Dr. Quack has become fascinated by the stories of H.P. Lovecraft and after having read his entire corpus of stories and work, the good doctor wants to see how the work of other writers and short film creators might match up to Lovecraft’s work. After doing some research about what Lovecraft believed were essential to creating a terrifying horror story, Dr. Quack boiled it down to what he saw as three essential elements, which are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lecture notes on the stories explain how these elements worked in Lovecraft’s stories. But what about those who want to capture those elements that Lovecraft used so well during his literary career that ended with his death in 1937, but lives on in those who were inspired by the type of stories he created, which has become known as Cosmic Horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Quack has selected two “creepypastas”, which are essentially online videos that present a short story to listeners and viewers along with two short films that model themselves after the atmosphere created by Lovecraft. They are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Happens When The Stars Go Out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n