ChasFink
Justified & Ancient
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As far as the original writings, I like all of his popular stories. I do have a soft spot for "The Cats of Ulthar", as should all cat lovers. In terms of pure writing style, you can't get much better than the first paragraph of "The Picture in the House".Not to change the direction of the Lovecraft tread, however anyone have a Lovecraft favorite (story or movie). The Dunwich Horror was my favorite.
When it comes to movies, I like the HPLHS productions of The Call of Cthulhu and (to a slightly lesser extent) The Whisperer in Darkness. I also considered the 1957 film The Monolith Monsters to be a pretty interesting (unofficial) adaptation of "The Colour Out of Space", with the added element of giant monsters that aren't actually living!
I did see the 1970 movie The Dunwich Horror many years ago, and did not like it much. Aside from the cheesiness one expects from the period - which gets worse as the film wears on - I don't remember a single instance of the visual horror I would want from an adaptation of the story.