Will Vigar

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Providence 5 – Lovecraft Out of Context

The contemporary cultural landscape is haunted by an entity that bears only a superficial resemblance to Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Decades after he died in poverty and obscurity, the Providence writer … Continue reading →

14/08/2026 · Leave a comment

Providence 3: Lovecraft Out of Space

If we apply the lens of psychogeography to Lovecraft’s Providence, we stop viewing the setting as mere backdrop for cosmic indifference and instead see the urban environment as an active … Continue reading →

08/08/2026 · Leave a comment

Providence: Introduction – The Haunter of the Drift

Providence is an series of essays that are nominally about HP Lovecraft. You find out why ‘nominally’ fits as the essays go on. This is the introduction essay. The rest … Continue reading →

02/08/2026 · Leave a comment

Dream Tyne – Travels Around The North East Coast (Part Two)

Ravenscar – A Brief History 1 It is the fifth century. The Roman Empire is in catastrophic decline and the last of the legions stationed at Peak Fort pack up … Continue reading →

08/02/2025 · Leave a comment

Trial Lovecraftian Pastiche/Wibbling

I had to knock out two thousand words for an exercise in the workshop section of my MA. I had a few notes on a Lovecraft pastiche idea I had … Continue reading →

23/11/2016 · Leave a comment