H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos is a shared universe far larger and more terrifying than that of humanity, where ancient, malevolent beings known as the Great Old Ones slumber in the depths of space or time. After Lovecraft’s death, the Mythos has been expanded and developed by many authors, including August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert E. Howard. These and many other authors have helped to flesh out the Mythos into a rich and complex Dark Universe.
Many authors cited each other works in their stories, this helped the mythos growing in the first place. Also, no work is born from nothing, read some stories of William Hope Hodgson or Algernon Blackwood. Lovecraft describe both as great inspiration and among his favourite authors
Im just being a little shit about how people think Lovecraft wrote TKiY but FWIW that story predates Lovecraft’s first writings by a couple decades
Many authors cited each other works in their stories, this helped the mythos growing in the first place. Also, no work is born from nothing, read some stories of William Hope Hodgson or Algernon Blackwood. Lovecraft describe both as great inspiration and among his favourite authors
Two other great influental authors. Especially “The Willows” of A.Blackwood and “The House on the Borderland” of W.H.Hodgson
Yep.