Yes he likes cosmic horror, but he does the general strange, fantastical, and light wonder as well. Also i dare say sci-fi
It can also be very peaceful, gentle and inspiring:
"There too were forms and fantasies more splendid than any I had ever known; the visions of young poets who died in want before the world could learn of what they had seen and dreamed."
Also yeah, unfortunately he doesn't miss a chance to share his distaste for other kinds of humans. Like, okay we get it
Taking a page to tell us how dirty the Mexican is doesn't serve to support the plot.
Geez, what the hell am i about to say... at least he's a fair racist, (Christ) as he takes a turn to tell how shitty and subhuman the Catskill hillbillies are
The first time I've seen someone using the term "white trash" in 1919
oh, yep, okay. I got to The Street. Yep, that's racist
I like how Easton Press makes no note of this in their introduction
Thank you. Ahem, rich academic people
So far my favorites are Dagon, Polaris, and The Terrible Old Man. Beyond The Wall Of Sleep and the Statement Of Randolph Carter are also good
Funny how in the Terrible Old Man, he still feels the need to point out the devious, conniving nature of the "heterogenous alien stock which lies outside the charmed circle of New England life and traditions"
...yeah sometimes it doesn't really come up but then other times he's just screaming it at the top of his lungs
..............and then there's the cat from Rats in the Walls which otherwise is really good.
I'm on Cats Of Ulthar. I have this thing where i build up huge bloated expectations from the titles
Cats Of Ulthar sounds AMAZING
Like, Ulthar is some desolate, temple-strewn city populated only by dust between the astral plains. But no, it's some muddy Dutch place
I mean, it was still cool, but... i built myself up
it's a shame. When he isn't being a racist cretin he fucking
COOKS but yes, racist. White Trash in 1919
Stick with the cosmic horror, Jesus Christ
See, his "Dream World" sequences and the, little surprise, cosmic horror is super fucking good
If he kept to them he'd have been amazing
Yet his race takes pollutes everything
I like From Beyond and The Quest Of Iranon
Look at this, man. The cosmic horror hype is real
"Don't move," he cautioned, "for in these rays we are able to be seen as well as to see."
Yep, there it is, i got them. My first true chills. The Music Of Erich Zann is the best one yet
I might have some brainrot. When i see the title "Sweet Ermengarde," all i can think of is "ER MEH GERD"
Holy shit, Lovecraft did comedy, and it's actually funny
This solidifies him as a Poe-esque