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I am assuming there are a few Lovecraft fans on here...
Since re-reading a few of Lovecraft's stories recently (I read them originally when I was about 10) I am amazed at how many, supposedly "real", fortean and cryptozoological occurences seem suspiciously similar to Lovecraft's stories and underlying "mythology"... so does this mean that there are a lot of hoaxers and tellers of tall tales who have read Lovecraft, or does it mean Lovecraft himself based his stories on "reality" in the form of existing unexplained phenomena and legends?
A few examples (probably not all the ones I have noticed, but all I can currently think of):
# The Loveland Frog
# The Jersey Devil
# The monster of Glamis Castle
# The Canvey Island mystery carcasses
# The Fishman aka Lizardman
etc...
Also, slightly related question - did Lovecraft actually believe in the mythos that he created? At times he seems to see himself as some sort of revealer of hidden truth... are there any conspiracy theories based on Lovecraft's fiction genuinely taken as "real"?
Since re-reading a few of Lovecraft's stories recently (I read them originally when I was about 10) I am amazed at how many, supposedly "real", fortean and cryptozoological occurences seem suspiciously similar to Lovecraft's stories and underlying "mythology"... so does this mean that there are a lot of hoaxers and tellers of tall tales who have read Lovecraft, or does it mean Lovecraft himself based his stories on "reality" in the form of existing unexplained phenomena and legends?
A few examples (probably not all the ones I have noticed, but all I can currently think of):
# The Loveland Frog
# The Jersey Devil
# The monster of Glamis Castle
# The Canvey Island mystery carcasses
# The Fishman aka Lizardman
etc...
Also, slightly related question - did Lovecraft actually believe in the mythos that he created? At times he seems to see himself as some sort of revealer of hidden truth... are there any conspiracy theories based on Lovecraft's fiction genuinely taken as "real"?