Lovecraft Quotes | The Genuine and Powerful

Lovecraft’s death anniversary was yesterday, but I was too busy with midterms to make a post. So here is my tribute to the Man of Providence

“The question to ask of art, including literature, is not whether it is healthy or pleasant, but whether it is genuine and powerful.” (emphasis added by author).

This one is a recently discovered quote from HPL, found on a postcard held in a private collection, directed as a criticism to one of the weird tales magazine editors. However I think it can give us something to talk about..

Horror I feel is probably one of the most genuine and powerful of all art genres, as it doesn’t pull the punches, and truly dives down to the deepest darkest parts of our psychology. Do you agree or disagree and why?

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