Writer Chiaki J. Konaka has named Lovecraft and the Cthulhu mythos as one of his inspirations; Lain's Wired hides a vast, indifferent intelligence that reshapes the minds of those who glimpse it.
Animated Series· 1998· Science Fiction
Serial Experiments Lain
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- The Internet
Lain, a withdrawn schoolgirl, is drawn into the Wired, a global network that begins to blur into the real world.