From: Michael Martinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [rehfans] Well, it's the 21st century
> Yes, there is brand recognition. But why did Conan get the brand and not
> some other character? Why Howard and not, say, Lovecraft (who actually
has
> had more stories turned into movies than Howard, IIRC)?
It is about character recognition. Conan is vastly more identifiable to the
public than any HPL character. Although Pigeons From Hell was made into a TV
movie it did nothing for Howard. Ask the average person what Cthulhu, HPL,
mythos tales, REH, and Conan mean. Almost all will twig to Conan. The others
will elicit virtually no comment.
> I know there are still some pulp writers out there, but they
> aren't getting the attention that Howard and his contempories get.
Depends on which genre you think of. In crime stories Chandler and Hammett
are as big as ever. It is a complex question and I've started a line to
explore it on another list dealing in weird and genre writing.
Scotty Henderson
