Journey to H.P. Lovecraft's Grave
Monday, May 10, 2010
Here's a video of a recent excursion to H.P. Lovecraft's grave. It documents a short drive through Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, and then arrival at Lovecraft's headstone. The visitors are surprised to see offerings left at the grave by other admirers. Though the sheer number of items might surprise some, it's not an uncommon occurrence, as I related in this set of photos a couple years ago.
Lovecraft's resting place is very interesting, as both the burial ground of a famous author and as a tiny window into his fans' psychology. The many trinkets left there seem to be as frequent as they are varied.
-Grim Blogger
2 comments:
I don't remember driving that long to find HPL's grave . . . And the day I was there, there were no offering or tokens.
Seems someone DID enjoy the Graveyard in itself a bit more than HPL's grave ...
Sadly, most of the time, the "offerings" and presents are collected as soon as the Cemetary closes - Heaven [or Hell] knows why ...
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