Are H.P Lovecraft's novels difficult to read?

H.P. Lovecraft has only one or two novels, which are short, and the rest of his work is stories that are even shorter. He likes to use uncommon words that sound spooky in some way, like the “gibbous” moon, but you don’t really need to understand the odd words in order to appreciate the stories. read more

I read those books of short fiction throughout high school and college courses without ever eliciting a single response of recognition. But then something odd happened—Lovecraft went mainstream. It’s hard to say exactly when it happened. read more