The story starts out with the narrator going over an ancestor’s belongings. Coincidentally, it is also one of the very few stories in which Lovecraft accurately describes Cthulhu, the Great Old One. This is a must read if you are interested at all in the Cthulhu Mythos. The poor man is a lone survivor and as he explores his new, alien surroundings, he reluctantly comes upon the most grotesque scene any man can see. His environment changes fast from floating on the ocean waves in a rowboat to a black, sludge covered, swamp. He has a penchant for writing in-first person and Dagon is a prime example of how well Lovecraft puts us in the shoes of a man who has seen too much.Īfter escaping a shipwreck, this sailor washes upon a strange marshy beach. This first story may ease the reader into Lovecraft’s signature first-person style. Lovecraft’s works that are an easy and exciting start for any aspiring fan.ĭagonis told from the point of view of a sailor who has had enough of life and has gone mad. Disturbing tales of aliens, dark cults and witchcraft, and terrifying monsters only barely describe his particular take on horror. The genre he is most closely associated with, cosmic horror, dives deep into this fear of what is hidden from our species. Lovecraft is an author who obsessed over this main premise. The universe is huge, mostly dark, and ever expanding. There is so much that humanity does not know.
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