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<blockquote data-quote="TheIdeaOfGood" data-source="post: 8055799" data-attributes="member: 6888735"><p>Juniji Ito is a good example. " Uzumaki" is one of his biggest works and it is amazing.</p><p>Getting past the Mythos is hard, given how influential HPL was (and denying his influence is just as ignorant as steadfastly pretending there was nothing wrong with his views...yeah, right).</p><p>Clark Ashton-Smith was one of his contemporaries and his writing does veer into cosmic horror often enough (though I am just as much in love with his Zothique cycle).</p><p>Roger Zelazny's A night in the Lonesome October is also heartily recommended.</p><p>Ruthanna Emry's fiction uses the Mythos but puts a different spin on it, with the main character being a Deep One hybrid.</p><p>Charles Stross mixes parts of the mythos (heavily changed) with spy fiction in his Laundry series.</p><p>Mary Sangiovanni writes cosmic horror fiction (and she has her own podcast where she talks about all kinds of media related to cosmic horror, so you could get much more out of that) without direct links to HPL. Check out her novel Thrall for some pulpy goodness or her novella For Emmy for something shorter and very haunting.</p><p>Laird Barron not only has an awesome name and the looks to pull it off (just look at photos, you'll know what I mean), but he also writes some cosmic horror. Check out " The Croning".</p><p>Norman Partridge also did some cosmic horror. I recommend the short story " Lesser Demons" from the collection of the same name.</p><p>Brian Keene has built his own mythos that borrows somewhat from HPL but only marginally.</p><p>Peter Watts does sci-fi cosmic horror, often on a very existential level. I recommend Blindsight, Echopraxia and his short story " The Things".</p><p>If you do not mind absolute bleakness and dreamlike (some might say overwrought) writing, have a look at Thomas Ligotti's works.</p><p>Speaking of bleakness....the graphic novel " Nameless" by Grant Morrison is not just mind screwy but very dark...</p><p></p><p>And finally do yourself a favour and watch the first season of True Detective. That's how you do a subtle cosmic horror story!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheIdeaOfGood, post: 8055799, member: 6888735"] Juniji Ito is a good example. " Uzumaki" is one of his biggest works and it is amazing. Getting past the Mythos is hard, given how influential HPL was (and denying his influence is just as ignorant as steadfastly pretending there was nothing wrong with his views...yeah, right). Clark Ashton-Smith was one of his contemporaries and his writing does veer into cosmic horror often enough (though I am just as much in love with his Zothique cycle). Roger Zelazny's A night in the Lonesome October is also heartily recommended. Ruthanna Emry's fiction uses the Mythos but puts a different spin on it, with the main character being a Deep One hybrid. Charles Stross mixes parts of the mythos (heavily changed) with spy fiction in his Laundry series. Mary Sangiovanni writes cosmic horror fiction (and she has her own podcast where she talks about all kinds of media related to cosmic horror, so you could get much more out of that) without direct links to HPL. Check out her novel Thrall for some pulpy goodness or her novella For Emmy for something shorter and very haunting. Laird Barron not only has an awesome name and the looks to pull it off (just look at photos, you'll know what I mean), but he also writes some cosmic horror. Check out " The Croning". Norman Partridge also did some cosmic horror. I recommend the short story " Lesser Demons" from the collection of the same name. Brian Keene has built his own mythos that borrows somewhat from HPL but only marginally. Peter Watts does sci-fi cosmic horror, often on a very existential level. I recommend Blindsight, Echopraxia and his short story " The Things". If you do not mind absolute bleakness and dreamlike (some might say overwrought) writing, have a look at Thomas Ligotti's works. Speaking of bleakness....the graphic novel " Nameless" by Grant Morrison is not just mind screwy but very dark... And finally do yourself a favour and watch the first season of True Detective. That's how you do a subtle cosmic horror story! [/QUOTE]
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