“Old Bugs” by H.P. Lovecraft
Given this was written in the early 1900s, this work's setting, of 1950, establishes "Old Bugs" as low-key a piece of speculative fiction. Howard Philips Lovecraft apparently wrote this as a very personal piece for a friend to warn them about the effects of drinking alcohol. I don't have a lot to say on this piece, unfortunately, because it's one of the works that requires the historical and biographical context I so woefully lack. My apologies. I hope you like the old-timey effects I added to the video.
I picked a picture of a moth for the thumbnail because it’s a stereotypically old bug. The National Parks gallery has a lot of great public domain image. Note that the National Parks gallery, NASA gallery, and Library of Congress galleries do not exclusively feature public domain works, so always double check the licensing of any image you want to use from those sources.
Sorry for the late blog post. I am still sick. I wanted to do a stream of “Strange Antiquities” today but I’m sniffling and sneezing every five minutes.
