The Temple - A Story by H. P. Lovecraft (Lovecraftian Horror)
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2023
- The Temple by H.P. Lovecraft, a haunting tale of the murky depths.
This animation interprets H.P. Lovecraft's tale "The Temple," encapsulating its atmospheric horror and psychological tension through compelling visuals. The story revolves around Karl Heinrich, a German U-boat commander during WWI, who, after sinking a British vessel, retrieves a seemingly ancient and artistically significant statue from the wreckage, shaped like a human head. As the submarine becomes stranded in the Atlantic, the crew experiences disturbing and unexplainable phenomena, fueled by mounting paranoia and deteriorating sanity, possibly emanating from the enigmatic statue. The stable diffusion animations bring forth the invisible, haunting forces at play, morphing fluidly to represent the increasing strain on the crew's mental states and the inexorable pull of unseen underwater entities. The story unfolds into a journey of ruin and discovery, symbolizing themes of isolation, the unknown, and the mysterious allure of ancient, submerged civilizations inherent in Lovecraft’s oeuvre. The narrative culminates in a visually striking exploration of a sunken, otherworldly temple, possibly portrayed with vivid, eerie, and phantasmagoric imagery, reflecting Lovecraft’s unique blend of horror and fascination with the undiscovered and the forbidden.
• The original story: The Temple - H. P. Lovecraft (www.hplovecraft.com/writings/...)
• Text to speech with Tortoise-TTS: Betker, J. (2022). TorToiSe text-to-speech (Version 2.0) [Computer software]. github.com/neonbjb/tortoise-tts
• Visuals created using Stable Diffusion: github.com/CompVis/stable-dif...
• Background Music:
(Ambient) Deep Sky - Kirk Osamayo (CC-By Attribution 4.0 International License, creativecommons.org/licenses/..., freemusicarchive.org/music/ki..., From the Free Music Archive.
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Great choice of soundtrack and illustrations 🌌🤿🦑
The best writer of Lovecraftian horror is H.P. Lovecraft imo
No one else even comes close!
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Not a fan of long pauses after every sentence probably a fragment of the computer generated voice. To me it keep breaking the tension.
This is good feedback! I'll experiment with this and try to make it flow better.
It might be me not paying attention but Lovecraft fumbled with making the scene clear whether it was underwater or at a shore. He also keeps mentioning portholes which as far as I know u-boats do not have. That's what made the submarine movies, shows and OG Star Trek so popular.
It loses some tension because the ambient track remains the same throughout. Cool use of AI otherwise
The whole thing is ai generated....can't think of a worse lovecraftian horror.
Yep, this channel is centered around public domain stories and rendering audiovisuals for them with AI. Some people are really enjoying it, but I understand why others would not! That said, it's not secret. Every description readily cites and references the tech used.
AI dream animation seems to fit Lovecraft very well. Certainly not "can't think of a worse" territory. The execution can be improved, and probably will as the creator makes more. Animation rather than still frames would be highly suitable for AI generated content because of the weirdness. The audio could use adjusting; the background music for me doesn't work well with the AI voice. For me, either make the voice richer/louder/more prominent or reduce the background sound.
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