Acid and Effluvium: Did Lovecraft Out-Poe Poe in 'The Shunned House'?
Acid and Effluvium
Did Lovecraft Out-Poe Poe in “The Shunned House”?
On guilt, dissolution, and a stratagem hidden inside a tribute
The Dedication as Signal
The Philosophical Murder of Elihu Whipple
In "The Shunned House," Lovecraft named his doomed uncle Elihu — the voice in Job who defends divine mercy. Then dissolved him without remainder. Whether by design or instinct, a theological argument was destroyed alongside a character.
