An in-depth analysis of the cosmic horror elements of Bloodborne. H.P. Lovecraft’s influence is abundantly apparent throughout the world of Bloodborne, in this video I will examine those aspects and provide a rationale as to why I consider Bloodborne to be a true masterpiece of eldritch horror.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sovereignofdusk

Thumbnail Art: @shimhaq (twitter)

Images:

Lovecraft:

https://matthewchilders.com/product/h-p-lovecraft-print/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft#/media/File:H._P._Lovecraft,_June_1934.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/H._P._Lovecraft%2C_1930.png

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522454/mediaviewer/rm3424716800/?ref_=nm_ov_ph

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/e01YmX

https://www.deviantart.com/juliaartaf/art/Lovecraft-fanart-Call-Of-Cthulhu-by-Julia-Art-916171412

https://theobservingi.com/075-cosmic-horror-the-psychology-of-h-p-lovecraft/

https://za.pinterest.com/pin/471259548523448913/

Cthulhu:

https://x.com/andreewallin/status/1392810432667193348/photo/2

https://x.com/andreewallin/status/1400545142885523460/photo/1

https://x.com/andreewallin/status/1379400363900559367/photo/1

Nyarlathotep: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/9eZAqW

Yog-Sothoth: https://kadath.fandom.com/wiki/Yog-Sothoth?file=Yog-Sothoth.jpg

Hastur:https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Hastur_(Lovecraft)?file=Hastur_%28douzen%29.jpg

Shub-Niggurath: https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Shub-Niggurath

Azathoth: https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Azathoth?file=Azathoth_the_blind_idiot_god.jpg

The Dunwich Horror: https://seanmmcbride.com/2020/09/17/blind-read-through-h-p-lovecraft-the-dunwich-horror/

Wilbur Whateley: https://www.lovecraft-stories.com/wiki/wilbur-whateley

Dreamlands Map: https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Dreamlands

James F. Morton: https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/James_F._Morton

Timestamps:

0:00 True Cosmic Horror

4:32 Fear of the unknown

7:44 Forbidden Knowledge that leads to Madness, Transformation and Degeneration.

16:09 The Insignificance of Humanity and Fatalism