/lit/ - Literature

>>15915632
The height of horror is probably reached by Goya and I don't think he's particularly lowbrow. Poe makes a fairly strong case for written horror and even Henry James did The Turn of the Screw. Also my engagement with the genre isn't a deliberate attempt at scoring a particular amount of status points, it just resonates with me. To even begin to understand what Lovecraft does well you must first see him in the proper context
>>15915686
>muh gothic architecture
Not an argument
>implying demons have physical form
Brush up on your demonology and broaden your perspective
>>15915729
To you, horror is just a spice. You see a scary movie or you enjoy some Halloween decorations. To some people it's serious business