H.P. Lovecraft

[Maxi96203]

Howard Phillips "H. P." Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction.
Lovecraft's guiding literary principle was what he termed "cosmicism" or "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. As early as the 1940s, Lovecraft's work had developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos, a series of loosely interconnected fiction featuring a pantheon of humanity-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 the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Humanism and Christianity. Lovecraft's protagonists usually achieve the antithesis of traditional gnosis and mysticism by momentarily glimpsing the horror of ultimate reality and the abyss.
Although Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades, and he is now regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century. According to Joyce Carol Oates, Lovecraft — as with Edgar Allan Poe in the 19th century — has exerted "an incalculable influence on succeeding generations of writers of horror fiction". Stephen King called Lovecraft "the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale."] King has even made it clear in his semi-autobiographical non-fiction book Danse Macabre that Lovecraft was responsible for his own fascination with horror and the macabre, and was the single largest figure to influence his fiction writing.
Lovecraft's themes and ideas have had a profound effect on culture and literature in general, and have embedded themselves into the foundation that is used for horror associated with the strange.

[Bl★ck Star]

I first tought Lovecraft was a Mod for Minecraft xD

Necronomicon and Cthulhu ftw <3

[Das_Uberman]

The Cthulu, it is calling...

[Ragolution]

Lovecraft is my favourite author.

I take pride in knowing I live where he was born.

[Sith 121]

He wrote alot of screwed up stuff but I love it all

[Maxi96203]

He wrote alot of screwed up stuff but I love it all

His motive was to drive a person insane by just reading a book.

[Wellington]

Lovecraft is a phenomenal writer. I highly recommend buying an anthology or collection of his work. I have this one: which I'm about half way through. I have to say "The Rats in The Walls", "The Outsider", and "The Picture in The House" are my favorites so far. His literary style is amazing; often he will build until the end of the story where a gripping, and often disturbing twist will occur that will leave you speechless. Seriously, go out and read this genius!

[Maxi96203]

Lovecraft is a phenomenal writer. I highly recommend buying an anthology or collection of his work. I have this one: which I'm about half way through. I have to say "The Rats in The Walls", "The Outsider", and "The Picture in The House" are my favorites so far. His literary style is amazing; often he will build until the end of the story where a gripping, and often disturbing twist will occur that will leave you speechless. Seriously, go out and read this genius!

Dat necro.

[Wellington]

Lovecraft is a phenomenal writer. I highly recommend buying an anthology or collection of his work. I have this one: which I'm about half way through. I have to say "The Rats in The Walls", "The Outsider", and "The Picture in The House" are my favorites so far. His literary style is amazing; often he will build until the end of the story where a gripping, and often disturbing twist will occur that will leave you speechless. Seriously, go out and read this genius!

Dat necro.

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