Tag: cosmic horror
-
The Thermostat of Terror, or Climbing the Ladder of Dread
HP Lovecraft had a notorious, borderline pathological hatred of the cold. When the thermometer dipped in New England, the gentleman from Providence didn’t just bundle up—he practically withered away. He became physically sluggish, deeply miserable, and convinced that warmth was synonymous with comfort and life, while the frigid cold was the domain of absolute evil…
-
The Nihilistic Void of Lovecraft’s Cosmicism:
Art, Indifference, and Ironic Immortality The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each…
-
The Lovecraft Investigations: A Review
Since the 1920s, the BBC has been producing radio dramas. Today, BBC 4, aka BBC Sounds, is still producing radio dramas. They have also ventured into fiction podcasting. And boy, oh boy, do they put on a class act. I recently listened to all four seasons of The Lovecraft Investigations and was very impressed, for…
-
HORROR IN THE HUNDREDS: A SCENT OF MAGNETOPHON
Howdy. It’s that time again. You’ve decided to leave the region you know well in search of a more exotic locale. But you also want something familiar, a singular taste of home situated in a neighborhood not your own. Unfortunately, you chose Valmar, ‘The Gothic Heart Of Delaware,’ as your destination. But while you’re here,…
-
Pi Day
As today is 3/14, it’s come to be recognized as International Pi Day. It also happens to be Albert Einstein’s 145th birthday. Both of these facts appeal to me because years ago, I obtained a degree in astrophysics from a small school in the desert Southwest called the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.…
Threads that Bind 