and its discovery and greater meaning are themes straight from a Lovecraft tale. It remains this malevolent presence that's never really seen by characters, but there's also an ominous cult ...

Like Lovecraft, his work questions the reality of ... and the evolution of man into strange seal-like creatures. Another cult writer not afraid to court controversy is enfant terrible Houellebecq ...

This obviously had an effect on horror visionary and artist H.R. Giger, who cites Lovecraft as an influence on his designs for the titular creation in the Alien film series. Cult director John ...