Itself a literary work, the world of Lovecraft is based on books, and not on the least of them: grimoires such as “De Vermiis Mysteris”, “Unausprechlichen Kulten”, or “Nécronomicon” by mad Arab Abdul Alhazred, the most famous. All these books have been invented but the style of the stories is such that passionate readers are […]
Author: Lovecraft
Cthulhu and the Lovecraftian pantheon
Lovecraft’s monsters threaten the physical and mental integrity of the human race. Their appearances are often delayed in the stories and their existences are announced by documents (newspaper clippings, photos, sound recordings etc.). One never knows to what extent a given apparition is a monster, a god or the real presence of a being resurrected […]
The Philisophy of H.P. Lovecraft
Lovecraft’s thinking is Darwinian and is inspired by the «theory of evolution»: there is no clash between good and evil, only a battle of the species for their survival and continuity. Beliefs and myths reflect this terrible reality in the form of stories, images and even incantations: man is only one pawn in the middle […]