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Topic: H.P. Lovecraft

Descartes' (1596-1650) idea of vision, [1692]. The passage of nervous impulses from the eye to the pineal gland and so to the muscles. From Rene Descartes' Opera Philosophica (Tractatus de homine), 1692. (Oxford Science Archive/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The mysteries of the pineal gland

Matthew Rozsa
Jada Harris, Aunjanue Ellis and Jurnee Smollett in "Lovecraft Country" (HBO/Warner Media Group)

Lovecraft Country redefines Black magic

Melanie McFarland
Abbey Lee in "Lovecraft County" and Reese Witherspoon in "Little Fires Everywhere" (Photo illustration by Salon/HBO/Hulu)

"Lovecraft" & the ultimate magical Karen

Melanie McFarland
Jurnee Smollett in "Lovecraft Country" (HBO)

Jurnee Smollett will slay your demons

Melanie McFarland
Courtney B. Vance, Jonathan Majors and Jurnee Smollett in "Lovecraft Country" (HBO)

Lovecraft Country is a map of Black fear

Melanie McFarland
H.P. Lovecraft (Wikimedia)

Don't deny Lovecraft's racism

Laura Miller
H.P. Lovecraft

Jess Nevins - LA Review of Books
A still from "The Whisperer in the Darkness"

Lobsters from Yuggoth attack!

Andrew O'Hehir