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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.
Died: March 15, 1937, Providence (aged 46) Notable Works: “At the Mountains of Madness”. “Call of Cthulhu, The”. H.P. Lovecraft (born August 20, 1890, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.—died March 15, 1937, Providence) was an American author of fantastic and macabre short novels and stories, one of the 20th-century masters of the Gothic ...
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- Who Was H.P. Lovecraft?
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H.P. Lovecraft was born in 1890, in Providence, Rhode Island. The horror magazine Weird Tales bought some of his stories in 1923. His story "The Call of Cthulhu" came out in 1928 in Weird Tales. Elements of this story would reappear in other related tales. In his final years, he took editing and ghostwriting work to try to make ends meet. He died o...
Lovecraft was born Howard Phillips Lovecraft in 1890, in Providence, Rhode Island. Lovecraft had an unusual childhood marked by tragedy. His traveling salesman father developed a type of mental disorder caused by untreated syphilis when he was around the age of three. In 1893, his father became a patient at the Butler Hospital in Providence and the...
Lovecraft started out as a would-be journalist, joining the United Amateur Press Association in 1914. The following year, he launched his self-published magazine The Conservativefor which he wrote several essays and other pieces. While he had reportedly dabbled in fiction early on, Lovecraft became more serious about writing stories around 1917. Ma...
In his final years, Lovecraft was barely able to support himself. He took editing and ghostwriting work to try to make ends meet. Lovecraft died of cancer on March 15, 1937, in Providence, Rhode Island. He left behind more than 60 short stories and a few novel and novellas, including The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Lovecraft's passing was mourned ...
H.P. Lovecraft. (1890–1937) H OWARD P HILLIPS L OVECRAFT (20 August 1890–15 March 1937) is probably best known as a writer of weird fiction, but some believe his voluminous correspondence to be his greatest accomplishment. You can explore his numerous facets through the many pages outlined here:
Mar 27, 2020 · Full Name: Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Known For: Writer. Born: August 20, 1890 in Providence, Rhode Island. Parents: Winfield Scott Lovecraft and Sarah Susan Lovecraft. Died: March 15,1937 in Providence, Rhode Island. Education: Attended Hope High School, but did not earn a diploma. Selected Works: The Cats of Ulthar, The Call of Cthulhu, At ...
- Jeffrey Somers
Lovecraft’s Writings. Despite being known primarily as a horror writer, Lovecraft wrote on a remarkably wide variety of subjects. The following pages provide categorized lists of his works. Fiction – A list of all of Lovecraft’s fiction, including revisions and collaborations. Poetry – Lovecraft, like Poe, at one time considered himself ...
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Aug 20, 2012 · Howard Phillips Lovecraft, of Providence, Rhode Island, was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction. Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: life is incomprehensible to human minds and the universe is fundamentally alien. Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with sanity.
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