The similarities between Bloodborne and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner are INSANE
Hello!! So I've posted some videos hear before but I had to share this one too as I'm so so proud of the research and effort that went into it!! I make the claim that Fromsoft MUST have at least glanced at Coleridge's The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner for the narrative in Bloodborne because the amount of similarities are insane.
It also does make me wonder if Lovecraft was at all inspired by it and it trickled down into Bloodborne. A Lovecraftian reading of Bloodborne is of course very apt due to its overt inspiration, but I honestly think it's a surface level reading and there are far deeper inspirations to find beneath the surface!
I'm a Master's graduate in English Literature and make videos analysing souls, horror and the occasional miscellaneous game in regards to literature and/or feminism! But of course I focus on Bloodborne as my speciality.
I've not really seen anyone talk in depth about this connection, only really spotted one post and a few comments 7-10 years ago, so I'm excited to share this in depth look at it!! <3