H.P. Lovecraft: Maker of Modern Horror

Just finished @kennethhite’s ‘H.P. Lovecraft: Maker of Modern Horror’ SPACE class.

H.P. Lovecraft: Maker of Modern Horror went on for one month of weekly two-hour sessions. Ken Hite walked us through a selection of Lovecraft’s stories, while discussing HPL’s philosophy and what author’s influenced him. It was worth every penny, but fair warning: if you take a future version of this class, you will find yourself on Kindle afterward, looking up a wide variety of early twentieth century horror fiction. They’re all individually cheap, but the books pile up real quick.

Anyway, it was a good class, with smart people in the discussion. I heartily recommend it. Check out the next one.

#commissionearned

The H.P. Lovecraft: Maker of Modern Horror SPACE Module is confirmed!

I’m looking forward to attending this, next month:

H.P. Lovecraft: Maker of Modern Horror

H.P. Lovecraft revolutionized horror, modernized the Gothic, and created a 20th-century mythology explored by authors from Jorge Luis Borges to Stephen King. This module provides an overview of Lovecraft’s fiction, from his early “Dunsanian” fantasies to his later science fiction masterpieces. Along the way, it touches on Lovecraft’s life and times, his letters and criticism, and other aspects of his thought, but keeps the stories themselves central. We explore Lovecraft’s uses of settings such as “witch-haunted Arkham,” techniques including the near-hoax and “adventurous expectancy,” and his great theme of “cosmic indifference.”

…especially since Ken Hite’s going to be teaching it. There’s still space available: it’ll be on Thursdays in July, from 5-7 PM Eastern Time. It should be a blast and a half.