Lovecraftian
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A fan of American author H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937).
"For zealous Lovecraftians there are a few choice tidbits—a short autobiography, his commonplace book, and his “History and Chronology of the Necronomicon.”"
- 1 Frighteningly monstrous and otherworldly, sometimes with terrifyingly unnatural anatomy.
"The tip of the thing was equipped with long whiplike appendages that writhed around a loose, drooling, toothless mouth large enough to swallow a man whole...Perhaps this was the only thing that the escaping Lovecraftian entity had thus far been able to extrude between the opening Gates — this one finger."
- 2 Of, pertaining to, or emulating the style or works of author H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937).
"Lovecraftian horror"
Example
More examples"The tip of the thing was equipped with long whiplike appendages that writhed around a loose, drooling, toothless mouth large enough to swallow a man whole...Perhaps this was the only thing that the escaping Lovecraftian entity had thus far been able to extrude between the opening Gates — this one finger."
Etymology
From Lovecraft + -ian, in reference to H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937), an American author of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, noted for combining these three genres within single narratives.
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