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Thematically I wouldn't say Lovecraft emphasizes alien power so much as human powerlessness; it's just that those are two sides of the same coin. His is a universe where humans are alive not because we're strong enough to survive so much as because we're weak enough to go unnoticed.
The first Gateway book is probably a good answer in the same sense as the Chernobyl miniseries; I'd say the final book in the series ("The Annals of the Heechee") is a good answer in other ways. I don't think I can say much more about the distinction without spoilers for both, though.
The rest of the Gateway series isn't as good as the first book, though - bigger ideas but without the same depth of characterization.
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