H.P. Lovecraft

Meet the Creator of Cthulhu

H.P. Lovecraft created one of the scariest and most amazing horror mythology with his stories concerning Cthulhu, the Elder Ones, and others.

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Cthulhu is H.P. Lovecraft's most famous and enduring creation. The Great Old One is a massive ancient creature, the reach of his tentacles from R'lyeh should be feared by all mankind.

Why do I admire H.P. Lovecraft?

Horror rarely has an effect on me, I just don't find most horror writers all that scary. However the first time I read At the Mountains of Madness I had nightmares. Real vivid nightmares of being chased through an icy cave by some unseen creature that I'm sure was a Shoggoth.

I've heard criticism of how rarely and sparsely Lovecraft describes the entities in his writing, but I think that's part of what makes it so scary. He gives you just enough to get your mind working and no description will ever be as frightening as what your own mind creates. Especially when those entities are so vastly stranger and more powerful than man that should they choose to strike at us mankind would not stand a chance of survival.

H.P. Lovecraft at a Glance

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 ? March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction, known then simply as weird fiction.

Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: the idea that life is incomprehensible to human minds and that the universe is fundamentally alien. Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with sanity. Lovecraft has developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos, a series of loosely interconnected fictions featuring a pantheon of human-nullifying entities, as well as the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore. His works were deeply pessimistic and cynical, challenging the values of Enlightenment, Romanticist, and Christian humanism.The Strength to Dream: Literature and the Imagination by Colin Wilson,ISBN 1600250203,page 20"Here is an imaginative attitude that takes the world-rejection of Yeats and Lovecraft one stage further. They only declared that they preferred the world of to the real world"H.P. Lovecraft in Popular Culture by Don G. Smith,2005,ISBN 078642091X,page 85 ,"Lovecraft never had much good to say about families either" Lovecraft's protagonists usually achieve the mirror-opposite of traditional gnosis and mysticism by momentarily glimpsing the horror of ultimate reality.

Although Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades, and he is now commonly regardedJoshi, 2001 as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century, exerting widespread and indirect influence, and frequently compared to Edgar Allan Poe. Out of Space, Out of Time

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Lovecraft Links

The H.P. Lovecraft Archive: Dedicated to Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the 20th century master of weird fiction, who died in 1937.
The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society: The HP Lovecraft Historical Society celebrates Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos by producing movies, audio CDs, live action gaming, and other curiosities.
The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival: Cosmic Horror & Weird Tales: The H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival promotes the works of H.P. Lovecraft, literary horror, and weird tales through the cinematic adaptations by professional filmmakers.
Miskatonic University: The Miskatonic University Homepage: an overview of academic programs, campus life, resources, news and events, with extensive links to other web sites located throughout the University.
The Temple of Dagon: The Temple of Dagon - H.P. Lovecraft and Cthulhu Mythos
the Complete works of H. P. Lovecraft: the complete works of H. P. Lovecraft the complete text to the original Gothic Novel
Scriptorium - H.P. Lovecraft: The Scriptorium is an index of experimental twentieth-century authors, and this page features H.P. Lovecraft.
Voices in the Dark - H. P. Lovecraft: Free H.P. Lovecraft audio books.

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crushwb

I added this lense to the lens roll of two of my Book lenses ;-]

Posted May 11, 2008

crushwb

FIVE STARS !!! I'wel big fan of HP Lovecraft and Guillermo as well ,looking mforward to the possible movie "AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS"

Posted May 11, 2008

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Posted April 01, 2008

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Posted April 01, 2008

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Posted March 30, 2008

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Once you read H.P. Lovecraft the stars don't feel the same.

Posted January 31, 2008

KimGiancaterino

Nice lens... I found it on Gothic Temptations! More for my reading list.

Posted October 25, 2007

rms

One of my favorite authors! Thank you for a wonderful addition to the Gothic Temptations group!

Posted October 19, 2007

Homunculus

Thanks for the heads-up on Lovecraft. I have an old anthology of his which I hardly ever cracked up in my shelf since junior-high. I can't wait to get it out and read it now!
Brian at Multiplication

Posted October 06, 2007