History on ice: the mountains of madness

Written By Jacob Dallas

It's time to enter the weeeiiirddd world of H.P. Lovecraft.

In this episode, learn about the life of Lovecraft, the good, the bad, the ugly, the badder, and the uglier (seriously, he wasn't a very good guy.) We discuss the influence of Lovecraft on the horror genre, the looming sense of doom instilled in the capitalism of the 1930s, and what makes a story actually scary.

Episode art by Howard V. Brown's cover of "Astounding Stories." Music by Kevin MacLeod.

 
 
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