Welcome to the home of true horror. If all you want is a cheap thrill or a sickening gorno fic, move along. This is Lovecraft Country folks, sophisticated horror.

A depository for any fics or stories with a Lovecraftian feel to it. For those who may be confused, Lovecraftian is a style of horror created by world renowned author HP Lovecraft. It typically encompasses the following:

-Emphasis on the cosmic horror of the unknown (in some cases, unknowable) over gore or other elements of shock, though these may still be present in healthy doses.

-Helplessness and hopelessness- Although a Lovecraftian hero may deal a "setback" to malignant forces, their victories are temporary, and they usually pay a price for it.

-Unanswered questions. Characters rarely if ever fully understanding what is happening to them, and often going insane if they try.

-Sanity's fragility and vulnerability. Characters being unable to cope with the extraordinary truths they learn. The strain of trying to cope may be impossible to bear and insanity takes hold.

-Little emphasis on blood and gore, preferring to let the reader scare themselves about what horrible thing could be there, as opposed to the shocking and gruesome, but not actually very scary, mutilated corpse that is there.

When submitting, make sure you put your story in the right folder:

If it is essentially a retelling of an HP Lovecraft story, but set in the pony universe, put it in 'Lovecraft Parodies/ponifications' (eg. The Call of Cthulhu, retold with ponies)

If it is a crossover between the universe of HP Lovecraft and other popular Lovecraftian fiction, and the MLP universe, place it in 'Lovecraft Crossovers' (eg. Twilight Sparkle and randoph Carter go adventuring through the dreamlands together)

If it is a story that isn't actually related to the works of HP Lovecraft, but still takes cues and inspiration for his works and Lovecraftian horror in general, put it in 'Stories with Lovecraftian Elements' (eg. A malevolent unknowable entity awakens, and it is up to the Mane 6 to defeat it, all the while struggling to preserve their sanity)

Anyways, hope to see plenty of splendid stories pile up in here. So long, and Ia Cthulhu Fhtagn!