AtD - Anarchy vs Terror

[The Great Quail]

Jasper writes, 

> I thought of a Lovecraftian Great Old One or Elder God.
> 
> rich wrote:
>> I thought also tangentally of the story/movie The Thing--something in
>> somewhat human form brought up from the ice and bringing havoc and mayhem

Yes, it had a definite Lovecraftian feel -- specifically, "At the Mountains
of Madness." Which was also a huge influence on John Campbell when he wrote
"Who Goes There?", which inspired the movie "The Thing." (Especially the
Carpenter version). So, everything is connected.

Although I didn't think of King Kong when I read it, I did get a Godzilla
vibe, especially in light of "Vineland," and the general symbolism behind
the Godzilla story: nature's revenge on mankind, etc. But for me, Lovecraft
was the definite touchstone -- even the way the chapter is narrated, as a
journal, is very Lovecraftian.

Of course, I see HPL in everything. He's my second favorite dead American
writer, right after Melville....

--Quail