Best place to start with Brian's Cthulhu Mythos?

[CreatureCore7]

Greetings.

I just started reading Titus Crow Vol.1, The Burrowers Beneath. It's a tad difficult for me to follow what with all the reference to other books and tomes, and other Great Old Ones and Cthulhuian Bretheren. I almost feel like I've missed something... Kind of like I've started reading in the middle of a story, and I should definately know more of what's going on. Is this book a good place to start?
By the way...I've not even read any HPL! I know, I know. Blasphemy! But I had these book sitting unopened for too long, and they were beckoning me. I'd greatly appreciate any direction any of you more knowledgeable folk might have to offer.

[Helmet Head]

I read the Complete Crow first then the 6 books starting with Burrowers then I read the Hero and Eldin books then I read the Khash books and I didn't have too much of a problem, I've probably read some out of order and miss a few shorts but hey ho I'll read em all at some time or another...

[topol_sheap]

I'd hold off on Elysia until you've read Hero and Eldin and the Tarra Khash stuff.

A good place to also start would be with HP Lovecraft, although it's difficult to say which is the best to read... Personally though, I'd start with Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos - my favourite intro to the world of Cthulhu.

That's got me thinking...

[Ilya Sul]

Read Lovecraft! I would start with "The Call of Cthulhu" and then...read all of his other stories concerning this theme :)