Fun fact: After reading literally every piece of fiction Lovecraft's ever written by himself, plus an essay at the end, I don't think I recall a single one of them being about an investigator despite how widespread that trope is in media inspired by his works.
One modern example I can think of that brings some Lovecraft stories to mind, especially those that focus more on the mental aspect of Lovecrafts writing, was Song of Saya. A visual novel that is perhaps one of the grimmest and most twisted love stories out there as it examines the twisted mind of its protagonist and his relationship with the girl Saya. Another one I can think of is the original Drakengard. Unusually it is an action game, but as the story progresses it starts to shift from a dark fantasy action game to something more resembling a horror game as things decent further and further into insanity. And I would be remiss if I didn't mention Junji Itou and his deranged and horrifying works such as Hellstar Remina, Uzumaki and The Enigma of Amigara Fault.
There are so many cool influences from Lovecraftian- / Cosmic Horror in gaming, that it would be impossible to name them all for sure :D The games you mentioned sound pretty interesting and song of saya kinda reminds me of Doki Doki Literature Club, which starts friendly, but turns into crazy psychological horror later on, even messing with your computer at some parts of the game. With the Artworks of Junji Itou im familiar, atleast I saw some before. They are crazy tho Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🧡
I recently beat Cultist Simulator for the first time after 60 hours of play (it's a card game by the writer for Sunless Sea) and that game is one of the most genuine experience of learning hidden knowledge that I have ever had.
Lovecraft has always been a very enjoyable source for strange, truly inventive readings. Personally, the whole notion of feeling insignificant in the vast vast universe never took hold with me/maybe am too naturally upbeat even knowing how small we are. I don't find it oppressive, nor all the things that seem to go with a dark take on existence. But I DO like Lovecraft's imagination in spite of fact he just seemed to want to project all the negative things that happened to him onto the universe in general, sort of basking in gloom for its own sake. He may not have ever realized that the universe---the cosmos---with all of its vastness wasn't / isn't a source of terror and fearful darkness to everyone.
I love how a lot of other horror is so much the opposite of Lovecraftian horror as they can be so deeply personal. Vampires are often fascinated with their victims. Frankenstein's monster was obsessed with humanity. Devils turn your specific desires against you to reap a prize of your soul. Witches shape curses to specifically torment you. Bansidhe predict your own inevitable death. Zombies, ghosts, vampires again, werewolves, and more have the critical aspect of having been human. Not the only forms of horror but a fun contrast. Both are about people's relationship with seeing the darkness. Just one smiled back and the other looked right past and didn't care.
I never thougt about it this way, but you are absolutely right haha, its pretty much the opposite in form of one highlighting cosmic insignificance and the other focusing on intimate connections and vulnerabilities.
Just a quick note on Lovecraft film adaptations, as there's actually quite a few long before 2005 that come to mind: It's billed as a Poe adaptation, since they were popular at the time, but The Haunted Palace (1963) is an adaptation of Lovecraft's 'The Case of Charles Dexter Ward' Die, Monster, Die (1965) is an adaptation of 'The Colour Out of Space' The Shuttered Room (1967) is an adaptation of August Derleth's story of the same name, supposedly based on an unfinished Lovecraft story Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) is an adaptation of 'Dreams in the Witch House' The Dunwich Horror(1970) is an adaptation of the story by the same name Re-Animator (1985) is an adaptation of 'Herbert West-Reanimator' From Beyond (1986) is an adaptation of the story by the same name The Curse (1987) is an adaptation of 'The Colour Out of Space' The Unnamable (1988) is an adaptation of the story by the same name The Resurrected (1991) is an adaptation of 'The Case of Charles Dexter Ward' Lurking Fear (1994) is an adaptation of the story by the same name Dagon (2001) is an adaptation of 'The Shadow Over Innsmouth' (despite the name)
Oh of course! There were very many different adaptations of Lovecraft's books and stories that tried to bring his feelings and mannerisms to the screen :D In the video I basically only went into the "most famous" films, so as not to gnaw too much time on the movies haha :D. But If you really want to see everything from, about or inspired by lovecraft, you got some work to do for sure ^^ Thanks for the Feedback! 🧡
THE RESURRECTED, to me, is the only one of these that came near to being a real HPL film adaptation, and not even all of it. Film adaptations of his work always seem to miss the mark. ALIEN and THE THING---non-HPL stories---do, on the other hand, a pretty darn good job of capturing that writer's mood and themes.
As someone quite literally obsessed with Lovecraft and the Mythos- this was incredible- I don’t know how you still have less than 400 subs! You deserve so much more! Amazing man, keep it up!
You are absolutely right! And seems to be a pretty good one also. I should've at least mentioned it, totally forgot about that haha Thanks for the Feedback 🧡
I'm a huge fan of Lovecraft's work and I enjoyed your video. You'll find his influence in the obvious such as Stephen King but also in things you wouldn't at first suspect. The game series Mass Effect for example is hugely influenced by Lovecraftian themes. The reapers are the most obvious example and there is even an almost direct reference to Call of Cthulhu in the Derelict Reaper mission where the scientist who has been influenced by the reaper states that "even a dead god can dream". I see the reapers as a mix of Cthulhu and the Event Horizon lol...Anyway it is good to see some decent Lovecraftian films lately too with Color out of Space and Annihilation and there are more games that include varying levels of cosmic horror these days; the genre is having a bit of a renaissance and interest seems as high as it has ever been. I only hope this translates into some really good modern works of art either in film or game form.
Thanks for the comment! 🧡 I always wanted to play the Mass Effect Series, but somehow never took the step to actually do it haha :D But yeah, in the future, I sure hope to see more Lovecraftian Genre type Movies and Games to look forward to!
Don't get me wrong, I do think he was a good writer, and I absolutely love Lovecraftian horror as a genre, but I do find it hilarious that ultimately when he's writing about the "incomprehensible colors from beyond the stars that drive you mad!" he's actually writing about how the irish immigrant family moving in across the street from him made him feel.
@@RagnarokSnake No, not in those exact words, but he was famously xenophobic and racist, which was a huge source of the anxieties that controlled his life which were his inspirations for writing. I mean, not all of it stems from racism, he was just a hugely anxious and agoraphobic person in general, but the racism definitely tinges most of his work.
I really like this video, but I do have to point out one small thing. Cosmic horror is not Lovecraftian horror, it's one of those square and rectangle things. All Lovecraftian horror is cosmic horror, but not all cosmic horror is Lovecraftian horror. There was cosmic horror before Lovecraft, as well as some during his tenure that wasn't influenced by him. Now, most cosmic horror nowadays is in the Lovecraftian mode, but it wasn't always like this. There were cosmic horror works by Doyle, Sloane, Hodgson and as stated in the video, by Blackwood and Dunsany. Now, this was distilled and refined by Lovecraft into his own special type of cosmic horror, but he did not create cosmic horror as a whole. That said, none of this is a dig at the video, which is marvelous and wonderful, and all manner of other such compliments. It's just a slight nitpick of something I notice gets conflated by many who speak of cosmic horror. And again, it's no one's fault, as most cosmic horror now is just Lovecraftian horror. Still, no slight against you or this video.
You're absolutely right, I may have generalized it a bit too much. Could have separated it more precisely :D Nevertheless, thank you for the awesome feedback! 🧡
Captain Claw (1997) is a 2D platformer where you play as a pirate cat. I was wondering if you'd like to check it out at some point if you like this genre. :) It's abandonware but it has a fansite called The Claw Recluse.
There is really nothing special about it :D It is basically just searching for footage and nice ambient music and then just cutting it all together, so everything fits perfect to the script and audio ^^ I used no effects or anything, just cutting clip after clip and fitting it to the audio. There are many great tutorials on premiere pro or davinci out there, if you are interested just search some on yt and you will find plenty :) The hardest part isnt the video editing, it is the script writing and footage finding. Hope i could help 🧡
Ich dachte eigentlich, dass ich dich bereits nach dem Cyberpunk Video abonniert hatte. Gut, dass du mir erneut empfohlen wurdest. Nun kann ich es nachholen. Gutes Video!
As you point out in other comments, it would be exhausting to try listing all the media influenced by Lovecraft. Heck, Cthulhu was in Dungeons & Dragons... for a while. One computer game you're likely not aware of is the text adventure 'The Lurking Horror' by Infocom. You're a college student at basically a cross between MIT and Miskatonic University. You're trying to finish an essay due tomorrow when things... go wrong. IMO, an all-text game captures a story in a way that a visual medium cannot. Also, you've got yourself a new subscriber.
That sounds interesting! Will def check it out since I kinda always loved the idea of text adventures and a text adventure based on lovecrafts works sounds even more interesting :D Thanks 🧡
I am now wondering if contemplating the existential themes in his stories lead to someone thinking up Absurdism ? Or are the origins of that thinking earlier ?
TBH I am not very familiar with the philosophy of absurdism but I think Lovecrafts stories might have resonated with similar ideas tho. But Absurdism was already being explored before his works.
Honestly, I find people constantly calling him a racist to be incredibly annoying. That doesn't explain his views properly. Racism is the belief that one race is superior to others. He doesn't really express that in my opinion (feel free to prove me wrong). Points supporting my argument: First off, I've read basically all of his stories and he doesn't insist on saying *everyone* of any particular race are bad. He just shows particular characters who are. A depiction of one or even some members of a group in fiction doesn't mean that's how the artist views everyone of that group. Second, he also shows negative depictions of other White people. Fishermen, alcoholics, ancestors, etc... Everyone and anyone was fair game. If he's so racist, wouldn't his own race be excluded since he would view them as superior? You know, as per the definition of "racism"? Third, the dude had a fear of the unknown and he didn't know that much well. Yes, other people and cultures scared him but guess what? If we're using his stories as a basis for determining that, so did fish, the ocean, tentacles, underground, colors beyond the visual spectrum for humans, air conditioning, etc, etc, etc... Once he got a better understanding of someone or something, he didn't fear it as much. E.g. he supposedly hated a certain group of people but he married a person of that group. Heck, even if he said "This group is superior", he didn't really treat them any better and he was simply scared of practically everything so "racist". More... I'd say "Omniphobic", scared of everything.
I guess you could say "He seemed scared of everything." But everyone has their own opinions. It's good to see that you have thought about the complexity of this issue and how different factors contribute to understanding an authors work. Thanks for sharing your thought :D 🧡
I love Lovecraftian writing, although as a "wokie" I find his work difficult to read nowadays. There are many good modern Lovecraftian writers around, Ramsey Campbell springs to mind. Anyway, please give us more writing like this.
Yes, his xenophobic nature and racism can keep you from reading and interpreting his stories "normally".... But as long as you are aware of lovecrafts mistakes and you know that it is wrong to think like that and you can separate his stories and his person a little bit from each other it is ok to enjoy his stories for what they are ^^
Yeah... his works are fascinating and intriguing but it's essential to acknowledge and address the problematic aspects in his writings too. Let's appreciate horror literature while promoting inclusivity and understanding.
Lovecraft was racist even by the standards of his own time, but calling a black cat the N word was apparently acceptable in his day. I don't why. I didn't make the rules. But no amount of blatant racism can ever overshadow his crimes against the English language. I long for the day when using the word 'eldritch' in any novel becomes a capital offense.
Only americans have issues with the "N"-word I named my cat N***o (the spanish version of the word which is somehow, also a taboo word in the US) considering our hispanic heritage, the word simply means "black" to us. And while kids use it regulary as a taunts, it will be always consider nothing more than a childish name-calling.
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Fun fact: After reading literally every piece of fiction Lovecraft's ever written by himself, plus an essay at the end, I don't think I recall a single one of them being about an investigator despite how widespread that trope is in media inspired by his works.
One modern example I can think of that brings some Lovecraft stories to mind, especially those that focus more on the mental aspect of Lovecrafts writing, was Song of Saya. A visual novel that is perhaps one of the grimmest and most twisted love stories out there as it examines the twisted mind of its protagonist and his relationship with the girl Saya.
Another one I can think of is the original Drakengard. Unusually it is an action game, but as the story progresses it starts to shift from a dark fantasy action game to something more resembling a horror game as things decent further and further into insanity.
And I would be remiss if I didn't mention Junji Itou and his deranged and horrifying works such as Hellstar Remina, Uzumaki and The Enigma of Amigara Fault.
There are so many cool influences from Lovecraftian- / Cosmic Horror in gaming, that it would be impossible to name them all for sure :D
The games you mentioned sound pretty interesting and song of saya kinda reminds me of Doki Doki Literature Club, which starts friendly, but turns into crazy psychological horror later on, even messing with your computer at some parts of the game.
With the Artworks of Junji Itou im familiar, atleast I saw some before. They are crazy tho
Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🧡
I recently beat Cultist Simulator for the first time after 60 hours of play (it's a card game by the writer for Sunless Sea) and that game is one of the most genuine experience of learning hidden knowledge that I have ever had.
Ouh, I never heard about that Game before, but it looks pretty interesting.
Definitely need to check it out!
So Lucky to have found this Channel! Seriously the best thing to come out of Germany since Aldi's.
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Thank you bro, havent heard of such a compliment ever 🧡
Lovecraft has always been a very enjoyable source for strange, truly inventive readings. Personally, the whole notion of feeling insignificant in the vast vast universe never took hold with me/maybe am too naturally upbeat even knowing how small we are. I don't find it oppressive, nor all the things that seem to go with a dark take on existence. But I DO like Lovecraft's imagination in spite of fact he just seemed to want to project all the negative things that happened to him onto the universe in general, sort of basking in gloom for its own sake. He may not have ever realized that the universe---the cosmos---with all of its vastness wasn't / isn't a source of terror and fearful darkness to everyone.
I love all things Cosmic Horror so stumbling onto this video essay was very welcome. You did a fantastic job with this!
Thank you so much man 🧡appreciate it
Are you 15 yo?
@@LDW12887 far from it
I love how a lot of other horror is so much the opposite of Lovecraftian horror as they can be so deeply personal. Vampires are often fascinated with their victims. Frankenstein's monster was obsessed with humanity. Devils turn your specific desires against you to reap a prize of your soul. Witches shape curses to specifically torment you. Bansidhe predict your own inevitable death. Zombies, ghosts, vampires again, werewolves, and more have the critical aspect of having been human. Not the only forms of horror but a fun contrast. Both are about people's relationship with seeing the darkness. Just one smiled back and the other looked right past and didn't care.
I never thougt about it this way, but you are absolutely right haha, its pretty much the opposite in form of one highlighting cosmic insignificance and the other focusing on intimate connections and vulnerabilities.
Just a quick note on Lovecraft film adaptations, as there's actually quite a few long before 2005 that come to mind:
It's billed as a Poe adaptation, since they were popular at the time, but The Haunted Palace (1963) is an adaptation of Lovecraft's 'The Case of Charles Dexter Ward'
Die, Monster, Die (1965) is an adaptation of 'The Colour Out of Space'
The Shuttered Room (1967) is an adaptation of August Derleth's story of the same name, supposedly based on an unfinished Lovecraft story
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) is an adaptation of 'Dreams in the Witch House'
The Dunwich Horror(1970) is an adaptation of the story by the same name
Re-Animator (1985) is an adaptation of 'Herbert West-Reanimator'
From Beyond (1986) is an adaptation of the story by the same name
The Curse (1987) is an adaptation of 'The Colour Out of Space'
The Unnamable (1988) is an adaptation of the story by the same name
The Resurrected (1991) is an adaptation of 'The Case of Charles Dexter Ward'
Lurking Fear (1994) is an adaptation of the story by the same name
Dagon (2001) is an adaptation of 'The Shadow Over Innsmouth' (despite the name)
Oh of course! There were very many different adaptations of Lovecraft's books and stories that tried to bring his feelings and mannerisms to the screen :D
In the video I basically only went into the "most famous" films, so as not to gnaw too much time on the movies haha :D.
But If you really want to see everything from, about or inspired by lovecraft, you got some work to do for sure ^^
Thanks for the Feedback! 🧡
THE RESURRECTED, to me, is the only one of these that came near to being a real HPL film adaptation, and not even all of it. Film adaptations of his work always seem to miss the mark. ALIEN and THE THING---non-HPL stories---do, on the other hand, a pretty darn good job of capturing that writer's mood and themes.
Extremely underrated video, this is great
Thanks man 🧡 i appreciate it!
Thank you TH-cam for showing me this video. Nailed it brother, keep up the great work!!
Thank YOU for watching and commenting! 🧡
new Lovecraft content on TH-cam? yes please.
I got you homie 🧡
As someone quite literally obsessed with Lovecraft and the Mythos- this was incredible- I don’t know how you still have less than 400 subs! You deserve so much more! Amazing man, keep it up!
It means a lot, thank you! 🧡
Awe, the sinking city didn't get a mention in the video games part. It's directly set in the Lovecraft mythos!
You are absolutely right! And seems to be a pretty good one also.
I should've at least mentioned it, totally forgot about that haha
Thanks for the Feedback 🧡
The fucked up thing about cthulu is that its not evan a god. Its a high priest to the actual lovecraftian gods.
Its crazy. When I first saw the bestiary it was really insane to me.
I'm a huge fan of Lovecraft's work and I enjoyed your video. You'll find his influence in the obvious such as Stephen King but also in things you wouldn't at first suspect. The game series Mass Effect for example is hugely influenced by Lovecraftian themes. The reapers are the most obvious example and there is even an almost direct reference to Call of Cthulhu in the Derelict Reaper mission where the scientist who has been influenced by the reaper states that "even a dead god can dream". I see the reapers as a mix of Cthulhu and the Event Horizon lol...Anyway it is good to see some decent Lovecraftian films lately too with Color out of Space and Annihilation and there are more games that include varying levels of cosmic horror these days; the genre is having a bit of a renaissance and interest seems as high as it has ever been. I only hope this translates into some really good modern works of art either in film or game form.
Thanks for the comment! 🧡
I always wanted to play the Mass Effect Series, but somehow never took the step to actually do it haha :D
But yeah, in the future, I sure hope to see more Lovecraftian Genre type Movies and Games to look forward to!
Don't get me wrong, I do think he was a good writer, and I absolutely love Lovecraftian horror as a genre, but I do find it hilarious that ultimately when he's writing about the "incomprehensible colors from beyond the stars that drive you mad!" he's actually writing about how the irish immigrant family moving in across the street from him made him feel.
WAIT... thats hilarious 🤣🤣
Did he himself say that ?
@@RagnarokSnake No, not in those exact words, but he was famously xenophobic and racist, which was a huge source of the anxieties that controlled his life which were his inspirations for writing. I mean, not all of it stems from racism, he was just a hugely anxious and agoraphobic person in general, but the racism definitely tinges most of his work.
Easy to attack a great writer as racist when he’s not even alive to defend himself
@@motionpictureplus I forget, what was the name of his cat again?
I really like this video, but I do have to point out one small thing. Cosmic horror is not Lovecraftian horror, it's one of those square and rectangle things. All Lovecraftian horror is cosmic horror, but not all cosmic horror is Lovecraftian horror. There was cosmic horror before Lovecraft, as well as some during his tenure that wasn't influenced by him. Now, most cosmic horror nowadays is in the Lovecraftian mode, but it wasn't always like this. There were cosmic horror works by Doyle, Sloane, Hodgson and as stated in the video, by Blackwood and Dunsany. Now, this was distilled and refined by Lovecraft into his own special type of cosmic horror, but he did not create cosmic horror as a whole.
That said, none of this is a dig at the video, which is marvelous and wonderful, and all manner of other such compliments. It's just a slight nitpick of something I notice gets conflated by many who speak of cosmic horror. And again, it's no one's fault, as most cosmic horror now is just Lovecraftian horror. Still, no slight against you or this video.
You're absolutely right, I may have generalized it a bit too much. Could have separated it more precisely :D
Nevertheless, thank you for the awesome feedback! 🧡
@@Vosssa Again, it's more of a dumb nitpick, and the video was exceptional.
Was that clip at the start an actual recording of HP Lovecraft?
Its from a movie called: Out Of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft
The actor was Christopher Heyerdahl :)
Captain Claw (1997) is a 2D platformer where you play as a pirate cat. I was wondering if you'd like to check it out at some point if you like this genre. :) It's abandonware but it has a fansite called The Claw Recluse.
How come you ask this question under a Lovecraft video?
It does not look related xD
@@Vosssa Well, it's not related but thought I'd write this comment here since it's your most recent video. 😅
Oh okay, I just genuinely wondered :D
Will have a look for sure. Thanks for the recommendation!@@Garadares
Where did you find that first part?
Edit: Where did you get the videos/animations of the person that looks to be H.P Lovecraft?
They are from the Movie called: Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft
Its definitly worth to watch as a lovecraft fan :)
Really love the background footage and opening. Do you mind making a video about how you edit these videos?
There is really nothing special about it :D
It is basically just searching for footage and nice ambient music and then just cutting it all together, so everything fits perfect to the script and audio ^^
I used no effects or anything, just cutting clip after clip and fitting it to the audio.
There are many great tutorials on premiere pro or davinci out there, if you are interested just search some on yt and you will find plenty :)
The hardest part isnt the video editing, it is the script writing and footage finding.
Hope i could help 🧡
Ich dachte eigentlich, dass ich dich bereits nach dem Cyberpunk Video abonniert hatte. Gut, dass du mir erneut empfohlen wurdest. Nun kann ich es nachholen. Gutes Video!
Das war ein Zeichen 🧡
cool vid u deserve more subs
Thank you bro 🧡
As you point out in other comments, it would be exhausting to try listing all the media influenced by Lovecraft. Heck, Cthulhu was in Dungeons & Dragons... for a while.
One computer game you're likely not aware of is the text adventure 'The Lurking Horror' by Infocom. You're a college student at basically a cross between MIT and Miskatonic University. You're trying to finish an essay due tomorrow when things... go wrong. IMO, an all-text game captures a story in a way that a visual medium cannot.
Also, you've got yourself a new subscriber.
That sounds interesting! Will def check it out since I kinda always loved the idea of text adventures and a text adventure based on lovecrafts works sounds even more interesting :D
Thanks 🧡
Nice video.
Thank you very much man 🧡
I am now wondering if contemplating the existential themes in his stories lead to someone thinking up Absurdism ?
Or are the origins of that thinking earlier ?
TBH I am not very familiar with the philosophy of absurdism but I think Lovecrafts stories might have resonated with similar ideas tho. But Absurdism was already being explored before his works.
Delta Green mentioned!
Of course!
@@Vosssa You do great work, you deserve way more views! This is quality.
@@disconnected7737Thank you so much man 🧡
Honestly, I find people constantly calling him a racist to be incredibly annoying. That doesn't explain his views properly.
Racism is the belief that one race is superior to others. He doesn't really express that in my opinion (feel free to prove me wrong).
Points supporting my argument:
First off, I've read basically all of his stories and he doesn't insist on saying *everyone* of any particular race are bad. He just shows particular characters who are. A depiction of one or even some members of a group in fiction doesn't mean that's how the artist views everyone of that group.
Second, he also shows negative depictions of other White people. Fishermen, alcoholics, ancestors, etc... Everyone and anyone was fair game. If he's so racist, wouldn't his own race be excluded since he would view them as superior? You know, as per the definition of "racism"?
Third, the dude had a fear of the unknown and he didn't know that much well. Yes, other people and cultures scared him but guess what? If we're using his stories as a basis for determining that, so did fish, the ocean, tentacles, underground, colors beyond the visual spectrum for humans, air conditioning, etc, etc, etc... Once he got a better understanding of someone or something, he didn't fear it as much. E.g. he supposedly hated a certain group of people but he married a person of that group.
Heck, even if he said "This group is superior", he didn't really treat them any better and he was simply scared of practically everything so "racist". More... I'd say "Omniphobic", scared of everything.
I guess you could say "He seemed scared of everything."
But everyone has their own opinions.
It's good to see that you have thought about the complexity of this issue and how different factors contribute to understanding an authors work.
Thanks for sharing your thought :D 🧡
Cthulhu fhtagn!
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My man 🧡🔥
What is this intro? Is it original or a clip from something else? Help,.please!
Its a clip from a Movie called: "Out Of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft"
Who was the actor from the start?
Its Christopher Heyerdahl in the Movie: "Out Of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft"
I love Lovecraftian writing, although as a "wokie" I find his work difficult to read nowadays. There are many good modern Lovecraftian writers around, Ramsey Campbell springs to mind. Anyway, please give us more writing like this.
Yes, his xenophobic nature and racism can keep you from reading and interpreting his stories "normally"....
But as long as you are aware of lovecrafts mistakes and you know that it is wrong to think like that and you can separate his stories and his person a little bit from each other it is ok to enjoy his stories for what they are ^^
Fear of the unknown is indeed terrifying. The fact Lovecraft's fear of the unknown focused itself toward xenophobia was... Unfortunate.
Yeah... his works are fascinating and intriguing but it's essential to acknowledge and address the problematic aspects in his writings too.
Let's appreciate horror literature while promoting inclusivity and understanding.
He was a lazy, but effective, world builder. Also he named his cat the N word
World building skills aside, I have to say naming a cat something like that was and is never appropriate.
@@Vosssa hahaha. But you just contradicted yourself. By saying it was never acceptable, but also it was in the past so it was okay.
It was never okay of course. My bad if it sounded like something else! Will remove the last part so nobody gets confused ^^@@Davey_Da_Vinci
Lovecraft was racist even by the standards of his own time, but calling a black cat the N word was apparently acceptable in his day. I don't why. I didn't make the rules. But no amount of blatant racism can ever overshadow his crimes against the English language. I long for the day when using the word 'eldritch' in any novel becomes a capital offense.
Only americans have issues with the "N"-word
I named my cat N***o (the spanish version of the word which is somehow, also a taboo word in the US)
considering our hispanic heritage, the word simply means "black" to us.
And while kids use it regulary as a taunts, it will be always consider nothing more than a childish name-calling.
I love his craft but not himself the guy is a racist