, you only need to make their skin crawl.
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I think so too. Subtle horror is so much better than obvious jump scares and scary monsters.
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Yeah, even though Lovecraft's work has a lot of scary monsters, he always has a slow, creepy buildup to them so when they finally get shown in their fullness, it's all the more terrifying. Cthulhu is made so much more frightening when he finally appears because of all the details about him that have been laid out ahead of time. You know he's bad, you know what he basically looks like, but when he emerges and you see that he's so much bigger than you anticipated, the moment is made so much more palpable. Conversely, some of Lovecraft's stories didn't have any visceral monsters in them, but the concepts were just horrendous. The Statement of Randolph Carter doesn't have any monsters show up, but one talks over a phone, which is frankly far more scary than seeing what it was. The Picture in the House only has a little blood shown, yet the ramifications leave you shuddering and your skin crawling. The Shunned House only shows one part of the monster - the elbow - but it isn't until you realize that it's just its elbow, that there's a whole lot more of it buried underground, that the horror really hits you. Then, of course, there's The Colour Out of Space. No monsters shown, just its victims. It's poor, poor victims. Great stuff!
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Reading your quotes about these monster details is already creepy. 
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They're actually books and short stories, not films. H.P. Lovecraft is the considered by many to be the creator of the "cosmic horror" genre. A big element of cosmic horror is the concept that humanity is very, very small compared to the vastness of the universe, not to mention powerless against the forces of it. Eldritch creatures of immense scale and intelligence are encountered, leaving the characters in a state of existential angst or insanity as they realize just how tiny they truly are. What's more, there's a potent sense of dread that they or humanity as a whole are insignificant in the vastness of space and time. I don't actually believe that, personally, but the way Lovecraft makes you "stare into the abyss" with his stories is still something I enjoy, since it taps into those primal fears we have of the unknown and of feeling powerless. Plus, as I said, he really knows how to pace his tales in just the right way so you stay hooked even as you move almost agonizingly slow toward the reveal of what the creature or entity is. Frankly, Steven King and other modern horror authors have never managed to make my hair stand on end the way Lovecraft can. It's why he's my favorite of the horror genre as a whole.
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I see! I read a book with short stories from H. P. Lovecraft as teenager and found it boring back then. Maybe I should give it another try.
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I have no idea which is better, but I can tell you that Lovecraft was writing this stuff back in the early 1900's, so the English he uses reflects that period. His stories are also often lacking in action scenes, which can be a problem for some people. Plus, one of the main motifs is that there is no way to fight the monsters, so there's rarely a "happy ending" to the stories. At best, the character escapes by the skin of their teeth but is left rather traumatized by the whole thing. Still, if you want a slow, creeping build up to a terrifying reveal of horror at the end, you just can't beat Lovecraft.
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Okay, there's the "Complete Fiction" of H. P. Lovecraft as ebook on amazon for 3,99 €. I will never be able to read everything of it, but I can't say no to that price.
I don't need action scenes for the sake of it. If they fit to the genre and/or are needed for the plot, then I'm fine with them.
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Dang! That is a good deal! I have a physical copy of his complete works, and I'm still working my way through it. I think one of the stories that still makes my skin crawl is The Thing on the Doorstep. The ending literally had me shuddering, it was so creepy! I think that or The Color Out of Space are probably the best places to start with his work. Very, very unsettling stuff, but well paced and, in classic Lovecraft fashion, a nice, slow boil to the disturbing reveal of what's really going on.
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I'll read the stories you mentioned first.
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Hey, take your time. Lovecraft ain't going anywhere, after all.
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You're totally right, but I tend to buy books faster than I can read them.
Btw. I've read "The Thing on the Doorstep" this morning and I really liked it. Looking forward to read your other suggestions.
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Glad to hear it! Let me know what you think of the rest!
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Hello beautiful ♥
I absolutely love the red glow in his eyes. Despite his face looking so innocent, this little scarlet light adds him a more dangerous look :3
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A nice observation, thank you!
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