Chapter 20 "Thriller"

This time I came to Sichuan to write, I only brought two books, one is the novel "Doctor" full of flowers and rain, I promised to write a book review for her very early on, but I haven't written it, and it's been almost half a year since I said it. I must do what I promised others, unless there are force majeure reasons.I wrote a book review for "Doctor" on the second day after I moved into Xinhai Villa, because she needed it urgently, and a magazine was about to use it.Fortunately, I wrote it to her at that time, otherwise I don't know if I can fulfill my promise.

The book "The Doctor" is buried in the ruins like myself, but I don't know where it is. There is another book, which was also buried in the ruins like me. The title of that book is "Tales of Thriller", and its author is Lovecraft, an American horror novelist at the beginning of the last century.Lovecraft was praised by Stephen King as "the best writer of horror novels in the 20th century, and no one can match him".I actually read Stephen King's book not because of his praise, but because of Murong Xuecun. Murong Xuecun is the most read writer I have ever seen.I was amazed by his erudition and good memory.When we were writing together in Sanya last winter, he recommended Lovecraft's Thriller to me.After turning a few pages, I was hooked.Murong Xuecun saw that I couldn't put it down, so he gave it to me.In fact, Murong Xuecun also gave me an idea, which is "Warship in the Mist" that I will write in Sichuan this time.

Lovecraft was a man who was cursed all his life.He was born in Rhode Island, USA in August 1890.Frail and sickly since childhood, he spent a bumpy life. Because of family bankruptcy and mental breakdown, he was unable to complete his studies. The successive deaths of his parents cast a greater shadow on his heart.He never published a book before his painful death from cancer. The works he wrote in solitude are full of whimsy. I think he is a person who lives in his own works. He makes me respect him. I have never had such respect for a foreign writer. "Thriller Tales" is a collection of his novels, among which "Cthulhu Mythos" fascinates me the most.This novel describes an ancient evil god-Cthulhu.Long before the birth of human civilization, Cthulhu lived on the earth, and later fell into a deep sleep due to unknown reasons. Its body and civilization were sealed in the deep sea or the Antarctic, waiting for the moment of recovery to enslave mankind again...

Lovecraft once said: "The oldest and strongest emotion of human beings is fear. The oldest and strongest fear is the unknown." Just the night before the earthquake, I read his work before going to bed. At that time, I didn't know that I would be buried in the ruins. I also thought about what I would face?The more peaceful the day, the more dangerous I feel. Today, Lovecraft's Chinese translation "Tales of Thriller", which has been dead for many years, is buried with me. What does it mean? Or maybe I'm the one cursed by Thriller Tales. Even so, I still like Lovecraft's novels. If I die, "Thriller Tales" will be my funeral. I will take this book and go to hell to find Lovecraft. Tell him what is the closest I can get.