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[Chaosium] HPL's The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers, cosmic horror in anapestic tetrameter (Unnatural Selections)
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael O'Brien" data-source="post: 8607824" data-attributes="member: 6807727"><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/hplbeginningreadersquote.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><em>The 'Unnatural Selections' series is our regular round up of notable Chaosium reviews worth a look. </em></p><p></p><p>Here's what reviewers and readers alike have had to say about R.J Ivankovic's amazing <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-for-beginning-readers" target="_blank">102-page adaption</a> of H.P. Lovecraft's classic story, retold in anapestic tetrameter*:</p><p></p><p>"If you are a Lovecraft fan, <em>The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers</em> is a must-have volume because it is may be the best adaptation of a Lovecraft story into another medium." - <a href="http://bit.ly/2quNmMl" target="_blank">Geek and Sundry</a>.</p><p></p><p>"Absolutely charming – I bought this book as a gift, then I had to buy one for myself as well." - <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-for-beginning-readers/#product-reviews" target="_blank">Customer Review</a>.</p><p></p><p>"(Ivankovic) does a splendid job of distilling Lovecraft's complex language of into succinct and swift verse... Lovecraft fans will find this a fun take on a favorite story." - <a href="http://bit.ly/2qqHFkc" target="_blank">H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society</a>.</p><p></p><p>"Absolutely delightful... almost too good." - <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-for-beginning-readers/#product-reviews" target="_blank">Tsath</a> (Customer Review)</p><p></p><p>"If you’re the kind of parent I am, you’ll wish for this book to stealthily introduce your children (and your nieces and nephews) to the wonders of Lovecraftian horror." - <a href="https://cannonballread.com/2017/01/tentacles-and-wings-and-eldritch-horror-oh-my/" target="_blank">Cannonball Read</a></p><p></p><p>"It made me laugh, it made everyone I've shown it to laugh. The artwork is beautiful, and the poetry of the text is spot-on. If I could give it 6 stars, I would." - <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-for-beginning-readers/#product-reviews" target="_blank">TF Druid</a> (Customer Review).</p><p></p><p>"This book is marvelous in every single way! ...a unique transposition of a classic horror story into another genre altogether; you can buy it unashamedly for yourself, claiming that you'll gift it to the neighbour's kids."—Antonios S. Review, <a href="https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/17/17267.phtml" target="_blank">RPGNet</a>.</p><p></p><p>"5 Stars - so much fun!" - <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-for-beginning-readers/#product-reviews" target="_blank">Richard B</a> (Customer Review).</p><p></p><p>"If you like weird fiction and have read <em>The Call of Cthulhu</em>, you owe it to yourself to buy this book. And if you know a child into the weird, scary, and peculiar, you will be the world's greatest uncle/aunt/friend if you buy them this book."—<a href="http://dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/childrens-literature-and-weird-fiction.html" target="_blank">Dreams & Nightmares</a> magazine.</p><p></p><p>Get your <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-for-beginning-readers" target="_blank">H.P. Lovecraft's Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers</a> ($19.95) and its companion volume <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-dagon-for-beginning-readers-hardcover" target="_blank">H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon for Beginning Readers</a> ($17.99) from Chaosium today (and you buy direct from us you get the PDF version included in the price). A great way to introduce your kids to the Mythos - or your nieces and nephews: <em>be that beloved, exceedingly strange relative!</em></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-for-beginning-readers" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/beginning-readers-books.png" alt="Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><em>*BTW, What is anapestic tetrameter?</em></p><p></p><p>Anapestic tetrameter is a poetic rhythm often used in children's stories. Each line consists of four units of rhythm, known as 'feet'. Each foot has two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable. A well-known example is the beginning line of Clement Clarke Moore's poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (aka "A Visit from St. Nicholas"): "Twas the <u>night</u> before <u>Christ</u>mas, when <u>all</u> thro' the <u>house</u> / not a <u>crea</u>ture was <u>stir</u>ring, not <u>e</u>ven a <u>mouse</u>."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael O'Brien, post: 8607824, member: 6807727"] [CENTER][IMG]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/hplbeginningreadersquote.png[/IMG] [/CENTER] [I]The 'Unnatural Selections' series is our regular round up of notable Chaosium reviews worth a look. [/I] Here's what reviewers and readers alike have had to say about R.J Ivankovic's amazing [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-for-beginning-readers']102-page adaption[/URL] of H.P. Lovecraft's classic story, retold in anapestic tetrameter*: "If you are a Lovecraft fan, [I]The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers[/I] is a must-have volume because it is may be the best adaptation of a Lovecraft story into another medium." - [URL='http://bit.ly/2quNmMl']Geek and Sundry[/URL]. "Absolutely charming – I bought this book as a gift, then I had to buy one for myself as well." - [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-for-beginning-readers/#product-reviews']Customer Review[/URL]. "(Ivankovic) does a splendid job of distilling Lovecraft's complex language of into succinct and swift verse... Lovecraft fans will find this a fun take on a favorite story." - [URL='http://bit.ly/2qqHFkc']H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society[/URL]. "Absolutely delightful... almost too good." - [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-for-beginning-readers/#product-reviews']Tsath[/URL] (Customer Review) "If you’re the kind of parent I am, you’ll wish for this book to stealthily introduce your children (and your nieces and nephews) to the wonders of Lovecraftian horror." - [URL='https://cannonballread.com/2017/01/tentacles-and-wings-and-eldritch-horror-oh-my/']Cannonball Read[/URL] "It made me laugh, it made everyone I've shown it to laugh. The artwork is beautiful, and the poetry of the text is spot-on. If I could give it 6 stars, I would." - [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-for-beginning-readers/#product-reviews']TF Druid[/URL] (Customer Review). "This book is marvelous in every single way! ...a unique transposition of a classic horror story into another genre altogether; you can buy it unashamedly for yourself, claiming that you'll gift it to the neighbour's kids."—Antonios S. Review, [URL='https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/17/17267.phtml']RPGNet[/URL]. "5 Stars - so much fun!" - [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-for-beginning-readers/#product-reviews']Richard B[/URL] (Customer Review). "If you like weird fiction and have read [I]The Call of Cthulhu[/I], you owe it to yourself to buy this book. And if you know a child into the weird, scary, and peculiar, you will be the world's greatest uncle/aunt/friend if you buy them this book."—[URL='http://dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/childrens-literature-and-weird-fiction.html']Dreams & Nightmares[/URL] magazine. Get your [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-for-beginning-readers']H.P. Lovecraft's Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers[/URL] ($19.95) and its companion volume [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-dagon-for-beginning-readers-hardcover']H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon for Beginning Readers[/URL] ($17.99) from Chaosium today (and you buy direct from us you get the PDF version included in the price). A great way to introduce your kids to the Mythos - or your nieces and nephews: [I]be that beloved, exceedingly strange relative![/I] [CENTER][URL='https://www.chaosium.com/h-p-lovecrafts-the-call-of-cthulhu-for-beginning-readers'][IMG alt="Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers"]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/beginning-readers-books.png[/IMG][/URL] [/CENTER] [I]*BTW, What is anapestic tetrameter?[/I] Anapestic tetrameter is a poetic rhythm often used in children's stories. Each line consists of four units of rhythm, known as 'feet'. Each foot has two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable. A well-known example is the beginning line of Clement Clarke Moore's poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (aka "A Visit from St. Nicholas"): "Twas the [U]night[/U] before [U]Christ[/U]mas, when [U]all[/U] thro' the [U]house[/U] / not a [U]crea[/U]ture was [U]stir[/U]ring, not [U]e[/U]ven a [U]mouse[/U]." [/QUOTE]
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