Miskatonic Arcihves

Science and forbidden knowledge

Scientific inquiry in Lovecraft’s fiction often works well enough to reveal something the investigator would prefer not to know. The danger may arise from disturbing a specimen, trusting an interested source, applying a technique without understanding its consequences or losing control of the evidence. This article compares those situations rather than treating every story as a simple warning that curiosity itself is wrong.

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