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Originally Posted by soltakss
I smell a little bit of bias here.
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Yeah, I've definitely got bias... but that's the nature of the thread... so.
The only reason I jumped on that 'these things won't drive people insane' bit was because I've seen lots of people say that with regards to Lovecraft's writing and it kind of bugs me... I think a lot of it comes out of modern desires to see everything in a bright light and covered in gore (not saying that's your take, necessarily, it just seems to coincide with complaints I see about Lovecraft... 'well, Jack Ketchum is a REAL horror writer!'.
The same sorts of complaints that claim the Blair Witch Project isn't scary because they never show anything.
Besides, seems to me very few of Lovecraft's characters were driven insane anyway.