cosmic horror
The Cthulhu Mythos
The Legacy of Lovecraft: Exploring the Cthulhu Mythos H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos revolutionized horror by introducing the concept of cosmic horror, a genre that highlights humanity’s insignificance in a vast, indifferent universe. Unlike traditional horror that relies on good vs. evil conflicts, Lovecraftian horror explores knowledge so overwhelming that it drives people to madness. The…
H.P. Lovecraft
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” — H.P Lovecraft A Short Bio Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born on August 20, 1890, in Providence, Rhode Island. Lovecraft’s early life was marked by tragedy and isolation, shaping his distinctive worldview and…
