I didn't know this was based on a previous Lovecraft story. I knew it was inspired by him, that's it. I saw a review a few pages before the end saying it was a retelling and that you needed to read the previous version. Well, I thoroughly enjoyed the weirdness of this story, even without anything to compare it to. I've never read anything Lovecraft (and not sure I will, considering my skin color), but this was pretty good. It was creepy and dark and edgy and all around great. Didn't take long to finish either.