The Literary Khan: fiction, wisdom, and writings of The Khan

      I was a little kid stuck in Sydney with my Grandparents, cut off by yet another series of those regular bushfires that Australia is so well known for. I had of course had my little tantrum, missed my parents, and had run out of things to do. I remember it was against this backdrop that I saw my first ever Star Wars film. I had woken up in the night, and come out to pester anyone I could find. My Grandfather was sitting in the lounge and on the TV a man was hanging upside down in ice. I sat down quietly. Next minute the man on the TV magically summoned a metal tube that burst into a blue sword, cut himself free and cut the arm off a mean looking white cookie monster. My mind was blown. That is right I started my Star Wars fandom with Empire Strikes Back. Arguably the best in the OG trilogy (Ducks for cover)     When I was finally reunited with my mother and father. It was my mother who was able to translate my vague nonsense about needing to find the movie ...

      I do not remember exactly how it was that I came to first reading the works of H P Lovecraft. I have two separate reasons. The first was that I was naturally led to him as a result of also reading the Robert E Howard Conan stories, and the second rough memory is watching the movie 'The Reanimator'.      Either way I enjoyed the creepy if somewhat verbose tales that Lovecraft spun. In fact it was the verbose adjective rich prose that I enjoy the most about his work. Neil Gaiman, an author who is happy to both praise and laugh at Lovecraft commented on Lovecraft's love of adjectives. Criticising him for spending so many words to convey simple ideas. To me I always like to think of Lovecraft's style of over use of adjectives as the textual equivalent of a burger with the works. Sure you do not need all the add-ons, but in a way it is so bloody decadent you can not help but enjoy it for all its gluttony.      It was this over use of adjecti...