H.P. Lovecraft
Tags
en
cegep/2
Word count
69 words
Reading time
1 minute
Horror author
Creator of the weird tale and cosmicism
Three phases:
- Gothic (emulating Poe)
- Fantasy (emulating Lord Dunsany)
- Quasi-science fiction (Lovecraftian cosmic horror)
Characteristics
- Cosmicism
- Existential dread
- Insignificance of mankind
- Fusion of mythologies
- Usage of science for plausibility
- World: Cthulhu Mythos
- Recurring characters
- Creations:
- Yog-Sothoth
- Azathoth
- Cthulhu
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