Even the dualistic theology of Zoroastrianism—a god of light versus a divinity of darkness—fails to provide a sufficient framework for Lovecraft’s mythos. The best backdrop is that of the ...

H.P. Lovecraft is known as the father of the Cosmic Horror genre of fiction. The creator of Cthulhu and many other terrifying dark gods in his novels paints a bleak and decaying view of our world ...