But Lovecraft was not rigorous in embodying “non-supernatural cosmic art” in his later tales: even in At the Mountains of Madness, his most purely science fictional tale (more so, I believe, than The Shadow out of Time), the very idea of the shoggoth is pretty supernatural. Lovecraft always wanted to leave a vaguely supernatural element even in his most science-based tales, otherwise the story wouldn’t pack the ‘kick’ that he wanted. There was a time, during the Golden Age of science fiction, when the element of terror was pretty strongly downplayed and the elements of wonder and cosmic expansiveness were emphasized. . . But now that science fiction itself has become darker with the advent of cyberpunk and other such movements, I think that Lovecraft’s brand of cosmic terror is now more acceptable to readers, writers, and critics of science fiction. Heathen Harvest has posted a lengthy, incredibly detailed interview with leading Lovecraft scholar S. T. Joshi! To read the entire interview please visit bit.ly/1m4ZCbE.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:00:00 +0000
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