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[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 132 points 5 days ago (9 children)

Things that freaked H. P. Lovecraft out:

  • Geometry
  • Stars
  • Cool air
  • Subways
  • Old houses
  • Corners of rooms
  • Violin music
  • Flute music
  • The very concept of dreams
  • Realistic paintings

It would be easier to list the things that didn't freak Howard out.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 79 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Plus everyone who wasn't white and from his home town.

[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 63 points 5 days ago (4 children)

On the Creation of N*ggers

When, long ago, the Gods created Earth, In Jove's fair image Man was shap'd at birth. The beasts for lesser parts were next design'd; Yet were they too remote from humankind. To fill this gap, and join the rest to man, Th'Olympian host conceiv'd a clever plan. A beast they wrought, in semi-human figure, Fill'd it with vice, and call'd the thing a N*GGER.

H.P.LOVECRAFT.

😬😬😬

[–] spacecadet@lemm.ee 44 points 5 days ago (3 children)

You’re just taking him out of context. /s

[–] evidences@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

It's just a bad translation, in the original Roman it's a passage about love.

It's well known that he was a socially awkward and autistic.

[–] Sergio 6 points 5 days ago

We should have “a bit of grace” and give the “benefit of the doubt.” ~/s~

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

I am not surprised that this is actually something he wrote.

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 6 points 5 days ago

Please put something like this behind a spoiler or something; there are those of us who've had that word hurled enough in our daily life that it suddenly appearing while browsing social media is alarm-inducing.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee -1 points 5 days ago

Lovercraft was a gamer

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 33 points 5 days ago

My favorite way of explaining how racist he was is that his contemporaries over a century ago in the "Birth of a Nation" period of racism were like "Dude - tone down the racism."

[–] Godnroc@lemmy.world 25 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Godnroc@lemmy.world 28 points 5 days ago

Of light. But also black people too, but that's not what I meant!

[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 19 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Things that made him cum:

  • Gambreled rooftops mostly

Honorable mentions:

  • Gables
  • Central chimneys
  • Providence
[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)
  • Maine

see also: Stephen King

[–] lime@feddit.nu 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)
  • his cat

...that's probably it

[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 20 points 5 days ago (2 children)

And his cat's name freaks out all of us

[–] cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

what do you mean, surely it cant be that bad

oh

oh noooooo

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yep, the n-word kitty.

If you are curious, you can read more about the man and find him nearly frightened by his own shadow, thus filled with hate and bias to the brim. His fragile antics are probably why he wrote a lot of foundational horror stories. Guy was clearly unwell in the head department, and although it gave us a lot of creative lit, all of it is stained with things he was himself afraid of.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

And it's even worse than it being the name of his real cat- he also named a cat in one of his stories that. So anyone just reading his works can encounter it.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Lol, apparently I'm a double threat against H.P.L. I was first chair flute and first chair violin.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

Orchestral miscegenation probably also freaked him out

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

A kender with two different instruments AND two chairs, you say? 🤔

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Ummm, my band teacher wouldn't let me play violin in band, so I earned first or second chair in every section of the band out of spite.

I earned first chair violin in university.

Funnily enough bard is my least favorite D&D class....

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Well you've told us about the first chairs, so what instruments did you get second chair with?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Mostly brass. French horn, and trumpet were difficult

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

But at least French horns look really cool

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago

Angle of a wall.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago

Corners of rooms

Is this a mf "Hounds of Tindalos" reference.

[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Paying more than a few cents for coffee Spending more than $3 a day on food

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

I am not a huge Lovecraft fan (despite reading more than I probably should have), but Cool Air is a rare short story I can find absolutely no fault with.