• propter_hog [any, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      I mean, maybe, but his wife’s biography of him paints a much different picture. It could be that her biography reflects just their time together, which would have been before the 30s.

        • Barsukis@lemmy.mlEnglish
          5·
          2 days ago

          Politically yes, but it’s well known his writing stayed pretty racist (even the later stuff). There’s this funny trope that people with a Germanic last name are rarely evil in this writing, but Italian, Slavic etc last names are often depicted as bad people.

          • propter_hog [any, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
            2·
            1 day ago

            It’s so pronounced that the people worshipping Cthulhu were often depicted more horrifically than actual Cthulhu. And it’s obvious why: that was Lovecraft’s biggest fear.