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Tag: H.P. Lovecraft

A screenshot from the trailer for Bloodborne, with a hulking humanoid in a fedora stalking through bare streets with peaked buildings

Bloodborne’s Fresh Insight on Cosmic Horror

By J.M. Henson • January 12th, 2024

Then, halfway through the game, after exploring a city of beasts and a forest full of madmen and serpents, the player navigates the lost ruins of Byrgenwerth to a balcony overlooking a lake. They dive into the moon’s reflection, are brought to a white dimension beneath the water, and, perhaps unknowingly, they kill a god.

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A poster of two people guarding against Morlocks.

Eugenics from Morlock to Shoggoth: The Origins of Cosmic Racism

By Noah Berlatsky • March 17th, 2021

What horror lies in the heart of men?

The Daily Chthonicle: A Letter to the (Next) Editor

By Declan Taggart • April 22nd, 2016

Driven insane by the unspellcheckable Lovecraftian horror of it all.

Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?

By Stu Horvath • February 21st, 2014

In 1938, Raymond Chandler published a short detective story called “The King in Yellow.” It takes its name from the victim, a musician named King Leopardi. When the hotel dick, Steve Grayce, finds the man shot to death in his bed, clothed in yellow silk pajamas, he remarks, “The King in Yellow. I read a book with that title once.”

Sins of the Father

By Stu Horvath • April 25th, 2013

Stu Horvath ponders H.P. Lovecraft, sex and The Shadow Over Innsmouth.

The Rules of the Game

By Stu Horvath • March 1st, 2013

The best rules are the ones you can ignore.

Shelf Space

By Stu Horvath • September 25th, 2012

It is a fact that Stu Horvath has too many books. Something needs to be done.

The Great Silence of Space

By Stu Horvath • September 24th, 2012

When Stu Horvath looks at the night sky, he only sees constellations.

Tentaclii Break

By Stu Horvath • October 31st, 2011

Stu Horvath enjoys David Haden’s blog devoted to H.P. Lovecraft, his work and his legacy. Stop by and get your eldritch on.

The Tabletop Wizard Plays a Great Old One

By Tim Mucci • October 27th, 2011

Tim Mucci, the Tabletop Wizard, toys with madness as he plays Call of Cthulhu.

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