H.P. Lovecraft: Portrait of an Honest Atheist

Featured Image: "Shoggoth" by Nottsuo (2016)

A devout Roman Catholic jump-started a generation's interest in elves, wizards and quests. An ascetic Providence atheist gave us a much different vision of the reality behind the old myths. J.R.R. Tolkien's heroes could look toward the West and a light unending. H.P. Lovecraft's protagonists stared into the ga…