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Lovecraftian Horror
These subgenres are rooted in the pioneering fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. The originals and newer works have a distinct style, with florid prose and an overwhelming pessimism. (They're interstitial with 'science fiction,' as his In the Mountains of Madness was first serialized in that genre's magazine Astounding.)
Cthulhu is perhaps Lovecraft's most famous creation, an eldrich demigod from the deep past.
Tiny subgenres focus on Lovecraft's other varied creations. A recent example is Elizabeth Bear's short story "Shoggoths in Bloom." ...more
Cthulhu is perhaps Lovecraft's most famous creation, an eldrich demigod from the deep past.
Tiny subgenres focus on Lovecraft's other varied creations. A recent example is Elizabeth Bear's short story "Shoggoths in Bloom." ...more
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