(a) inevitably compromise the truly unknowable nature of the horrors you’re portraying, and How could you possibly portray something that’s-by definition-unportrayable? Especially when you can’t show a character’s inner thoughts, or use any of the several other storytelling techniques that authors use? Where would you even start?Īnd what’s worse? Even if you do find some inventive workaround-a “Dunwich Hack,” if you will-it’ll still be an imperfect solution. You can imagine the headaches this causes visual storytellers trying adapt Lovecraft stories for the screen.

Remove it from a Lovecraftian work, and that work is no longer Lovecraftian. Nor can you simply omit these unexplainable elements, because fear of the unknown and unknowable is central to the genre. Lovecraft-inspired authors and podcasters don’t have to deal with this challenge, nor do tabletop RPG players and game masters. Naturally, this is quite tricky to portray visually. Lovecraftian movies, graphic novels, and other visual media often falter because Lovecraftian horror revolves around the unknowable, unspeakable, and indescribable. And even then, that’s not always a given. Unlike board games and tabletop RPGs-which boast many excellent Lovecraftian titles-Lovecraft-inspired video games tend to be sloppy, dull, and unremarkable, appealing only to the most passionate Lovecraft fans. However, video games based on Lovecraft are few and far between, and they’re often mediocre at best. Some of these works even tackle Lovecraft’s racism, such as the excellent Lovecraft Country (and its new HBO adaptation). Each one adds to Lovecraft’s “Cthulhu Mythos”-his works’ primary universe-thus enriching and fleshing out its lore and themes. They’ve inspired countless talented authors to write similar books, novellas, short stories, and fanfics. Martin cite Lovecraft as a significant (and sometimes primary) influence. Fantasy and horror powerhouses like Stephen King, Robert E. These stories left an indelible mark on modern fantasy and horror. His tales are grim, disquieting, and unapologetically bleak vignettes of despair, insanity, and futility, usually brought on by gazing into the horrifying, incomprehensible, and endless abyss of the cosmic void between the stars. Yet, despite his deplorable beliefs, Lovecraft’s tales continue to terrify and delight readers, even over 80 years after his death. But it’s undeniable that he held very repugnant views on race. To precisely what extent, and to what degree, is still a matter of debate. And unfortunately, these repulsive views bled into his work. It’s not exactly a secret that Howard Phillip Lovecraft was notoriously racist and xenophobic, even for his time (1920s-30s America… which really says something). Lovecraft‘s literary canon, not the man who wrote it.

So, let me clarify something before we proceed. Source: Focus Home Interactive, via Nintendo Lovecraft.Introduction: Halloween Night Is Lovecraft Nightīoo! Just in case you haven’t noticed, Halloween is right around the corner! And what would Halloween be without a nice, spooky story to lose sleep over?īut which spooky story should you choose? After all, you’re a bit spoiled for choice: there are countless spoooooktacular books, podcasts, movies, and yes, plenty of video games guaranteed to deprive you of what little sleep you shouldn’t be getting on Halloween anyway.īut what if your tastes in scary lean a bit more… eldritch ? Cosmic? Unspeakable? What if slashers and even psychological horror make you snooze? What if you sneer at kiddie-grade “horror” that doesn’t invoke humankind’s oppressive, sanity-crushing, existentially-paralyzing insignificance?Īnd what if, along with that, you’re also so bored with horror that mere passive media just can’t give you the adrenaline fix that a fully interactive and immersive experience can? In other words… what if you’re a gamer and a Lovecraft fan? On the eve of Nikola Tesla's greatest invention, his laboratory is burned down by the inhuman minions of the horror author H.P.

Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla! Use devastating weapons to mow down hordes of nightmarish monsters, collect mighty powerups to boost the carnage, and finally overwhelm your enemies with the immense firepower of the Tesla-Mech battle robot!

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