Lovecraft, early twentieth-century writer of supernatural and fantasy fiction.
A grimoire, or textbook of black magic for evoking demons, supposedly compiled by the "mad Arab Abdul Alhazred," but in fact an invention of H. But, as John Carpenter muses in the foreword, it would probably be the kind of story Lovecraft would have written about his life, if he had the chance.Al Azif - The Cipher Manuscript known as "Necronomicon" Al Azif Ye Book of Ye Arab, Abdul Alhazred, 730 at Damascus. Very Loosely Based on a True Story: The years and dates for which Lovecraft writes certain stories, invents part certain parts of his mythology, and meets certain people are very mixed up, to the point were the story is hardly bearing any resemblance to the real events.Lovecraft is the only one able to use it to somewhat positive effect, and even then it's incredibly dangerous. Tome of Eldritch Lore: The Necronomicon, of course.Lovecraft then stabs the other him in the eye, and reveals that he was Wilbur Whateley in disguise. Lovecraft is clearly shaken by the speech, but realizes that something is wrong about the other him, especially the facts that he keeps asking about about the location of the Necronomicon and constantly calls him Carter. Talking to Themself: In the center of Arkham, Lovecraft meets another him, that gives him a Breaking Speech, telling him that Arkham was just a pathetic construct of a mediocre pulp-fiction writer, who wanted to give his life some importance in order to compensate for his broken childhood and his ability to scare the people around him away.It's Not You, It's My Enemies: Although he never tells her, it is Lovecraft's reason for leaving Sonia.I Have Many Names: The creatures of Arkham are for some reason unable to call Lovecraft by his birth name, so they always refer to him as "Randolph Carter".Humanoid Abomination: Most of the inhabitants of Arkham, with Wilbur Whateley as the most prominent example.And continues to be so, even after his death. Beethoven Was an Alien Spy: Lovecraft was apparently mankind's sole protector against an invasion from horrible creatures from an alternate dimension.Any attempt to try and summon the beings by using those (in fact, mere interest in Lovecraft's work, ensuring continued circulation of his stories) will just make it harder for them to break through. All the strange prayers and incantations to summon the Old Ones found throughout Lovecraft's work? They're actually wards and seals, and the more they're printed, read, or spoken, the stronger the barrier between our world and theirs becomes. Art Shift: Panels in the "real" world and those when the alien reality of the Old Ones is dominant are made in two noticeably different styles, despite Breccia doing both.It is in the latter that he discovers the ancient and very strange book, Al Azif, by Abdul Alhazred, also more popularly known as the Necronomicon. His only means of entertainment are his grandfather's ghost stories and his father's quite comprehensive library. Meanwhile, Howard's mother dresses him up in girls' clothing and home-schools him, contributing to keeping him very isolated from the outside world. His father, Winfield, becomes acutely psychotic when his son is three years old and is confined to an asylum, where, to the day of his death, he keeps babbling about a book that needs to be burned. Howard Phillips Lovecraft has a very bizarre childhood in the city of Providence. Originally conceived as a film script by Hans Rodionoff, it was turned into a comic book with help from DC Comics veteran Keith Giffen and artist Enrique Breccia, and was published by Vertigo Comics in March 2004. Lovecraft's life, suggesting that the famous writer's horror stories were not simply products of his imagination. Lovecraft is a Very Loosely Based on a True Story comic retelling of H.
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