REVIEW: Collection of short stories by HP Lovecraft
I've wanted to read Lovecraft for a long while, and I've wanted to experience the cosmic horror genre.
Suffice to say, the experience was interesting; Lovecraft is the grandfather of cosmic horror and the best place to begin.š
Here is a definition for you: š
"Lovecraftian horror" and "cosmic horror" interchangeably.Ā Cosmic horrorĀ has been characterized as: The "fear and awe we feel when confronted by phenomena beyond our comprehension, whose scope extends beyond the narrow field of human affairs and boasts ofĀ cosmicĀ significance".
My thoughts
ā the writing, vocabulary and style is sublime
ā the mood, tone and atmosphere slowly build into a perfect crescendo
ā when read in succession, the stories become a bit of a "one trick pony" (ie. Character encounters a mystery, the horror of the mystery reveals itself, character is driven insane by their encounter with the cosmic unknown)
Rating
As a whole, most of the stories are 5/5ā but the same trope across all stories got repetitive after a while!