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Weird science fiction? Cultist 03/02/15 (Mon) 05:31:31 92d0c2 No.291

So, I hear this is a board dedicated to strange and weird science fiction.

L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction author. Discuss

Cultist 03/02/15 (Mon) 05:33:01 819801 No.292

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he a shit

Pic unrelated

Cultist 03/02/15 (Mon) 12:22:12 f33257 No.294

I've wondered whether any of his stories were actually any *good* but I could never be bothered to seek them out given what he's best known for.

Cultist 03/07/15 (Sat) 16:12:31 acf43a No.298

>>294
Battlefield Earth was based on one of his books.

Cultist 03/13/15 (Fri) 14:41:55 4e023d No.303

According to Robert M. Price Lovecraft met Hubbard once, but only commented on Hubbard's "brilliant red hair" in a letter.
Monster Talk podcast - episode 'Cthulhu Rises': http://www.skeptic.com/podcasts/monstertalk/10/06/16/
Episode transcript: http://www.skeptic.com/podcasts/monstertalk/10/06/16/transcript/

Cultist 03/15/15 (Sun) 14:05:35 f33257 No.304

>>303
Ordinarily I'd say that was Lovecraft insulting him subtly by saying the only thing of note about Hubbard was his hair, but Lovecraft's not one to hold back his disdain for people.

Cultist 03/17/15 (Tue) 00:26:50 c66401 No.306

>>304
I think you're right – Lovecraft probably didn't think very highly of Hubbard or his writing (I think Hubbard might have published in one of the same magazines as Lovecraft), but he probably didn't care enough to write a hit piece on him.

I think Hubbard is mention in Joshi's co-written “An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia” - I'll have to check that out.