![]() It puts forward the notion that Lovecraft may have been wrong, that the greatest fear isn’t of the unknown, but rather a fear of oneself. ![]() It describes the effect that Lon Chaney had on audiences, not as a monster, but as a man tapping into the monster we fear is within each of us. The first quote, however, is far more meaningful. It is the the eerie feeling of not fully understanding what is happening the helplessness of an observer. The latter quote exemplifies the “fear of the unknown” that made Lovecraft, though a deeply problematic figure in literature, the powerhouse of horror that influenced nearly every writer in the genre to this day. These quotes are masterfully chosen, simply because they perfectly set the tone of the novel. The second is an excerpt from The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. The first is a quote from Ray Bradbury about the legendary actor Lon Chaney, known for playing The Wolf Man. Instead, I will say this: Cosmology opens with two quotes. ![]() ![]() Because of this, I will do my best to refrain from revealing too many details from the plot of the book. ![]() A Cosmology of Monsters, the debut from Shaun Hamill, has a story so richly compelling on an emotional level and so full of creeping dread that it is more meant to be read, than to be read about. ![]()
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