H. P. Lovecraft Essays

Was H. P. Lovecraft true to his time or a racist? H. P. Lovecraft was mainly known for his unique horror stories but today he is known for more. A review of his publications will shed light on the initial question. While Lovecraft lived and wrote in a time when the social environment oppressed those who were not white, his writing could reveal a more extreme view. For example, in “The Call of Cthulhu”, the main character of the story judges people who are not white and thinks less of them. Additionally

The Complicated Life of H.P. Lovecraft “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown” - H.P. Lovecraft. According to H.P. Lovecraft humans are easily frightened, especially of the unknown things in life, and especially the unknown things about death. H.P. Lovecraft loved to write weird fiction, his maternal grandfather, Whipple Van Buren Phillips, sparked his interest as a child when he would tell him stories before he went

Who is the Outsider? The story “The Outsider” by H.P. lovecraft, follows a main character called the outsider as it escapes the castle it has been stuck in and escapes into another world. As the story unfolds we find out more and more about the outsider. Readers can infer that the outsider is many different beings. For example when the outsider says “My longing for life grew so frantic.” the reader may infer that it is a ghost, since it verbalizes the fact that it wants to live. When the outsiders

In the Eye of the Unknown The Dunwich horror written by H.P Lovecraft is a short horror story following “most of” the life of Wilbur Whateley. This story takes us through mystery and deep into the fear of the unknown. With this story we get a small glimpse, a perspective from the narrator into what else could possibly lie beyond. Perhaps the most horrifying thing about this story is not all the death and chaos, but simply not knowing the source of all of this chaos, which leads imagination and fear

Joseph Sheridan LeFanu’s Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess: Through the lens of Sigmund Freud’s The Uncanny The emergence of the Gothic Literature in the 18th century set the stage for one of the most prolific Irish writers of the 19th century, Joseph Sheridan LeFanu, whose “work is squarely in the nineteenth-century Gothic tradition” (Begnal 27), and to whose name can be ascribed The Purcell Papers, titled so due to “being attributed to the Reverend Francis Purcell of Drumcoolagh”

and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”(H.P. Lovecraft, “Supernatural Horror in Literature”) This quote which has been stated by H.P. Lovecraft himself in his essay “Supernatural Horror in Literature” reflects a big aspect of his writing. Lovecraft’s works make use of the unknown; the fear of it. By referring to the supernatural, things that are not known or widely understood, Lovecraft

Yossarian. Surely, such a name does not exist or cannot possibly even have a right to do so. What a name, even thinking of it! Really, James Heller’s Catch 22’s hero or ante-hero is something that no one else could have dreamed of but a modernist and at that, a sadist, a righteously cynical one. In fact, during the rudimentary monologues of characters like Colonel Cathcart, Captain Black and Major Major that make the novel a swashbuckler, it all involves them questioning the almost dreamlike existence

Robles 1 Jesus Robles Mr. Recinto Credit Recovery May 14 2017 American gothic Literature: Edgar Allan Poe Author during this time period included: Edgar Allan Poe. Elements of American gothic literature were rational vs. irrational, puritanism, guilt, ghosts, and monsters, At times American Gothic Literature would seem to mock transcendentalism with the character going insane and becoming irrational. At times American Gothic Literature would seem to mock transcendentalism with the character

himself “such a lot the gods gave to me – to me, the dazed, the disappointed; the barren, the broken. And yet I am strangely content and cling desperately to those sere memories, when my mind momentarily threatens to reach beyond to the other” (Lovecraft). Even though he describes himself as barren and broken, he is fully aware of himself and knows how fortunate he is to have what he has. He is also content with his memories. THE OUTSIDER is eloquent and very self-aware without a trace of hate, fear

Unlike other movies, The Shining forms its horror through psychic power. One of the most important example would be Danny’s supernatural ability to “shine”. Danny's ability to "shine" was a main reason that cause Jack getting insane and the supernatural events to happened in the hotel. This ability “shine” is what brings the hotel to life. Shine was an powerful ability and reason that brings all the scary event and ghost in the hotel, which they are able to materialize themselves due to the “shine”

Genre theory is a break down of different types of films. It is a recipe that is put together to make it a whole. When you break down the type or category of your film, that will become a formula for your character types/conventions, settings, and visual imagery, which is called iconography (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2014). When this is used, it will help the viewers to understand the prediction of the movie they are watching. A lot of genres falls alongside with sub-genres, which have a more defined

Weird Stories, it can be seen that Lovecraft ties the human condition of fear to our limited understanding of our world and the obscurity of what exists outside of it. By applying the scholarship of Bradley A. Will in his essay, H.P. Lovecraft and the Semiotic Kantian Sublime, and Patricia MacCormack’s essay, Posthuman Teratology, to H.P. Lovecraft's The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories it becomes transparent that the opaqueness of the worlds of Lovecraft tie into the human capacity for

Throughout his life, H.P. Lovecraft struggled with mental health issues and nightmares in which he claimed to have seen monsters that would later become a part of his literary mythos. In his stories, unnatural creatures are used to demonstrate the terror that the vast unknown contains. Lovecraft uses the styles of weird and cosmic horror to convey the fear of the characters in his stories. Weird horror is a type of horror that uses nontraditional monsters and settings to evoke fear. Cosmic horror

Erik Larson's iconic book The Devil in the White City relives the events leading up to the World's Fair of Chicago that occurred in the late 1800s. It is a novel of contrasts, as the title first evidenced. The Fair was known as the “White City”, as it was both literally white and a bright example of the magic America and the world could offer. In contrast with this image is the devil in the personality and nature of Holmes, committing horrible acts only a few blocks from the Fair. The question points

The Architecture and Function of H. H. Holmes’ “Murder Castle” The Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 celebrated the four hundredth discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. It showcased the incredible progress and marvels of the past century and drew twenty-seven million visitors from every corner of the globe. Of those twenty-seven million who arrived to celebrate and learn, approximately two hundred of those in attendance would not leave Chicago. They checked into the hotel on South

The Devil In The White City The book The Devil In The White City features a lot of interesting events, including the rejuvenation of the city of Chicago, so it may hold the Chicago World’s Fair, but also takes into deeper account the personalities of some characters. However this book also holds historical records of the person that created the serial killer archetype, which is said to be an important factor in shaping modern society. In this book Holmes, represents the Serial archetype;

Dr. H. H. Holmes was a serial killer during the time of the World’s Columbian Exposition. Between the time he arrived in Chicago and the time of his death, it is said to be that he killed several hundred people. Holmes was born and raised in New Hampshire but eventually found his way to Chicago. He was a different man and found joy in killing humans. Most of his murders occurred in his Castle in Englewood near Chicago. The question is, why did Holmes pick Chicago of all places? Why not somewhere

Within the cheerful, bustling setting of the World’s Fair in Chicago, a harrowing story of America's first serial killer unfolded in the background. Living in the perfect period and setting to become an infamous murderer, Dr. Henry Howard Holmes’ traumatic history and ill behavior combined for a perfect storm. As seen through his convicted 27 killings, the possibility of over 300 murders, and the haunting “Murder Castle” that he used to torture victims, Dr. Henry Howard Holmes was an extremely intelligent

In Gilmanton, New Hampshire there lived a small, odd child named Herman Webster Mudgett. Often was he bullied for these traits. One day, his peers made him physically face his fear - skeletons. Mudgett became fascinated with it, kickstarting his curiosity of death. He started dissecting small animals and insects. As he grew older he met a young girl that came to be his childhood sweetheart. However, she wouldn’t exactly agree. She found Holmes to be grimy, often calling him a monster. Holmes took

Someone may wonder who was the first ever serial killer. Did he do it for fun or did he do it out of anger? Was all of this on purpose or an accident? No one will ever know the real reason why H.H. Holmes killed many innocent people. The unsolved case of H. H. Holmes has multiple theories as to why some say it's unsolved and some say it's solved. H.H. Holmes was an American serial killer in the 19th century. The way he would kill people is just brutal. He would torture girls and then kill them and sometimes