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The Montreal/Vancouver room Sunday afternoon was standing-room only for the presentation of “Lovecraft’s Legacy.” The panel consisted of James A. Moore, Phil Nutman, Cherie Priest, Scott Allie, Stephen Segal, Mike Mignola, and the moderator, Clay Gilbert.
The panel agreed that H. P. Lovecraft had a significant impact on horror fiction. Mike Mignola stated that “he put a spin on previous horror fiction and brought it into the pulp market.” James A. Martin put it as “a pattern that left ripples.” The rest readily agreed.
The guests stated that Lovecraft portrayed people that were not stupid. His use of language and cadence drew the readers in. It was not his use of dialogue, since there was not a lot of this in his works, but how his stories were not full of drama. They were more of the nature of man versus himself rather than other forms of conflict.
Lovecraft, in real life, was scared of everything. He had a history of hardship and illness, as well as paranoia of “foreigners.” He was not really prolific with his works until the last few years of his life. Those few years made for an eternal path of aspiring horror writers to follow.
| Amanda Litfin was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, but has lived in the South since 1980. Teaching high school English by day, college English by night, editing, writing, and doing paranormal investigations doesn’t slow her down from playing and having a great time with a plethora of hobbies. She published a short story "Dream Trap" and poetry "The Touch of Love" in Horizons Anthology and her dissertation Student and Teacher Perceptions of Benefits of Study Skills. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English from University of North Carolina Charlotte, a Masters in Education-English from Troy State University, and a Doctorate in Education-Teacher Leadership from Walden University. She writes and edits under the pen name of Amanda Faith. She loves meeting people and making new friends. Currently living in Jackson, S.C. with her husband, three cats and one dog, this is her eight Dragon*Con and her fourth year on staff. |
