History WebVideo / AskLovecraft

* IResembleThatRemark: When asked which of his monsters he would most like to be real, Lovecraft decides on the creature from "[[TheHound1924 The Hound]]", since it only seems to bother grave robbers, which doesn't include anyone Lovecraft cares about. [[CutawayGag Cut to P.H., wearing rubber gloves]] [[NoodleImplements and holding a hammer and screwdriver,]] looking ''very'' offended.

* IResembleThatRemark: When asked which of his monsters he would most like to be real, Lovecraft decides on the creature from "The Hound," since it only seems to bother grave robbers, which doesn't include anyone Lovecraft cares about. [[CutawayGag Cut to P.H., wearing rubber gloves]] [[NoodleImplements and holding a hammer and screwdriver,]] looking ''very'' offended.

** Lovecraft considers the possibility of an unicorn and a zombie getting into a fight as ridiculous as [[Literature/{{Twilight}} a vampire and a werewolf fighting over the affection of a girl.]]

* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: [[Main/EvenEVilHasStandards P.H.]] warns that this is the case, and [[Main/OurDemonsAreDifferent he should know]].

* AffablyEvil: P.H., Lovecraft's doppelganger. He's a truly perfect mirror reflection, which includes a [[TheEeyore generally sunny disposition,]] [[ValuesDissonance a distaste for racism,]] and being good with kids. He's also a cheerfully psychotic HumanoidAbomination.

* AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles: Addressed in "Adults Only." Suffice it to say, [[{{Squick}} he's very uncomfortable with this trope]] and his association with it.

* AmicableExes: [[spoiler: Howie and Sonia Greene.]] Also TruthInTelevision for the most part.
** PsychoExGirlfriend: [[spoiler: Sade to P.H.]]

** He mentions one of the many (and more bizarre) reinventions of Nyarlathotep being a [[LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove a small Japanese schoolgirl]].

** Of UsefulNotes/{{Esperanto|The Universal Language}}, theater actors, and [[UsefulNotes//{{Wales}} the Welsh]], among many other things.

* IrrationalHatred: Of Esperanto, theater actors, and the Welsh, among many other things.

-->'''Howie:''' According to my associate, from time to time when a show begins to go down the drain and begin seeking desperately for relvance and new energy they will introduce a small child like this and hope that does the trick of fooling veiwers into maintaining interest.

* LookBothWays: Howie's attempt to play VideoGame/PokemonGo ends rather predictably.

->'''H.P. Lovecraft:''' This is not some cosmic sense of dread, just pedestrian fear of one's self, facing one's true self with no illusions, seeing all of one's adequacies or lack thereof.

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Nearly entirety of "SCP" consist of a rather disturbing one with a detailed explanation of [[Wiki/SCPFoundation [REDACTED].]]

* FourthWallObserver: He's aware of the existence of CreepyPasta, the Wiki/SCPFoundation, Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale, and Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos, along with other works of horror that draw on his influence. Generally, he approves of them.

* SouthernGentleman: P.H. has a lovely Southern accent and a polite demeanor, although he's [[CorruptHick not nearly as nice as he likes to pretend.]] [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Not at all.]]

In January 2022, Kessler announced that he was planing to end the weekly series within the year, citing that ending the show on "the even decade" would be "neat and clean and requires little explanation for most". Though he has assured his audience that he might still produce the occasional special episode. He has also begun working on a SpiritualSuccessor of sorts, ''Always Has Been'', a series of short videos released through [=TikTok=], concerning tales of strange, weird, and, at times, eldritch lore about his home state of Ohio.

--> '''Howie''': "I'm Howard Phillips Lovecraft and chances are if you're watching this, you've made some terrible life decisions."

--> '''Howie:''' "[Death] is the most common experience we shall all face. It unites us in our humanity. And if we can face that, it reaffirms our own humanity. And if we can sit in that discomfort without blinking, without turning away, we might very well find wisdom."

--> '''Howie''': "For you people at Syfy or Creator/TurnerClassicMovies, you know how to reach me."

--> '''Howie''': "According to my associate, from time to time when a show begins to go down the drain and begin seeking desperately for relvance and new energy they will introduce a small child like this and hope that does the trick of fooling veiwers into maintaining interest."

--> '''P.H. Lovecraft:''' "Every devil is owed his due."

--> '''Howie''' (in mask and robe): "Okay, here's the deal. I get a cut of tithes and I get dibs on calling myself Heirophant. '''

--> '''Howie (reading from postcard)''': "...as a veteran of the mullet wars..."
--> [{{Beat}}]
--> '''Howie (confused)''': "The fish?"

--->'''H.P. Lovecraft:''' This is not some cosmic sense of dread, just pedestrian fear of one's self, facing one's true self with no illusions, seeing all of one's adequacies or lack thereof.

''Ask Lovecraft'' is a Q&A-style web show created by Leeman Kessler, which started in 2012.

* AdultFear: The episode "Sonia" deals with the very real fear of one's inadequacies ruining one's ability to have a healthy relationship, using Lovecraft's own failed marriage as an example:
-->'''H.P. Lovecraft:''' This is not some cosmic sense of dread, just pedestrian fear of one's self, facing one's true self with no illusions, seeing all of one's adequacies or lack thereof.

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The premise is the famous CosmicHorrorStory writer [[Creator/HPLovecraft H.P. "Howie" Lovecraft]] has been resurrected through some sort of mysterious dark science (the series often hint that even Lovecraft himself doesn't quite understand how it works). To pass his time, Lovecraft answers questions and gives advice to the poor fools who dare seek it. It was hosted on Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses until Kessler's departure from the site in April 2018.

''Ask Lovecraft'' is a Q&A-style web show created by Leeman Kessler.

In January 2022, Kessler announced that he was planing to end the series within the year. He has also begun working on a SpiritualSuccessor of sorts, ''Always Has Been'', a series of short videos released through [=TikTok=], concerning tales of strange, weird, and, at times, eldritch lore about his home state of Ohio.

* DoingItForTheArt: In "Sponsorship" Howie totes this as the only way to approach creativity authentically and states that he would not accept any corporate sponsorship. [[NotSoAboveItAll Unless it's from an ice cream company.]] Except for Bryer's. [[NoodleIncident They know what they did.]]

* SocietyMarchesOn: Lovecraft's doppelganger, P.H., manages to knock Lovecraft unconscious by simply showing him an article about [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama America's current (black) president.]]

* TyphoidMary: Howie notes that upon his resurrection the microbes he had upon death were restored too. Which include diseases that were wiped out after his death and which the general population now lacks immunity to. [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped He hopes you've had all you vaccinations.]]