I remember reading somewhere that the two authors were friends, or mutual admirers, and canonically the Lovecraft universe and the Conan books are set in the same world but separated by one or two thousand years. I haven’t pored through the Conan stories hunting for Lovecraft references, though, and although I’ve read Lovecraft’s works I’m not familiar enough with Conan lore to pick out any references he might have included. So I can’t verify it.
They were good penpals and mutual admirers, and each made passing reference to the other’s creations in their own work — not so much in conceiving of a joint “canon,” but in what we would call “Easter eggs” today.
ALSO, isn’t that dude a recognizable actor? Not like uber-famous, but…been in a bit of this and that?
War Goat
1 year ago
Know, oh prince, there was an Age undreamed of, between the rise of Aldi and the bright days of Lidl when shining grocery stores spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars and many deals were to be found on store brand marinara.
Zsuzsa
1 year ago
“Canst thou believest what they be charging for sundried tomatoes in these dark days?”
This is not what is good in life.
But a mashup of Howard’s Conan and Lovecraftian horror – that would be good!
I remember reading somewhere that the two authors were friends, or mutual admirers, and canonically the Lovecraft universe and the Conan books are set in the same world but separated by one or two thousand years. I haven’t pored through the Conan stories hunting for Lovecraft references, though, and although I’ve read Lovecraft’s works I’m not familiar enough with Conan lore to pick out any references he might have included. So I can’t verify it.
They were good penpals and mutual admirers, and each made passing reference to the other’s creations in their own work — not so much in conceiving of a joint “canon,” but in what we would call “Easter eggs” today.
I could use more Conan in the grocery store.
Who couldn’t?
“Don’t you know the Dewey Decimal System?!?”..wait, no that’s Conan the Librarian from “UHF”!
“To crush your tomatoes. See them pulped before you. And to hear the lamentations of their vines….”
“Conan the Vegetarian”
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, Nathan, let’s upvote this 10x!
Do you want to chew forever?
Well done, Hitch and Marc – wish I had come up with that! 🙂
Thank yew, thank yew…
Our comedy act will be appearing here all week….
ALSO, isn’t that dude a recognizable actor? Not like uber-famous, but…been in a bit of this and that?
Know, oh prince, there was an Age undreamed of, between the rise of Aldi and the bright days of Lidl when shining grocery stores spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars and many deals were to be found on store brand marinara.
“Canst thou believest what they be charging for sundried tomatoes in these dark days?”
Conan Conquers Inflation!