H.P. Lovecraft: A Titan of Terror

Credits:
Host - Simon Whistler
Author - Morris M
Producer - Jennifer Da Silva
Executive Producer - Shell Harris

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[genesilv]

"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

[ZombryaTheDark]

I love how his friend came in clutch and kept his legacy alive

[luthermcgee]

"The most merciful thing in the universe is man's inability to correlate all of it's contents. We live on an island of ignorance amid black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far." H P Lovecraft.

[reeceh]

Imagine if he was around now to see how much he his work has inspired and influenced the world of horror, fiction, sci-fi and many more

[idigamstudios]

The most ironic thing about Lovecraft's work is the themes of abandonment to an uncaring system/universe, and alienation that he was so good at due to his life. Those same feelings that fostered his most toxic beliefs are also what made him so accessible to those who are marginalized.


Lovecraft's work is work I greatly enjoy, I have deep empathy for the man so destroyed by his environment and own prejudices, and his legacy is one to be admired. The horror and aesthetic far outpacing the vitriol.

[sevenproxies]

The first Lovecraft story I ever read was The Colour Out Of Space.

It was remarkable how he could conjure up an image of something that is genuinely undescribable.

I've been hooked on Lovecraft stories ever since.

[themetalone]

Fun Fact: One of the pen pals Lovecraft regularly kept in touch with asked, in a letter, for the proper way to pronounce "Cthulhu". According to Lovecraft himself, the correct pronunciation is: ca-lul-loo, spoken in a low and guttural tone of voice.
Fun Fact #2: some might notice that Lovecraft's work has some archaisms, old words or old ways of spelling words. He did this intentionally; a sort of tribute to Edgar Allen Poe, who did the same thing in his work.

[PattyOflan]

People who know nothing about Lovecraft: interesting

Lovecraft fans : *lol say his cats name*

[jocosesonata]

11:30 "In summer 1926, a hideous creature rose out of the waters of the South Pacific...


...But enough about your mother, let's get back to Lovecraft."

[gousmc]

Sounds like he suffered from sleep paralysis, I've had the same "faceless visitors" unfortunately it's terrifying

[nono]

A legend. May have died penniless but his impact on culture is colossal. RIP from Providence.

[CainLatrani]

As a writer myself, I admit it is all but impossible to ignore the way Lovecraft has influenced not just horror, but fiction as a whole. While I deal primarily in fantasy, I often look to Lovecraft for inspiration on things that are monstrous, alien, and evil. It is almost certain that Lovecraft was deeply mentally ill, or at the very least, traumatized in ways he never knew, or dealt with. However, he left a legacy that continues to shape and influence the way almost anyone who works in fiction writes.

He was a complicated man, but a brilliant writer.

[buttonmoons]

Simon, you are a heavenly man. I've been waiting for this for ages.

[Kerath]

Fun fact: Lovecraft also created the very first ever documented "Found Footage" horror, it was found in one of his unfinished projects.

[helenamirian]

The combination of "you're grotesque!" and "never leave my side!" sounds like his mother had BPD

[hawkeyefan]

Warhammer 40K, World of Warcraft, Mass Effect, Event Horizon, the list goes on...

It’s honestly a challenge to think of sci-fi and fantasy universes that don’t at least partially borrow from Lovecraft

[JoshSweetvale]

My favourite Lovecraft quote comes from the Mountains of Madness: "After all, they were not evil things of their kind. They were the men of another age and another order of being [...] They had not been even savages—for what indeed had they done? [...] God, what intelligence and persistence! What a facing of the incredible, just as those carven kinsmen and forbears had faced things only a little less incredible! Radiates, vegetables, monstrosities, star spawn—whatever they had been,  they were men!" About incomprehensible starfish creatures.

[shillcreativeworkshop]

He paid the prize for absolute greatness. Obscurity in his life time.

[goldenagenut]

Very well done. While addressing his imperfections that was a great synopsis of his sad but creative life. One of so many artists who died never having found success, thinking he and his work would be forgotten. We really do owe a lot to August Derleth, he is the reason most of us know of Lovecraft.

[TheGodEmperorOfMankind_]

He shitposted himself into a job. Nice.