Lovecraftian science

[FON]

Just found this blog about Lovecraft's universe. The authors try and come up with possible explanations for the happenings in Lovecraft novels. Pretty fun to read if you're a fan.

http://lovecraftianscience.wordpress.com/

[Lanny]

I've always enjoyed Lovecraft's work but I'm far from having read all of his work. I'm curious about this term "Lovecraft's universe". Does all of his fiction take place in the same fictional universe, or does the expression just refer to the common settings/era/themes shared between stories?

[FON]

I've always interpreted it as taking place in the same fictional universe, which was like ours except with horror everywhere, hiding just out of our sight. The reason I got this impression is because there are a few places that get revisited quite a lot in Lovecraft's novels, like Arkham and Miskatonic University.

[RisiR]

Lovecraft has BY FAR the most pretentious fanbase of any author. It's ridiculous.

I'm sure the guy would've hated every single one of his so called fans with their stupid Cthulhu tattoos and t-shirts.

Fuck that shit.

[Lanny]

You've clearly never met an Orwell fan

[RisiR]

Hmm... that might be true. LOL.

Well, I've never had the pleasure of discussing Animal Farm or 1984 with a group of Internet people but I can see it being hilarious.

I've never read Ayn Rand but her fans seem comical, as well.

[Lanny]

Oh yeah, gotta love the randroids. My favorite are ultra-librarian/misogynist combos who think Rand, a woman, is somehow the champion of their cause. I honestly wonder if they think Ayn is like an old fashion dude's name or something.

[FON]

Lovecraft has BY FAR the most pretentious fanbase of any author. It's ridiculous.

I'm sure the guy would've hated every single one of his so called fans with their stupid Cthulhu tattoos and t-shirts.

Fuck that shit.

Hopefully those people are genuine fans of Lovecraft's work and he hasn't completely turned into a meaningless pop icon. Never met any Lovecraft fans personally. All the ones from zoklet were okay.

[Proots]

I've always interpreted it as taking place in the same fictional universe, which was like ours except with horror everywhere, hiding just out of our sight. The reason I got this impression is because there are a few places that get revisited quite a lot in Lovecraft's novels, like Arkham and Miskatonic University.

This is what I've always gathered from his work. I think the vast majority of his stories are threaded together within the same universe. Not all of them, but a great deal of them are. So, I'm inclined to agree with this sentiment.