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Lovecraft Mythos - Cosmic Horror

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H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos is a shared universe far larger and more terrifying than that of humanity, where ancient, malevolent beings known as the Great Old Ones slumber in the depths of space or time. After Lovecraft's death, the Mythos has been expanded and developed by many authors, including August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert E. Howard. These and many other authors have helped to flesh out the Mythos into a rich and complex Dark Universe.

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[โ€“] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

It is not racism, he just calls mixed race people mongrels, that is it... Also for some reason many cult members hell bent on destruction of the world via conjuring ancient ones are mongrels or albinos too but I am sure that is a coincidence.

[โ€“] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Satire only works if there are people who unironically say this but no one denied what Lovecraft was lol

[โ€“] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

it is more risky this way, currently I have only one downvote.

[โ€“] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 0 points 1 week ago

Down votes are not for disagreeing, they're for comments that don't contribute to the discussion.

[โ€“] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

One of his stories has a bit where the protagonist laments that another character's "niggers" are misbehaving and need to be culled.

Admittedly this is the authors racism by proxy though a character he's written, rather than directly.

[โ€“] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

racisms against reanimated bodies?