Iä! Iä! Lovecraftian horrors

H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American author best known for his influential contributions to the genre of "weird fiction," especially cosmic horror. His work is characterized by a unique blend of science fiction, horror, and the supernatural, often exploring themes such as forbidden knowledge, humanity's insignificance in the universe, and the fragility of reason.

Lovecraft created a mythos—a loosely connected universe populated by ancient, powerful beings such as Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep, and Azathoth. This "Cthulhu mythos" became central to his legacy, and was later expanded upon by other writers.

So, to the eternal question: what does this almost etherial term "Lovecraftian" actually mean? I think Wikipedia says it well: "Lovecraftian horror, also called cosmic horror or eldritch horror, is a subgenre of horror, fantasy, and weird fiction that emphasizes the terror of the unknown and incomprehensible more than gore or other shock elements."

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The rookies have gathered no less than 87 tips for Lovecraftian horror and sci-fi movies for your convenience. Enjoy!

Nr	Tittel
1	Color out of Space
2	Event Horizon
3	In the mouth of Madness
4	Cabinet of Curiosities
5	Re-animator
6	Dagon
7	From Beyond
8	The Endless
9	The Empty Man
10	Underwater
11	The Call of Cthulhu
12	The Old Ones
13	The Deep Ones
14	The Mist
15	Cast a Deadly Spell
16	Lovecraft Country
17	Annihilation
18	The Dunwich Horror
19	The Void
20	Glorious
21	The Whisperer in Darkness
22	Dreams in the witch house (MoH)
23	The Thing
24	Prince of Darkness
25	Flatliners
26	The Lighthouse
27	The Endless
28	Sea Fever
29	Messiah of Evil
30	The Resurrected
31	Super Deep
32	Die Monster Die
33	Castle Freak
34	John Dies at the End
35	The Night House
36	Cthulhu
37	Necronomicon
38	Cold Skin
39	The blackcoats daughter
40	Humanoids from the deep
41	Island of the Fishermen
42	The Keep
43	Spider Labyrinth
44	The Kindred
45	Lurking Fear
46	Chapelwaite
47	The Thing on the doorstep
48	Curse of the Demon
49	Suitable Flesh
50	Spring
51	The Deep house
52	Absentia
53	The Unnamable
54	Bird box
55	Dark City
56	Psycho Goreman
57	Beyond the wall of sleep
58	The Mythos Murders
59	Beyond the black Rainbow
60	As above so Below
61	Mad God
62	Block Island Sound
63	The Beach House
64	Black mountain Side
65	Behemoth
66	The Banshee Chapter
67	Residue
68	Begotten
69	The Last Lovecraft
70	The Midnight Meat Train
71	Pontypool
72	Dreamcatcher
73	Cool Air
74	Gods of the Deep
75	Cloverfield
76	City of the Dead
77	Project Europa
78	Stephanie
79	Night of the Demon
80	A Cure for Wellness
81	Archive 81
82	Grabbers
83	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
84	Older Gods
85	Lifeforce
86	The Gate
87	Equinox

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Weather horror!

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