Known as the “Belgian Poe,” Jean Ray’s work is often suffused with a sense of dread. While Ray often used traditional motifs like vampires and deals with devil, some rare stories have elements of Cosmic Horror similar but distinct from the work of H.P. Lovecraft.
Read MoreEntertaining adaptations of H. P. Lovecraft's work are, in my estimation, few and very far between. For the most part movies tapping into Lovecraft's work tend to feel like they're miles away from the cosmic horror themes that saturate most of the author's stories. After about fifteen minutes, Color Out of Space broke past my antagonism and hooked me.
Read MoreH.P. Lovecraft made no secret of his reverence for Edgar Allan Poe. An under-examined influence of Poe on Lovecraft lies in the notion of what Lovecraft called cosmic horror.
Read MoreWe here at the DMR Blog always strive to deliver what our readers want. Nothing says “Christmas” quite like a post on Edgar Allan Poe and cosmic horror.
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