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Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( US: / ˈlʌvkræft /, UK: / ˈlʌvkrɑːft /; August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. [a] Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Lovecraft spent most of his life in New England.
May 28, 2024 · H.P. Lovecraft, American author of fantastic and macabre short novels and stories, one of the 20th-century masters of the Gothic tale of terror. He made his living as a ghostwriter and rewrite man and spent most of his life in seclusion and poverty.
This is the online compendium of information about the Cthulhu Mythos, the 1920s cosmic horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft, and the ongoing growth of the Mythos in literature and popular culture.
History. H. P. Lovecraft, the creator of the Cthulhu Mythos. In his essay "H. P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos", Robert M. Price described two stages in the development of the Cthulhu Mythos. Price called the first stage the "Cthulhu Mythos proper".
In the dream, Lovecraft is visiting an antiquity museum in Providence, attempting to convince the aged curator there to buy an odd bas-relief Lovecraft himself had sculpted. The curator initially scoffs at him for trying to sell something recently made to a museum of antique objects.
The following is a categorized, alphabetical list of all the electronic texts of Lovecraft’s works available on The H. P. Lovecraft Archive. Fiction • Poetry • Essays • Letters.
A tale of cosmic terror and ancient evil, inspired by a mysterious clay sculpture and a series of dreams. The narrator uncovers the secrets of the Cthulhu cult, a sinister cult that worships a monstrous entity from beyond the stars.
