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Lovecraft Mythos - Cosmic Horror

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H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos is a shared universe far larger and more terrifying than that of humanity, where ancient, malevolent beings known as the Great Old Ones slumber in the depths of space or time. After Lovecraft's death, the Mythos has been expanded and developed by many authors, including August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert E. Howard. These and many other authors have helped to flesh out the Mythos into a rich and complex Dark Universe.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

KING IN YELLOW IS NOT LOVECRAFT!!!!!!1

[–] Lisk91 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos is a shared universe far larger and more terrifying than that of humanity, where ancient, malevolent beings known as the Great Old Ones slumber in the depths of space or time. After Lovecraft’s death, the Mythos has been expanded and developed by many authors, including August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert E. Howard. These and many other authors have helped to flesh out the Mythos into a rich and complex Dark Universe.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Im just being a little shit about how people think Lovecraft wrote TKiY but FWIW that story predates Lovecraft's first writings by a couple decades

[–] Lisk91 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Many authors cited each other works in their stories, this helped the mythos growing in the first place. Also, no work is born from nothing, read some stories of William Hope Hodgson or Algernon Blackwood. Lovecraft describe both as great inspiration and among his favourite authors

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Two other great influental authors. Especially "The Willows" of A.Blackwood and "The House on the Borderland" of W.H.Hodgson

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