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Weird Fiction: H. P. Lovecraft

A general guide to the world of weird fiction, from H. P. Lovecraft to Arthur Machen and more.

Lovecraft Pages

Here are some general links to pages about Lovecraft and also to some of his writings:

Also make sure to check our selection of Lovecraftian videos in English and Spanish below the image gallery.

Image Gallery

Azathoth

Yeb

Video Stories

Francisco J. Sierra - Librarian

Quotes

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." - Supernatural Horror in Literature", November 1925 to May 1927.

 

"Man rules now where They ruled once; They shall soon rule where man rules now. After summer is winter, and after winter summer. They wait patient and potent, for here shall They reign again.", The Dunwich Horror, August 1928.

 

"I have seen beyond the bounds of infinity and drawn down daemons from the stars. . . . I have harnessed the shadows that stride from world to world to sow death and madness. . . .", From Beyond, November 16, 1920.

 

"The one test of the really weird is simply this—whether or not there be excited in the reader a profound sense of dread, and of contact with unknown spheres and powers; a subtle attitude of awed listening, as if for the beating of black wings or the scratching of outside shapes and entities on the known universe’s utmost rim.", Supernatural Horror in Literature, November 1925 to May 1927.