J-WO
Author of 'Pennyblade' and 'Feral Space'
Yes, the title of this thread reads like the name of a 70's jazz fusion band but that's not my intent.
I just read M R James' Canon Alberic's Scrapbook and noticed this sentence-
One remark is universally made by those to whom I have shown the picture: 'It was drawn from life.'
The similarities to Pickman's Model is pretty clear. The beasts in both tales share many aspects, too- sub-human, animal behavior and qualities etc. Both stories use art, too, as a means of hinting the nature of the horror and to mainline our veins with ice.
I've got no real question here, just an observation really. I know HPL writes about James in his great essay, but I really think that Alberic is a strong influence on Pickman's, if only unconsciously. I'm really enjoying James' work, I have to say. And if not for Lovecraft, I might not have heard of him.
I just read M R James' Canon Alberic's Scrapbook and noticed this sentence-
One remark is universally made by those to whom I have shown the picture: 'It was drawn from life.'
The similarities to Pickman's Model is pretty clear. The beasts in both tales share many aspects, too- sub-human, animal behavior and qualities etc. Both stories use art, too, as a means of hinting the nature of the horror and to mainline our veins with ice.
I've got no real question here, just an observation really. I know HPL writes about James in his great essay, but I really think that Alberic is a strong influence on Pickman's, if only unconsciously. I'm really enjoying James' work, I have to say. And if not for Lovecraft, I might not have heard of him.