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Originally Posted by Severian
I still see plenty of Lovecraft in the current stories.*shrug*
The Silence story was very Lovecraftian in how it unfolded, only with a modern guy's-in-suits and tech ... thing. Also, the weeping angels' various storylines, specifically the one involveing cave-diving or whatever the fuck it was. Lol.
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I'm not saying it isn't in the new series, just that it seemed more of a goto reference in the earlier one. But I'd hate for this to turn into a new vs classic era debate. I talk mostly about the classic era because that's what I've seen most, and do generally prefer, but that certainly doesn't mean I have anything against the new era. There are brilliant (and terrible) stories in both.
Anyway, some good Lovecraftian stories from the classic era:
Image of the Fendhal (Tom Baker)
Web Planet (Troughton)
The Sea Devils and The Daemons (Pertwee)
Curse of Fenric (McCoy)
Maybe the SFX team back then just enjoyed turning rubber hoses into tentacles ...
