![]() And how do you destroy what you don’t know? How do you defeat what you can’t comprehend? They have specific domains, portfolios, powers, weaknesses, and ways to destroy them.īut Lovecraftian horror doesn’t quantify its monsters. In fantasy, even the almighty gods are quantifiable. Lovecraftian Horror, by contrast, uses challenges that cannot be conquered. But once you can conquer a challenge, it will never evoke the same sense of terror again. ![]() After all, knowing that a werewolf can be killed by silver, that the vampire can be staked through the heart, that the serial killer can also be tricked-all of these provide a clear challenge to conquer. For some stories, this might be appropriate. Lovecraftian Horror defined in part by its focus on the unknown and unquantifiable as a source of fear.Ĭlassic horror often focuses on the monster in the darkness, with the monster’s eventual, quantifiable reveal at the end. Lovecraftian Horror, also known as Cosmic (or Eldritch) Horror by parts of the broader horror community. But if you’ve ever had any of those thoughts (or similar ones) may I present to you another, better, horror option: “If you had any kind of brains, you’d set up a rope about knee height along that doorway, lure the killer to trip over it, and then get him with you own knife! At least go down fighting!” ![]() “No, go into the kitchen where you can grab a knife, not the basement!” “Why are you going into the dark basement without turning on the lights? At least bring a knife with you!” If you’re like me, you might feel a very visceral kind of frustration when watching characters in horror stories making obviously stupid decisions. ![]() Lovecraft / Haunter of the Darkness / horror / HP Lovecraft / Lovecraft / Shadow over Innsmouth / The Call of Cthulhu by Leading Edge Octoin Blog / Tropes / Writing tagged Cosmic Horror / Cthulhu / Eldritch / Eldritch Horror / H.P. ![]()
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