From Beyond - A Story by H. P. Lovecraft (Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror)

This animated video offers a visually engaging retelling of H.P. Lovecraft's "From Beyond," a tale that delves into the unseen and unknown realms existing parallel to our reality. The story unfolds around a narrator and his acquaintance, Crawford Tillinghast, who develops a machine that stimulates the pineal gland, allowing one to perceive planes of existence beyond normal comprehension. These planes are inhabited by bizarre, otherworldly entities indifferent to human life. The stable diffusion animations in the video vividly illustrate these entities, showcasing their strange and ethereal forms in swirling, morphing patterns, enhancing the eerie atmosphere of Lovecraft's narrative. As the story progresses, Tillinghast's experiment goes awry, leading to tragic and horrific consequences, illustrating themes of forbidden knowledge and the unknown that are quintessential to Lovecraft’s work.
• The original story: From Beyond - 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: Soft Focus - Nova Beat Estate (CC-By Attribution 4.0 International License, freemusicarchive.org/music/no...)
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[@josephroszell]

This version of the story is great to fall asleep to especially with the background music

[@MDLi0n]

Good stuff, thanks for this

[@heruka369]

Great reading and killer graphics that accentuate the story perfectly.

[@Therealussjr]

Omg ❤️‍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MC-zr6gc]

What's up with the weird awkward pauses?