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Lovecraftian horror, also called cosmic horror [2] or eldritch horror, is a subgenre of horror fiction and weird fiction that emphasizes the horror of the unknowable and incomprehensible [3] more than gore or other elements of shock. [4] It is named after American author H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937).
Signature. Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( US: / ˈlʌvkræft /, UK: / ˈlʌvkrɑːft /; August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. [a] Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Lovecraft spent most of his life in New England.
Teratophilia refers to the sexual attraction to monsters. The word comes from the Ancient Greek: τέρας, romanized : teras, lit. 'monster' and φιλία, filia, 'love'. [1] [2]
Sexual arousal of a female in response to the image of herself as male. [21] Autoerotic asphyxiation. Self-induced asphyxiation, sometimes to the point of near unconsciousness. [20] Autogynephilia. Sexual arousal of a male in response to the image of himself as female. [21] Autohemofetishism.
Afflatus, revelation given (typically to a human or other mortal being) by a deity. Afterlife, a theoretical world inhabited by humans after death. Agalma, a votive statue made with the intent to please the gods. Agartha, a land at the center of the Earth. Age of Aquarius, an astrological age of massive change.
A function with an unusual notation and possessing unusual fractal properties. Monty Hall problem: The counter-intuitive way to prevail when playing Let's Make a Deal. Moving sofa problem: What is the largest area of a sofa that can be manoeuvred through an L-shaped corner? Narcissistic number: The pluperfect digital invariant says "Count me in"!
含倫角 - lit. "oral sex corner" which the character 倫 is a substitute of the profanity word 𡳞 meaning dick. Now known as Yau Lung Kok (游龍角). Hamam: The name of 2 Turkish villages. In Arabic "ḥamām" means "douche". Hamm: Those pigs sure aren't happy about this place. Hammerfest: A town in Norway.
The death of Aeschylus, killed by a turtle dropped onto his head by a falcon, illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini. This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources.