' s ▁system ization ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁Love craft . ▁He ▁also ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁differences ▁can ▁be ▁over st ated : ▁Der le th ▁was ▁more ▁optim istic ▁than ▁Love craft ▁in ▁his ▁conception ▁of ▁the ▁M yth os , ▁but ▁we ▁are ▁dealing ▁with ▁a ▁difference ▁more ▁of ▁degree ▁than ▁kind . ▁There ▁are ▁indeed ▁tales ▁where in ▁Der le th ' s ▁protagon ists ▁get ▁off ▁sc ot - free ▁( like ▁" The ▁Sh adow ▁in ▁the ▁Att ic ", ▁" W itch es ' ▁H ollow ", ▁or ▁" The ▁Sh utter ed ▁Room "), ▁but ▁often ▁the ▁hero ▁is ▁do omed ▁( e . g ., ▁" The ▁House ▁in ▁the ▁Valley ", ▁" The ▁Pe ab ody ▁Heritage ", ▁" Something ▁in ▁Wood "), ▁as ▁in ▁Love craft . ▁And ▁it ▁must ▁be ▁remembered ▁that ▁an ▁occas ional ▁Love craft ian ▁hero ▁does ▁manage ▁to ▁overcome ▁the ▁odd s , ▁e . g ., ▁in ▁" The ▁Hor ror ▁in ▁the ▁Museum ", ▁" The ▁Sh unn ed ▁House ", ▁and ▁' The ▁Case ▁of ▁Charles ▁D ex ter ▁Ward '. ▁▁▁ ▁Der le th ▁also ▁treated ▁Love craft ' s ▁Old ▁On es ▁as ▁represent atives ▁of ▁element al ▁forces , ▁creating ▁new ▁fict ional ▁entities ▁to ▁flesh ▁out ▁this ▁framework . ▁ ▁Such ▁deb ates ▁aside , ▁Der le th ' s ▁found ing ▁of ▁Ark ham ▁House ▁and ▁his ▁successful ▁effort ▁to ▁rescue ▁Love craft ▁from ▁literary ▁obsc urity ▁are ▁widely ▁acknowled ged