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Lovecraft Mythos - Cosmic Horror

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H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos is a shared universe far larger and more terrifying than that of humanity, where ancient, malevolent beings known as the Great Old Ones slumber in the depths of space or time. After Lovecraft's death, the Mythos has been expanded and developed by many authors, including August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert E. Howard. These and many other authors have helped to flesh out the Mythos into a rich and complex Dark Universe.

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[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe. Lovecraft greatly admired The King in Yellow, mentioning it in his 1927 essay “Supernatural Horror in Literature” as a pioneering work of weird horror.

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