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understood!!If anyone is wondering about this thread title, yeah, I goofed. I meant Irving S. Cobb. The actor from 12 Angry Men did not write this story. LOL.
Yes, I liked that ending. I read that too. Lovecraft must have really dug his stuff.Agree, was not what I expected. Did enjoy the backwoods bayou feel. The descriptive wording painted a mental picture that easily compared to pictures I've seen of a bayou. Also felt a strong relationship between the outcast and the strange fish of the lake.
First read by this author. Researching a tad, this appears to be one of his early works. And Lovecraft sited it as inspiration to his own writing.
I'd like to think it was the freakish catfish that did the two men in. Fits the story. The ending took me by surprise.
Yeah, he does a thorough job of describing the lush and wild swamp/river.Agree, was not what I expected. Did enjoy the backwoods bayou feel. The descriptive wording painted a mental picture that easily compared to pictures I've seen of a bayou. Also felt a strong relationship between the outcast and the strange fish of the lake.
First read by this author. Researching a tad, this appears to be one of his early works. And Lovecraft sited it as inspiration to his own writing.
I'd like to think it was the freakish catfish that did the two men in. Fits the story. The ending took me by surprise.
Yeah, I second that. Cobb was a writer who breathed rarified air and who used language to his will, the way a welder bends copper. Excellent story.That was my first read by this author too. The bio said he was popular in his time but has since been forgotten. If the rest of his work is as good as this story, it's hard to figure why he has been forgotten.
The descriptions of the lake and the wildlife were so vivid, I think I got mosquito bites from reading the story.
Yeah, but Joel (the first one) got pulled under. It says, "Something gripped him- some great, sinewy, unseen thing gripped him fast by the thigh, crushing down on his flesh."I just finished the story. First read from this author for me as well. I liked the ending very much. I think the fish is what definitely got the second brother, but to me it felt like the first one got tangled in the weeds and plant life that was described as being so dangerous.
Very vivid imagery, I agree. Good choice, Doc!