Titan of terror: the dark imagination of H.P. Lovecraft - Silvia Moreno-García

Dive into the stories of horror savant H.P. Lovecraft, whose fantastical tales, such as “The Call of Cthulhu,” created a new era of Gothic horror.
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Arcane books of forbidden lore, disturbing secrets in the family bloodline, and terrors so unspeakable the very thought of them might drive you mad. These have become standard elements in modern horror stories. But they were largely popularized by a single author: H.P. Lovecraft, whose name has become synonymous with the terror he inspired. Silvia Moreno-García dissects the “Lovecraftian” legacy.
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[@seanmichaels8060]

H.P. LoveCraft and Nicola Tesla both proved that capitalism doesn't work. If it worked both men would have died wealthy instead of poor.

[@emirkul3113]

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. HP Lovecraft

[@devbhadauria2506]

I was gonna comment that 😆

[@CrazyLife2112]

I have a button with that quote on it :)

[@RhegianofRhegium]

Sen çok biliyon

[@HuanjianLin]

Funny how most of his stories were inspired by his phobias and some specifically about his xenophobia.

[@ibrahimshah9327]

Correction: fear lies not in the unknown, but in overthinking about the unknown. Think deeply on that.

[@solepula]

"Mathematics themselves become a source of horror" You got that right.

[@arfn1973]

Mathematics is love and life!

[@noxblackanon3396]

@@arfn1973 yeaa

[@essenceofherbal4125]

When you struggle in math class.

[@OXSourCandyXO]

I had the pause the damn video to appreciate this lmao

[@UrbanistWaldeinsamkeit]

@Zengn Draws He wanted to pursue higher education in math, but didn't have the grades. His "non-Euclidean geometry", for one, is an example of some of the math that was revolutionary in his time.

[@kh4550]

It is truly sad to know that two of the greatest horror writers (Poe and Lovecraft) died penniless, in misery, and on top of that, relatively young.

[@rymle]

Their stories live on however

[@KilliK69]

at least Poe got to be famous during his life. Lovecraft didnt even have that.

[@kdvr766]

@@KilliK69 wellll lovecraft is really xenophobic so that might be onw of the reasons

[@thewrustywrench21]

kaiser der variante No not really, people didn’t care back then. Prejudice was a common thing, he was a nobody because he was way ahead of his time

[@shepsfield]

Lovecraft's isn't sad. Just look at his cat's name or like, the racism in some of his books.

[@bobbm1]

He had a pretty dark imagination when he named his cat, too.

[@ama2065]

Ummmm

[@pat9703]

LMAOOO

[@detective3940]

Underrated comment

[@henriquetolentino6181]

His father did not him

[@darvesatorian9204]

Maybe he BLACKED out when he did that

[@SuicideBunny6]

Man, I thought I was the only one getting scared shitless from impossible geometric configurations ...

[@ronnickels5193]

Its the normal geometry you have to fear. Especially right angles. That's how the hounds get to you.

[@tobydude7462]

😂

[@usagi2934]

I dreamt of it once. Was not a fun dream.

[@docking9532]

Mandelbrot set

[@whatisbow2865]

Non Euclidean geometry is terrifying.

[@snaketooth0943]

You know somebody's work is creepy when just a Ted Ed video discussing it is creepy.

[@snaketooth0943]

Wow this might even beat my most liked comment on this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZKYoYyLiNCafqs

[@TEDEd]

We're flattered! ;)

[@muhammadnabil3390]

I opened my bed--side lamp while watching this video,freaked me out a little bit too.

[@wu1ming9shi]

Well creppyness is in the yese of the beholder. It is on you how creepy something can be. That's what I like about HP Lovecrafts stuff. It's only creepy when you want to be scared.

[@wu1ming9shi]

@@imnotreallysure5155 I just regret having bought all his stories in the way he wrote them. aka old english mixed with american dialects. I regret my choice...

[@vksherlockholmes]

"A victim of the universe's cosmic indifference", well said.

[@raphuscucullatus7845]

Fancy words for "cancer of the small intestine and malnutrition"

[@KilliK69]

@@raphuscucullatus7845 cancer caused by his diet consisted mostly of canned food because he couldnt afford anything else to eat. so, yeah, it is a fit description because he lived all his life as a penniless nobody and that eventually led to his premature, painful death.

[@justaperson324]

Didn’t get a jack.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

@@justaperson324 What's a "jack" what?!

[@captainobvious9526]

@@Gadget-Walkmen We’ll never know.

[@alexchan7654]

The fact that people are no longer frightened by fantastical folk lore because they were already traumatised by WWI breaks my heart..

[@Laocoon283]

Don't need to make up horror stories when you can just look around your reality

[@h.plovecraftn-4307]

😊👍

[@cardboardbox191]

I kind of like it a witch turns up cackling ex solder ha come and have a go if you think you're hard enough.

[@BallerDan53]

I think the fascination with horror is only existent when times are good. If the events of your day to day already scare you, you would not be so willing to invite fear as a form of entertainment.

[@Jonasanoj]

Those anymations, the narration and the music...so good!

[@warrenkeystone5195]

JJ NotToday *animations

[@Jonasanoj]

@@warrenkeystone5195 Yeah I also saw that too afterwards but didn't want to correct my comment because the heart gets lost if you do...

[@Ragnarockalypse]

These aren't just any mations

[@arniecalang4583]

Yes! I was in constant awe from beginning to end!

[@AlizerLeHaxor]

*animatoins

[@keremdelialioglu2197]

Don't forget that many things Lovecraft feared weren't even dangerous. When the dude came across something he didn't understand, he'd be afraid of it by default. I mean, _he was scared of air conditioning and curved shapes._

[@AliciaNyblade]

And that, to me, is what makes him such a tragic figure. He spent his life being afraid of different people and things and perpetuating that through his stories when, at the end of the day, much of those anxieties and suspicions were unfounded. Fear of the unknown is one thing, but teach someone to fear needlessly and you might as well smash their kneecaps.

[@itsflyde]

Alicia Nyblade I think that’s almost poetic. His works perpetuated his own fear but at the end of the day, like you said, it’s mostly unfounded (or just unnecessary to worry about). You could almost view his works in the same way. There’s somewhat of a persistent, dreadful nihilism present in his works, seeing as we’re all minuscule specks in the cosmos waiting for whatever inevitable end the universe sees befitting of us, but you can find comfort in that. TL;DR Old Gods are cool but as a human, why worry about them? Maybe Lovecraft’s works were cautionary, if unintentionally.

[@aldoushuxley5953]

also had a massive fear of water

[@aldoushuxley5953]

@Bridget Walker might very well be true! Both of his parents died in an insane asylum...

[@cyclpiancitydweller9517]

@@aldoushuxley5953 Lovecraft had night terrors. So, his dreams crept into his stories

[@maxschechter4156]

He was kinda scared of everything, too. Immigrants, the ocean, air conditioning, things he couldn’t comprehend. And when you take things he can’t comprehend and have us look at them through his eyes, then we start to become a bit more afraid of it.

[@cbhv4321]

uhhhhh... air conditioning?

[@summerbreeze9576]

@@cbhv4321 read his story “cold air”

[@guywhochangeshisprofilealo7163]

@@cbhv4321 He didn’t have a good understanding of science as a kid. I’m pretty sure he wrote about how he was scare of colors and non-euclidian surfaces too.

[@MethLord]

That explains his racism.

[@misterminutes4504]

I'm afraid of the fridge (jk) it's just... Demonic. The way you don't see the light turn off 😖😖

[@alfredbandoni5139]

Is it just me or is the fact that he died young and pennilessness add another layer of horror to reading his work.

[@FimbongBass]

Yep you can really feel the paranoia, depression and other emotions in his works which really adds a lot more to his stories, I believe without lovecrafts deep rooted character flaws, his stories wouldnt have been anywhere near as good, luckily he took advantage of his fears and wrote about it with unique storytelling

[@Napoleonwilson1973]

So what does that have to do with genius, success in material usually leads to blandness.

[@riaelyna]

"And as long as humans feel a sense of dread about our unknown future, Lovecraftian horror will have a place in the darkest corners of our imagination." I seriously loved the topic and the idea that you brought upon us today, and, thank you for inspiring students like me to continue our own stories ❤

[@robertkennedy4114]

Correct I have a special Spot reserved For the great old one.

[@MrWolfsmusic]

Favorite horror writer. His mind is one that we may never see again.

[@legendaryohope4670]

He is not dead, he lives in our mind.

[@thanosnoctem4473]

@@legendaryohope4670 agreed

[@brickwall7723]

_"If I am mad, it is mercy. May the gods pity the man who in his callousness, can remain sane to the hideous end." H.P. Lovecraft_

[@abhishiktaganguly9557]

I genuinely love this one!

[@corn7472]

“Mathematics themselves become a source of horror.” Ah yes , facts.

[@idigamstudios7463]

The more I *LEARN* about math the more I'm convinced it's an outergod.

[@Tylendal242]

In case you were unaware, Euclidean geometry is geometry on a flat surface. So, non-Euclidean architecture includes bridges, pipelines, and particularly large buildings.

[@Cheema-zarwa48fg]

What is 1+1?

[@Cheema-zarwa48fg]

11 right

[@alisharai3299]

yeah felt that real hard in my maths test😃

[@ericxue3244]

1:20 "Mathematics themselves becomes a source of horror" Aren't they already horrors?

[@wrongfulhermit]

Math:*exists Problems: It's free real estate..

[@theseeker7194]

Math is interesting😉

[@noxblackanon3396]

@@theseeker7194 yep i love math its fun ●w●

[@nucleargoofball8043]

If you consider how many people go crazy in the US Navy's Nuclear Power program, you would see that yes, mathematics do cause madness.

[@Astromaniac8802]

I think it’s because Cthulhu is based on the concept of infinity

[@warrenkeystone5195]

His name shouldn’t even be “Lovecraft” It should be “NoSleepForTheNext5MonthsBecauseOfMyCrafts”

[@heinhtutaung306]

👁️👃👁️ 👄 🖕. 🖕

[@sendoh7x]

First time I came to know that these kind of horrors is "lovecraft", I was like totally confused. "Love" and "Horror" doesn't really match....

[@addy7464]

@@sendoh7x one sided love is pretty horrible😂😂😂

[@christophergrillo410]

He called them "night gaunts," a lot classier that your term...

[@goofyahhh254]

Eery juxtaposition, I guess.

[@geraldmerkowitz4360]

3:34 "Lovecraft's infamous blend of dragon and octopus" THE OCTOGON !!

[@MrMeme2006]

More like "Octagon", eh? Ight imma head out

[@anjali6050]

Dragtopus

[@qazxwecvr]

They did say that mathematics became part of his horror, so it's not far off. XD

[@alibolink0719]

@@qazxwecvr This is the greatest comment thread and you made it so much worse

[@lightscameras4166]

AliboLink_ 07 The greatest comment section is the “Come Together” animated video on the Beatles’ channel. Thank me later.

[@kykise1395]

I think H.P. Lovecraft also did drugs. In his story “Dagon” the narrator says that drugs are the only thing that makes life bearable. Keep in mind that Lovecraft included things in his own personal life into his works. Very sad.

[@enverpasa8567]

i do not remember which but there are many stories with drugs, and no i dont think he did drugs considering that in his stories he also wrote drugs as a bad thing

[@n.s.mcmahon6180]

The narrator of Dagon did opium to calm himself of his paranoia. In the 1910s and 20s, when the story was written, doctors threw morphine and opium at everything they could, leading to massive crippling addiction on a national scale. Lovecraft witnessed this first hand and incorporated into some of his stories, all which I've read so far, paint the drug in a negative light.

[@FimbongBass]

The whole dreamcycle stories of lovecraft involve using drugs to get to another world, Celephais is a good story that shows this

[@ningningwonderpets4773]

If you think about it, during his time, science and mathematics are not as progressive as today's era. There are still alot of things that needs to be discovered, even doctors and scientists during that time don't know what they were doing and even cause death among people. I think him being scared of almost everything kinda makes sense to me. It is truly horrifying when you can't comprehend things that are unknown.

[@kevin080592]

Awww...

[@andreastsestidis5060]

He died poor and unknown. No matter what you do, do what you love and you never know the impact it will have on humanity. Always be a force of good and the best version of yourselves even if that is not the "best" in the eyes of others.

[@aldoushuxley5953]

that is true, but he did not get any of that posthumus recognition. He still died completely alone, with the thought, that his lifes work, the thing he had sacrificed so much for, would be completely forgotten. He almost starved himself to death, because he was so poor, and barely was able to afford canned food. In his last years, he was also in considerable pain, because of his cancer, and his mind started to slip (which was no doubt quite scary, because both his parents went insane in the end). So while I agree, always follow your dreams, your path will not necessarily be a pleasant one, if you do so, and you have to understand that before hand, or be hit by life unbearibly hard, again and again.

[@raydnite2421]

@@aldoushuxley5953 this hit hard

[@Peanutjello]

Wait so he made cthulhu and people worshipping it as if it was real?, awesome. Correct me here is i say something wrong (might do a little more research)

[@ZombiefreakPrincess]

The most wonderful and empowering thing ever said ❤

[@mgsgamer8340]

“mom it’s a curved shape im scared” -H.P Lovecraft

[@flrs5858]

Honestly, seeing a triangle have internal angles greater 180° or parallel lines collide/part is pretty goddamn scary. Non-Euclidean geometry man.

[@DarkJak]

They aren't curved, the angles are just too small for you to see.

[@user-iq7mk3gb9w]

@@flrs5858 Me after seeing a triangle on the surface of a sphere : [terrified screaming] (a curved 2D surface has non-Euclidean geometrical properties, such as a triangle on such surface can has the total of 3 angles greater or smaller than 180).

[@johnwickinyt3017]

try to imagine a 3 right angle triangle, pretty scarey right?

[@jayoctopus8832]

@@user-iq7mk3gb9w you might notice, that since we live on a globe, all of our geometry is non eucldidan

[@radekseky4571]

And Bloodborne still holds one of the most truthful interpretations of it.

[@demonetization4960]

@@pvtbx4198 its realy cool

[@mr.awesomereacts2533]

Radek Seky Darkest Dungeon is more truthful to Lovecraftian Horror.

[@radekseky4571]

@@mr.awesomereacts2533 Haven't played it.

[@TheKrieg45]

Oh, great Kos. Grant us eyes, GRANT US EYES!!

[@HandsomeGamerGuy]

@@mr.awesomereacts2533 Both are, Bloodborne uses the Aspect of Humans being greedy, immortality etc. but in the end, turn insane and dead.

[@Alex_K221]

This came out on my birthday. A fan of H.P Lovecraft and subscribed to Ted The stars have aligned.

[@vduck7354]

Hbd

[@kyokyoniizukyo7171]

Alex K Be warned, the slime will engulf you!!!! ~

[@OBJ._277]

Praise the old ones

[@gayatrimestry4509]

@@vduck7354 happy birthday dude, have a great day😁😆🎂🎉

[@alienalchemist]

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

[@kapilthevkanapathipillai6424]

He died pennyless not knowing the thriving future of his creations.

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

Yup. Basically proving his point about reality being a cold and uninterested place. The future is pointless for the deceased.

[@uggupuggu]

He had a cute cat didn’t he?

[@samanthaholloway2226]

:((

[@enchantednightcrawler6629]

@@uggupuggu what was the cat's name again?

[@uggupuggu]

@@enchantednightcrawler6629 Lord Timothy Sullivan Maxwell III I wanna name my future cat that

[@mrk6254]

His imagination was so dark that he gave a *special name* to his cat

[@phaserxultraviolet1694]

𝚗𝕚𝚐𝕘𝚎𝕣𝚖𝕒𝚗

[@johnwickinyt3017]

@@phaserxultraviolet1694 nikamon

[@YouTubechannel-sb7mv]

Extremely DARK

[@YetAnotherInv]

It sounds like a superhero name.

[@jurgenkarambit2084]

@@YetAnotherInv The man of steal

[@charlietoloza3233]

Fascinating, Isn't It? Lovecraft gets more and more recognised as time passes on. He is indeed an important part of the literary canon and popular culture

[@AlexCruz-fm6fe]

If you Love Craftian horror I recommend reading Junji Ito’s Work.

[@lvcrimosv]

ah, the madman. he's great

[@n11ck]

Junji Ito works are basically Lovecraft works but with cool drawings!

[@ShamsunNahar-nf1ty]

I actually got to know about Lovecraft after reading his mangas.

[@calvinpanini]

Truth^^

[@sarvjeetkaur470]

Weeb

[@rishikesav5523]

"The oldest and strongest kind of fear is the fear of the unknown.."- HPL His death was similarly dreary and mysterious as his inspiration Edgar Allan Poe.. sounds CREEPY..

[@nelsonvenema3614]

Coincedence!?.... probably. Cool to think about anyway? Yes

[@actualgorilla5573]

Nah he died of stomach cancer

[@jhair5453]

He knew too much :)

[@schwany6703]

Edger allen poe died cause he commited voter fraud for some alcohol then got drunk and got himself killed.

[@judeorbe3948]

@@schwany6703 that theory is still contsested

[@aldoushuxley5953]

You guys should read his books :) They are relatively short, so if you have 1-2 hours before bed, you could get through one. They are not only well written, but also thought provoking. To Lovecraft, we are not the centre of the universe, but mere ants in relation to higher powers, we don't understand. Powers, that are neither good, nor bad, but indifferent. My favourites are At the mountains of madness or the color out of space. Color out of space also gets a movie adaptation very soon, that looks pretty good!

[@Primus-kz3ri]

@Rotom Channel same it’s super underrated

[@egoichitosama1970]

You don't see Huxley recommending Lovecraft's books every day ahahaha ; )

[@DarkAngelEU]

Mandy is easily one of my favourite movies. Thanks for the inspiration, Lovecraft.

[@BM5556]

Please help! I´ve been wanting to start reading lovecraft, but I just don´t know where to start! I really want to get into the whole Cthulhu story, should I start with The Call of Cthulhu?

[@aldoushuxley5953]

@@BM5556 Cthulhu only appears in a few short stories. The call of cthulhu and especially at the mountains of madness are probably his best stories. But if you just want a taste to see if you like it, some good shorter stories are the dunwich horror, the rats in the walls, from beyond, the shadow over innsmouth... Those are quite short, and you can find good audiobook versions on youtube, so you can listen to them instead of buying the books :) Thats how I got into lovecraft tl;dr: for longer stories, call of cthulhu and at the mountains of madness are good starting places, for the short stories I would start with something like dunwich horror

[@mikaylamcfadden7866]

Love craft took his ever persistent anxiety in regard to pretty much anything he considered foreign was a large inspiration for his horror. He truly suffered during his lifetime which is tragic

[@albertamalachi3560]

"Festering fear consumes the mind." "In time, you will know the tragic extent of my failings."

[@khai96x]

Ruin has come to our family

[@ARKumalarkey]

"We are not the flame. We are but moths. And we are doomed."

[@azamkhizir3628]

"The wounds of war can be healed, but never hidden"

[@toobig7150]

With enough ale, maybe they can be inured against the horrors below.

[@bhniratta6721]

"Welcome home, such as it is. This squalid hamlet, these corrupted lands, they are yours now, and you are bound to them"

[@-4subscriberswithahammerad521]

That thumbnail is when I look into the fridge and see only kale

[@PTNLemay]

This is the horror you chose. You bought too much kale.

[@ladyscholastica3176]

-4 Subscribers with a hammer addiction Saute it in butter to defeat it !

[@ZBreezee-nb2rl]

That is me when homework is due today

[@adankmeme651]

You mean the image at 1:24

[@millianarakuzen]

@@ladyscholastica3176 but you need to humble it first

[@Astro_weeeeee]

"the world is indeed comic but the joke is on mankind" is such a raw line

[@wrldoverheaven803]

Meanwhile Japan is here sexualising Lovecraft's works into cute girls.

[@thebigskub4319]

WRLD OverHeaven whats the trend called?

[@dafaqu694]

@@thebigskub4319 try watch haiyore nyaruko san The main heroine nyarlatothep or smtg I forget the pronunciation

[@drakashrakenburgproduction5369]

@Brandon Booth which is why I'm not a fan of anime

[@jacobsomner9485]

@@drakashrakenburgproduction5369 I am a fan of anime and I still didnt like it

[@666kingdrummer]

And?

[@uPSIDEdOWN577]

I’m still traumatized by mathematics

[@marimarimeow]

these animations somehow blow me away every time! keep it up!!

[@theGhoulman]

Lovecraft is an American original. He created a genre beyond 'horror'. He created what is called 'cosmic horror'.

[@earthernut4073]

Many of revolutionary artists were inspired by their own demons. The most intense of pain and horror made them create a own style of expression. But also the same horror made their life and death miserable. Many brilliant artists like Van Gogh, Virginia Woolf, Silvia Path ended up taking their lives, and other like Lovecraft died in misery. It's heartbreaking.

[@I-am-the-Magus]

"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange æons even death may die."

[@boser2562]

2nd edit:This was probably me miss reading it so the following is unlikely In one of his final letters to his family he showed signs of regret realizing his prejudice. Edit: I've been Iooking for it but can't find the letter online, I came across it in one of the collection his letters books in the library

[@henriktamminen7438]

Is it available online

[@milesupshur9869]

It’s such an interesting tidbit to me that he showed these signs and then died soon after. I wish he had gotten the chance to be a better man.

[@dirtworld6000]

Henrik Tamminen Could someone find a link to this letter online? I can’t find it

[@TheFunwichHorror]

Miles Upshur He died right as he started to make a name for himself too. I'm sure if he had lived he would have been a household name in horror writing(even more so than today), and it would have been interesting to see how his possible change of heart may have affected his works.

[@nicohanke9051]

I don't even think that his prejudices are relevant when it comes to his work, because it is important to seperate the artist from his art. I was kind of the status quo back then, and people who try to drag the attitudes of the past into the present and use this as a basis of judgement do neither know how to differenciate and how linear time works.

[@magicman3163]

Imagine what he would write if he heard about radiation an the nuclear bomb

[@Skeloric]

Look more closely at The Color out of Space, much of the effects upon the farm are in fact close to nuclear radiation. He knew.

[@jeremias-serus]

@@Skeloric Must be the New World Order.

[@FimbongBass]

well he did talk about other multi-universes and dimensions beyond the third and fourth which is very ahead of his time

[@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat]

Some of the creepiest real life things I've ever seen are the pictograms they design for guarding nuclear waste sites. They have to draw something that humans or even other intelligent creatures could see potentially thousands of years in the future that communicates, without any cultural context, the message: What we buried here will kill you. Spooky.

[@Sci-Fi_Freak_YT]

My favorite of his stories is the Call of Cuthulu. It’s actually what inspires some of my own stories that I write. I may not like the man for his social views, but I respect him for how he has changed literature forever.

[@elsalee5794]

Mind-bending animation as always... George RR Martin is one of those inspired by Lovecraft

[@lordvisserys9187]

Stephen King also draws a lot of his inspiration from Lovecraft.

[@pierrecurie]

"The night is dark, and full of terrors"

[@angryyordle4640]

Lovecraft inspired tons of people. The influence of Lovecrafts work can be found as far as in movies like Indiana Jones which is not even Horror at all. He is one of the most important writers in recent history.

[@97epicman]

pierrecurie Also the Ironborn’s “What is dead may never die” comes from a line in Call of Cthulu

[@xrz3000]

@@angryyordle4640 And even in games like Bloodborne

[@mushu1247]

The best five minute video describing and capturing Lovecraft, especially in the visuals. Your animators are awesome, TED-Ed.

[@TheStanishStudios]

Agreed, this art is fantastic!

[@0penthaughtz]

Don't care about his bigotry, I have no problem with separating the person from his work. Which his stories are amazing!

[@reillykoyl8276]

This man brought us one of the best final bosses in Terraria and I’m so happy I learned more about him.

[@M12GProductions]

And Cthulhu isn't even the most powerful entity in the mythos.

[@aldoushuxley5953]

@@M12GProductions The power of entities does not matter. What matters is their relation to us. We are but ants to them. Ants can not understand our motives, can not fight us, can not plead with us for mercy. Cthulhu has the same realtion to you.

[@user-jy8np7zx3z]

@@aldoushuxley5953 well they dont even have mind, so this is inapplicable. I think we could contact and even regularily interact even with such an entities that all those stinky gods of Lovecraft are, even if its hard for most of us. These gods are definitely shamanic gods, so take a shrooms before contacting them, heh

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

I've heard of Lovecraft many times throughout my life, but I've never read his work. Didn't realise he had such a profound impact on many of my favourite horror and sci-fi films. Thank you for enlightening me.

[@mirokortemaa9060]

If you want hear about Lovecraft storys then please visit channel called Horrorbable as they have large amounts of Lovecraft audiobooks.

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

@@mirokortemaa9060 Thank you for the recommendation =]

[@henriktamminen7438]

@@MalaysianTropikfusion I'd recommend reading the books because they give your imagination more work

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

​@@henriktamminen7438 I just recently read a manga adaptation of The Colour Out of Space: mangakakalot.com/chapter/isekai_no_shikisai/chapter_1 It felt quite short, so I'll definitely consider his books sometime.

[@aldoushuxley5953]

You should definitively read his books. They are relatively short, so if you have 1-2 hours before bed, you could get though one. They are not only well written, but also thought provoking. To Lovecraft, we are not the centre of the universe, but mere ants in relation to higher powers, we don't understand. Powers, that are neither good, nor bad, but indifferent. My favourites are At the mountains of madness or the color out of space. Color out of space also gets a movie adaptation very soon, that looks pretty good!

[@SuperSylar]

It's amazing how detailed the drawing had, leaving some hints of what story they may be talking about. Amazing video!

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

I think it might jorge jaramillo, based on the ending credits.

[@catherineohearn3631]

For all the Lovecraft fans I highly recommend the educator for this video, Silvia Morena-Garcia's novel Mexican Gothic! I just finished it and loved it! I always enjoy viewing the artistic interpretations in these "Why you should read.." videos.

[@Adityarm.08]

"A victim of universe's cosmic indifference."

[@sandollor]

The same as everyone's fate. We live an absurd existence with only the insignificance and meaninglessness of our lives to lean on. Have a nice day.

[@pafoneto1275]

@@sandollor Don’t take science fiction seriously please.

[@Napoleonwilson1973]

We are all insignificant in the grand scheme

[@sandollor]

@@pafoneto1275 I'm an absurdist, I don't take anything seriously.

[@mikoajwoznica3281]

Just leaving the comment to express the perfection of this video, both the graphics and substantive infos... Wow. Great job.

[@FreshSmog]

Wow. The art depicting the Colour out of space and At the mountains of madness are absolutely breathtaking!

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

Zz.zZ agreed it’s amazing

[@netrefel4010]

Amazing video! I loved every second of it!!!

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Superb video. The graphics, music, narration, pacing, mood ... all wonderfully ghastly. I am only beginning to delve into Lovecraft, and didn't know he encouraged his peers to include things from his own fiction works into their tales. Fascinating notion.

[@thecommentdoggo9271]

Hey you!! Ya you!! Stay happy.

[@alienalchemist]

Thanks, man

[@ramelbusto1011]

:)

[@gayatrimestry4509]

Thanks dude You too, stay happy🙃👀😁

[@monochrome10]

you too

[@lostpopcorns]

thank you for shoving in those diverse authors with their strong and independent thoughts to counter Lovecraft's lack of privilege checking

[@JAKphoenixify]

I feel like this is sarcasm XD

[@rune2O2O]

Lovecraft sympathizer 👰🏻

[@Quadraxis]

It's a strange irony how he died as many of his characters: insignificant and unknown, but his work, his imagination is what lived on as a near-unfathomable entity in its own right. To me, he didn't just write his mythos, he embodied it. Both in life and in death.

[@rusojanjalashvili3437]

I'm just in love with his eloquent style of writing! From the moment I read his works at 12, I wanted to dedicate myself to "Lovecraftian Horror". 8 years later, my translations of his works were published and my stories, inspired from his works, were also included in literary journals. Even my bday is the same as his. I sometimes even feel I was wrongly born in this era! THIS MAN... 😂

[@novelnouvel]

Ahh, Kos, or some say Kosm... Do you hear our prayers? Grant us eyes, grant us eyes. Plant eyes on our brains, to cleanse our beastly idiocy.

[@GiraffeVortex]

As you once did for the Vacuous Rom...

[@naveenraj2008eee]

Wow.. Amazing animation,narration music makes video awesome.. Thanks ted-ed.. Thanks silvia garcia...🙏 Congratulation ted-ed for nine million subscribers.👏

[@user-nk1rk2uo8p]

I can't believe I watched this video, was extremely impressed and then started reading Silvia's books years later I should have checked her out as soon as I saw this

[@nayo7956]

The storytelling and animation made me want to read his books. Thanks Ted-Ed!

[@diyaelizabeth13]

I literally searched up "Why I should read H. P. Lovecraft" yesterday and was disappointed there wasn't a Ted-ed video on it yet! I bought one of his books today, can't wait to read it!!

[@danieldavis8228]

Diya Elizabeth Which story/ stories?

[@zombyjano]

Cool Hazel pfp. I love Seconds.

[@magnusa.cameron2201]

H.P. Lovecraft of course inspired Abraham Lincoln, as we all know. 4:00.

[@chrx6089]

Wow! I love the art in this video and a great overview for Lovecraft.

[@uhafi]

this channel is so so good keep up w that good work!

[@jackiedim7028]

The Animation and theme really fits into that Mysterious tone of Lovecraft's stories

[@blackhole2824]

I learn so much from TEDEd, it’s like my second school but better

[@istoleyourlatte]

The narration gives me chills love it!!!!!

[@dylanroberts6720]

super good video, always love to learn more about Lovecraft.

[@TTiger997]

That feeling you get when someone else starts talking about something you're really into without you prompting them or bringing it up yourself? That's what I'm feeling right now

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

It's amazing how Lovecraft's horrors can be so entertaining.

[@SilvioBritto]

Well done. The video is beautiful. Amazing colors. Perfect.

[@TheMikester307]

These videos are wonderful!

[@Nugcon]

Lovecraft sounds like a weird minecraft mod

[@henriktamminen7438]

No. It sounds like a minecraft horror story

[@keichiakechi9247]

Meh, he sounds like a character in bsd

[@breadsaretasty6777]

Keichi Akechi omg XD

[@keichiakechi9247]

@@breadsaretasty6777 it's true, watch bungou stray dogs. Their characters are based on real life authors. Including Lovecraft I think. XD

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Lmao. relatable, have a nice day.

[@phhh827]

I've never read his work but it sounds truly incredible. Everything he put in his work ACTUALLY sounded terrifying. Gore and murder or jump scares. None of that stuff scares me. Though stuff like the omnipotent beings in the lovecraftian universe, beings beyond reality, are truly terrifying

[@bbd121]

Found this as a recommendation in OSP's halloween video of Lovecraft's stories. Thank you, Red. :D

[@jackwoods7275]

1:21 and had a dream like that once. It was a sleep paralysis kind of thing, where my room was covered in a green grid, and just looking at too much of the room at once was terrifying.

[@VI-nh9bd]

I knew this guy from "Incident in a ghostland"

[@ST0AT]

New game! Everytime someone in the comment section speaks of his cat, take a shot of whiskey

[@Skeloric]

There is also a very very dreadful essay. It got mentioned in Lovecraft Country. He really had his issues and we are lucky that they are not more obsessive than what we saw thus far.

[@619to974]

if i got that right, Lovecraft saw cats as magnificent creatures. It got me thinking : why would you call an animal you deeply respect as a slur ?

[@h.p.lovecraftscat4945]

@@619to974 Meow meow

[@alleenahaiderwaseem7309]

Oh my goodness i LOVE silvia moreno- garcia's books!!! I can't believe she narrated this!

[@medardbitangimana4580]

Wow this video looks like a collection of concept art. Beautiful

[@hb712]

Fun fact: George RR Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire, included his own reference to the Cthulhu mythos in his series. The Iron Islands, and perhaps the Drowned God himself, are tied to this universe’s own version of the Great Old Ones, who supposedly love deep beneath the ocean.

[@Todomo]

learned about this author from the scp universe- so glad i did

[@sarahstewart7248]

This is beautiful Thank you

[@colincampbell3199]

I love the animation and graphics!

[@cronkedt5570]

woah, i want to read this guy's stories, it sounds cool

[@victor7480]

The father of creepypasta

[@christopherdavis7069]

All of Lovecraft's fiction is much better than any creepy pasta out there. Creepy pastas generally don't have very high quality of writing.

[@victor7480]

@@christopherdavis7069 that's the point actually ... Cuz most are based partially on real things, it's not supposed to be some literature genius.

[@christopherdavis7069]

@@victor7480 I wasn't insulting all creepy pastas. There are some pretty good ones out there. And most of the ones I've listened to over 4 years are based in non fiction, not real the real.

[@wintershafts5024]

No, I believe Edgar Allan Poe was. . . . . . "I buried a man alive who insulted me in my wine cellar" "I killed my cat but found another one that looks like him" "I killed an old man because I didn't like his eye"

[@user-yh1fj3jo9y]

Lovecraft also inspired Joseph Fink, author and dramatist, who co-created the podcast, stage show, and book: "Welcome to Night Vale."

[@CastleCrimson]

I really love the animation on this one!

[@thecommentdoggo9271]

Hey TED-ED Please Can you make a video on the topic of *"depressive reality"*

[@kailierayner5512]

Cool to see a TedEd video about a man from my home state!

[@mvcp007]

The language and tone of narration used was very pleasing and mysterious . Never knew who he was , but now what to read his novel

[@somubasumatary4241]

I'm in love with the music in the video especially the piano piece towards the end. Someone please recommend something similar to it.

[@blackdragons8011]

I'm glad that people can see past Lovecraft's hate towards other people. Lovecraftian horror is my favorite genre and I can't imagine how my library would look like without it xP

[@justinjacobs1501]

It's an important part about who he was and how it effected his writing. Also interesting is how his writing subtly changed as he was dragged out into the world by his wife.

[@aidan4529]

The feeling of dread, insignificance and ultimately unavoidable yet horrible fate is just horrible and terrifying. This is what “Lovecraftian” means

[@chrs-wltrs]

Massive kudos to the artists for this episode, holy moly

[@okie9025]

Abtholutely thpectacular video! I applaud you for continuothly uploading videoth about thome of the motht interethting conthepcts.