Maddd Science HP Lovecraft: Creepy, groundbreaking, trailblazer of weird horror, famously racist. It's pretty tough to avoid focusing on that last descriptor. I'd argue that the right move is to glean the best stuff from his work (I love how he can set a skin-crawling mood and then actually deliver on everything it promises) while not replicating the worst of it. And, like any flawed creator, we should remember but not valorize the guy himself.
Lovecraft in Pop Culture
Lovecraft in Pop Culture
Lovecraft in Pop Culture
Maddd Science HP Lovecraft: Creepy, groundbreaking, trailblazer of weird horror, famously racist. It's pretty tough to avoid focusing on that last descriptor. I'd argue that the right move is to glean the best stuff from his work (I love how he can set a skin-crawling mood and then actually deliver on everything it promises) while not replicating the worst of it. And, like any flawed creator, we should remember but not valorize the guy himself.