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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).
A recurring theme in Lovecraft's work is the complete irrelevance of humanity in the face of the cosmic horrors that exist in the universe, with Lovecraft constantly referring to the "Great Old Ones": a loose pantheon of ancient, powerful deities from space who once ruled the Earth and who have since fallen into a death-like sleep.
In 2004, Chaosium released an expanded bestiary to the Mythos which included the entity of Gloon, attributing some non-canonical eldritch and limacine attributes to the entity, a counterpoint to its outwardly pleasing and homoerotic aesthetic. Author Molly Tanzer's novelette "The Infernal History of the Ivybridge Twins" expanded upon Gloon's ...
The imprisoned Cthulhu is apparently the source of constant subconscious anxiety for all mankind, and is also the object of worship, both by many human cults (including some within New Zealand, Greenland, Louisiana, and the Chinese mountains) and by other Lovecraftian monsters (called Deep Ones [13] and Mi-Go [14]). The short story asserts the ...
Shub-Niggurath is a deity created by H. P. Lovecraft.She is often associated with the phrase "The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young". The only other name by which Lovecraft referred to her was "Lord of the Wood" in his story The Whisperer in Darkness.
If fairy tales do so much to oppress women and distort their experiences, why were women sharing them, preserving the warped morality at their center? It's a hairy question, one that must factor in myriad considerations, like internalized misogyny and a desire on the part of the tellers to captivate their audiences, rather than scare them off ...
They can be trans men, trans women, and also non-binary people, meaning they do not identify as men or women,” says Pagès. She adds one quick note: “Do not say ‘a trans’ or ‘a ...
Bankrolled by a woman named Missy, the main character, Darling, seeks "smooches" from Lovecraftian entities, using the Necronomicon's rituals to summon them. [3] In order, he summons Ln'eta, a female interpretation of Cthulhu, Estir, a gender-flipped Hastur and Missy's true identity, and Nyanlahotep, a female Nyarlahotep with catgirl traits.