After reading H.P. Lovecraft’s short story Call of Cthulhu I recognize themes of
horror that are indicative within other authors texts such as Steven King and
Edgar Allen Poe. While these individuals are unapologetically dedicated toward
the composition of horror literature and have evident gothic themes within a
majority of their works, I believe these similarities reflect a symbiosis in
stories that go beyond authorial construction. These authors may compose and
tell the narrative but the content in which so many other works find analogous
themes and, more subtly, overarching tone seems to have a life all its own.
Categories like horror create a unique experience that is difficult to pin down
but when it is displayed through particularly horrifying events or moments in a
story, seem almost too obvious. The stories for these emotional moments serve
only as temporary vehicles for these experiences. It is the experience itself,
while communicated through the story, which truly invigorates the experiencer.
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