#Lovecraft literally cites it as a direct inspiration for the stories that are generally considered to have invented the genre
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They finally created the Torment Wallpaper from foundational work of proto-cosmic gothic horror "Don't Subject Depressed Women to the Torment Wallpaper"
#and yes I do consider “The Yellow Wallpaper” to be proto-cosmic horror.#While the actual narrative doesn't contain cosmic elements#its use of the unknown and the slow descent into madness under the influence of an otherworldly force is thematically identical to the core#of the cosmic horror genre.#Lovecraft literally cites it as a direct inspiration for the stories that are generally considered to have invented the genre
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