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'''Howard Phillips Lovecraft''' (/ˈlʌvkræft, -ˌkrɑːft/;[1] August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. | '''Howard Phillips Lovecraft''' (/ˈlʌvkræft, -ˌkrɑːft/;[1] August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. | ||
Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he spent most of his life. | Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he spent most of his life. | ||
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Among his most celebrated tales are "The Call of Cthulhu", canonical to the Cthulhu Mythos. | Among his most celebrated tales are "The Call of Cthulhu", canonical to the Cthulhu Mythos. | ||
== | == In the News == | ||
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File:Red-Charter.jpg|Discovery of "Red Charter" implicates [[The Rubrics]] in blood sacrifice of [[H. P. Lovecraft]]. | File:Red-Charter.jpg|Discovery of "Red Charter" implicates [[The Rubrics]] in blood sacrifice of [[H. P. Lovecraft]]. | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[H. P. Lovecraft]] | * [[H. P. Lovecraft]] | ||
== External links | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
External links: | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft H.P. Lovecraft] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft H.P. Lovecraft] @ Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 22 June 2016
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (/ˈlʌvkræft, -ˌkrɑːft/;[1] August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction.
Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he spent most of his life.
Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre.
Among his most celebrated tales are "The Call of Cthulhu", canonical to the Cthulhu Mythos.
In the News
Discovery of "Red Charter" implicates The Rubrics in blood sacrifice of H. P. Lovecraft.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- H.P. Lovecraft @ Wikipedia
- Long-lost H.P. Lovecraft manuscript found @ Boing Boing