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Lovecraftian/Cosmic Horror
The universe is big and scary, and we are small and insignificant by comparison. That’s a common theme in the works of H.P. Lovecraft and his successors. Despite his influence on the modern horror genre, Lovecraft didn’t really consider himself a horror writer in his day. He often referred to his own works as “weird fiction,” a term still in use to this day. In a letter to the editor of Weird Tales magazine, Lovecraft wrote, “Now all my tales are based on the fundamental premise that common human laws and interests and emotions have no validity or significance in the vast cosmos-at-large.” Modern “Lovecraftian” horror writers use a lot of the ideas Lovecraft popularized in his days — ideas like the fear of the unknown and the insignificance of humanity. This subgenre is also known as “cosmic horror.”
Horror novels in this category: At the Mountains of Madness, by H.P. Lovecraft. Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe, by Thomas Ligotti. The Ballad of Black Tom, by Victor LaValle.
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394 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781956050066
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Greywood Bay
Publication date: 22 December 2022
394 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781956050066
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Greywood Bay
Publication date: 22 December 2022
11 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593106075
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio
Publication date: 24 September 2019
11 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593106075
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio
Publication date: 24 September 2019
4 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781667076089
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: OrangeSky Audio
Publication date: 04 April 2023
4 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781667076089
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: OrangeSky Audio
Publication date: 04 April 2023
282 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781939905222
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Word Horde
Publication date: 30 June 2016
282 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781939905222
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Word Horde
Publication date: 30 June 2016
262 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0062259679
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Publication date: 13 May 2014
262 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0062259679
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Publication date: 13 May 2014
195 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007550715
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: Not specified
195 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007550715
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: Not specified
4 hours, 48 minutes • first pub 1931 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781483083018
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Publication date: 01 June 2013
4 hours, 48 minutes • first pub 1931 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781483083018
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Publication date: 01 June 2013
95 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781778092664
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stelliform Press
Publication date: 01 October 2023
95 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781778092664
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stelliform Press
Publication date: 01 October 2023
192 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781421597126
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Viz Media
Publication date: 05 December 2017
192 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781421597126
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Viz Media
Publication date: 05 December 2017
21 minutes • first pub 1922 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 24 January 2022
21 minutes • first pub 1922 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 24 January 2022