| | Comment from (2003-09-22) |
| One of the re-occuring characters in H.P.Lovecraft's short stories or series was Randolph Carter, which was a part of three stories; The statement of Randolph Carter, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, The Silver Key, and Through the gates of the Silver Key. The way he wrote the details of the creatures in most of his stories were somewhat descriptive, but left most to your imagination which is the point that most people usually appreciate his work. |
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| | Comment from (2003-03-10) |
| "The most merciful thing in the world is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents." --HP Lovecraft
He's kind of clumsy writer. And having lived most of his life as shut-in, clinging to aristocratic roots despite his destitution, he's casually racist. Fortunately, people aren't major players in his stories. They don't matter, really.
Generally, the stories are not disturbing because of evil creatures or gruesome gore, but because of glimpses into Lovecraft's ideas about the cold, non-human-centric nature of the universe. He used man's insignificance in the cosmos as a horrific device.
So, basically, although he was weak on characters and small "human" aspects, his big, extra-human ideas were great. |
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| | Comment from (2003-03-07) |
| Author of some of the best Macabe horror stories of all time. Famous for the Cthulhu Mythos and the Necronomicon. |
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