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Lovecraftian horror, also called cosmic horror [2] or eldritch horror, is a subgenre of horror, fantasy fiction and weird fiction that emphasizes the horror of the unknowable and incomprehensible [3] more than gore or other elements of shock. [4] It is named after American author H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937).
Chaugnar Faugn (The Elephant God, The Horror from the Hills) was created by Frank Belknap Long and first appeared in his novel The Horror from the Hills . Chaugnar Faugn (or Chaugnar Faughn) appears as a horribly grotesque idol, made of an unknown element, combining the worst aspects of octopus, elephant, and human being.
Mril Thorion is an Outer God who, along with Mlandoth, serve as Yin and Yang. Mlandoth and Mril Thorion were created by Walter C. DeBill Jr., but were suggested years earlier by Clark Ashton Smith. Walter C. DeBill Jr. is an author of horror and science fiction short stories and a contributor to the Cthulhu Mythos.
Horror author Stephen King called Lovecraft "the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale." [ 218 ] King stated in his semi-autobiographical non-fiction book Danse Macabre that Lovecraft was responsible for his own fascination with horror and the macabre and was the largest influence on his writing.
An open world horror adventure video game featuring a story plot reminiscing of H. P. Lovecraft's and August Derleth's works. Several Cthulhu Mythos elements also exist, including references to the Sleeper below the Sea ( Cthulhu ), the sunken city ( R'lyeh ), the Necronomicon , the One-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named ( Hastur ), etc.
H. P. Lovecraft, writer and creator of cosmicism.. Cosmicism is American author H. P. Lovecraft's name for the literary philosophy he developed and used for his fiction. [1] [2] Lovecraft was a writer of horror stories that involve occult phenomena like astral possession and alien miscegenation, and the themes of his fiction over time contributed to the development of this philosophy.
The short story "The Dunwich Horror" (1928) [16] refers to Cthulhu, while "The Whisperer in Darkness" (1930) hints that one of his characters knows the creature's origins ("I learned whence Cthulhu first came, and why half the great temporary stars of history had flared forth.") [14] The 1931 novella At the Mountains of Madness refers to the ...
Eldritch Horror is a tabletop strategy board game published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2013. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The players explore locales around the world filled with Cthulhu Mythos horrors. Gameplay