#Lovecraft literally cites it as a direct inspiration for the stories that are generally considered to have invented the genre | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

somewhere-south-of-neutral · 9 months ago

Photo

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

5K notes · View notes