Lovecraft Influence

H.P. Lovecraft was an American author known for his mysterious and unusual stories. He mainly wrote about his belief in supernatural and extraterrestrial beings in the universe. He had a very unusual philosophy about life, and many of his articles and short stories were written to his local newspaper, even though he was not very social. Lovecraft’s literature to this day still has an impact on the world because of his unusual style, his chilling tone, and his abnormal beliefs.

First, Lovecraft’s use of diversity within his writings and genres was a prime reason for his success as an author. According to “Authors and Artists for Young Adults”, Lovecraft wrote stories from horror fiction to even supernatural fiction. (P. 2) But through further research, it states that he also wrote dark fantasy, gothic fiction, and science fiction. In addition to that, there was diversity in the type of literature he wrote as well, for example, he wrote poetry, short stories, novels, articles, and essays. (P.27) A few examples of his most popular works include The Dunwich Horror (Fiction), The Call of Cthulhu (Short Story), and The Crime of Crimes (Poetry). It is apparent that Lovecraft’s diversity in his genres affected the prompts and topics of his subjects.

His philosophy of “Cosmicism” was basically brought to life through literature to spread and describe this unusual belief. According to “YourDictionary” Cosmicism is defined as his “literary philosophy that states that there is no recognizable divine presence, such as God, in the universe, and that humans are particularly insignificant in the larger scheme of intergalactic existence.” Therefore, in many of his stories, he would use intergalactic beings as the higher power of the universe. Throughout all his works he made sure to spread small amounts of the belief at a time. This strategy would cause the reader to come back and read